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When I was a child, I used to dream about being onstage in front of thousands of people, and it happened. It's not about the fame; it's about people being touched.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: About Being Child Dream Fame Front Happened Onstage People Thousands Thousands Of People Touched Used

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I stopped going to church for awhile.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Awhile Church Going Stopped

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I wanted to be like some of the other young ladies that were in my school. I used to get picked on in church. Nobody wants to hang out with me. I want to hang out with the cool girls, and I started to take the wrong turn and do things I knew wasn't right.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Church Cool Get Girl Hang Knew Ladies Like Me Nobody Other Out Picked Right School Some Started Take Things Turn Used Want Wanted Wants Were Wrong Young

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I never started out as an R&B singer. I grew up on all types of music - jazz, rock, pop, country, folk - and I wanted to bring that to my stage.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Bring Country Folk Grew Jazz Music Never Out Pop Rock Singer Stage Started Types Up Wanted

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R. Kelly is different - music is always going through his brain. I remember we'd be having a conversation, and he'd choose a word I said and write a whole song to it.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Always Brain Choose Conversation Different Going Having He His Kelly Music Remember Said Song Through Whole Word Write I Remember

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I was very insecure growing up, and even though I'm not that girl anymore, I think that the passion, that not feeling pretty and being insecure, is where my soul came from. And from early childhood, I let it free onstage.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Anymore Being Came Childhood Early Early Childhood Even Feeling Free Girl Growing Growing Up Insecure My Soul Onstage Passion Pretty Soul Think Though Up Very Where I Think

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I wanted people to know that I've been through the rain. I've been broken into pieces; I had a daughter at such a young age. There were times people would say, 'That's it for her.' But that didn't happen.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Age Been Broken Daughter Had Happen Her Know People Pieces Rain Say Such A Young Age Through Times Times People Wanted Were Would Young Young Age

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People root for me in such a way that when they come to a show, the experience of not knowing what's about to happen is a great thing.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: About Come Experience Great Great Thing Happen Knowing Me Not Knowing People Root Show Such A Way Thing Way

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I'm a true country Southern girl that has always been built around family, cookouts and gatherings and being together on the holidays, singing together and laughing together. So whenever God opened doors for me to be able to travel the world and sing and do all the great things that I've done, I didn't want to lose that part so family first for me.

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: Able Always Around Been Being Built Country Done Doors Family First Girl God Great Great Things Holidays Laughing Lose Me Opened Part Sing Singing Southern Things Together Travel True Want Whenever World

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I always tell people, 'Stop coming to me and telling what people are saying about me.' I don't care anymore. I always get the people that come to me and say, 'Girl, I just want to tell you... ' and I'm like, 'Nope.'

~Fantasia Barrino

Topics: About Always Anymore Care Come Coming Get Girl Just Like Me People Say Saying Stop Tell Telling Want You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 30th, 1984

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