The Life and History of Fantasia Barrino

Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Ohio. Mrs.Biles aka Simone Biles mother had a drug addiction and could not care for Simone and her sister. Ron and Nellie (simone’s grandparents) took care of SImone Biles and her sister. Soon after that they were adopted my Ron and Nellie. Ron and Nellie are actually the parents of Simone Biles mothers. Biles found her paction for gymnastics

Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Disney was the fourth child in the family out of five. His father 's name was Elias Disney and his mother’s name was Flora Call Disney. His father was Canadian and his mother was from Ohio. Disney was raised on his uncle’s farm near Marceline, Missouri. He actually used many of the farm animals that he grew up with in his animated

Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He parents were UN married and separated after conception. Oprah had a difficult childhood, battling through poverty and sexual abuse at an early age.

Aretha Franklin was born March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee; to Barbara and Clarence LaVaughn Franklin. Her mother was an accomplished piano player and vocalist while her father was an itinerant preacher. Franklin’s father sermons were so emotionally driven that he was known as “million

She was born in 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida, to Billy Daniels a jazz musician. Growing up she was always surrounded by music. She has said that her dad influenced her taste in music from an early age. He would play soothing blues and jazz tunes during her early life. When she was 17, Daniels decided to get her first radio job at a rhythm and blues station in Jacksonville. While at night she would sing at locals nightclubs. Daniels was popular for her

Rosa Louis McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4 , 1913. When Rosa was just a two years old, her father moved out, leaving her Mother and little brother, Sylvester to take of themselves. The small, split family then moved in with Rosa Grandparents, who

Jackie was born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her parents named her after Jaqueline Kennedy. Jackie's family was very poor and her parents, Mary and Alfred Joyner, were young when they had their children. There was a struggle to put food on the table but there was always love. When Jackie was a freshman in high school, her mother died. After her mother died her friends and team mates supported her and her family. Her grandmother always knew she would become something great and she eventually did. she showed that you don't have to have a lot of money or be rich to accomplish your goals.

Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His Mom, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her 4 other children. Jackie’s family was the only black family on their block. The humble beginning would grow the colored baseball player to break the MLB’s color barrier, that segregated

Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 to Stephen Underwood and Carole Underwood in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She grew up on a small farm with her two sisters, Stephanie U. Shelton and Shanna Underwood Means. Her father was a Sawmill worker in Oklahoma and her mother was an elementary school teacher. Infact Underwood’s parents almost named her Stacy and she grew up with a pet duck. Underwood always grew up listening to mostly country music, pop, and went to church with her family every Sunday.

Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Oprah hosted her first TV show People Are Talking which was a very popular TV show. Oprah was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show. After a while she became the host her own show called The Oprah Winfrey Show that aired for 25 seasons from 1986 to 2011. I actually met Oprah Winfrey in person she’s a very nice and respectful women. Did you know Oprah Winfrey was the first African American female billionaire in the United States

Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. Halle’s parents are Jerome and Judith Berry. Halle has an older sister named Heidi. Halle attended a nearly all white public school. Halle was discriminated at an early age. In the early 1970’s her dad abandoned her and the whole family. Through high school Halle was a newspaper editor, class president and head cheerleader. She went to Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Community College. Halle changed her idea of a career in news reporting before receiving her degree.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. She is an African American, and is the younger child of Diane and Michael Haughton. At a young age, Aaliyah was enrolled in voice lessons by her mother. She performed at weddings and charity events. When she was five years old, her family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she was raised along with her older brother, Rashad.

Aretha Louise Franklin is a multiple Grammy winning living legend. Aretha Franklin was the fourth born of five and was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her parents divorced when she was six years old. At the age of 10 her mother passed away due to a heart attack. Aretha started her career off as a gospel singer/pianist, as a child, for her father who was a preacher for a traveling revival. Having to deal with life on the road, she picked up some adult behaviors and became a mother at the age of 15. Many people loved her voice, thus giving her the motivation to pursue further opportunities. She began by recording for Columbia Records but she wanted more. Aretha and her husband decided to try for better, so she signed to Atlantic

We know Aaliyah Dana Haughton as Aaliyah singer, songwriter, and actress. Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn NY on January 16, 1979 to her parents Diane Hankerson and Michael Haughton. Later the family moved to Detroit, Michigan where Aaliyah was raised and later graduated from Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts in 1997 with a 4.0 GPA. (the biography.com website)

At an early age, Fantasia was a victim of rape and divorce. She pursued a music career in her small town of North Carolina but found that she just did not stand out from among the other teens. With low self-esteem, it was not long before Fantasia fell into the wrong crowd and found herself a seventeen-year-old, pregnant, illiterate, high school drop out. Fantasia faced a lot of criticism when she was considered for America's idol, but she did not let that bother her and continued on to become an idol for those who like her have come from a hard background. Like Helen Keller once said, "No Pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an unchartered land." Fantasia Barrino has proven that "life is not a Fairy Tale" but you can sure make it one.