Fantasia Is Fantastic

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News reviewed Fantasia Barrino’s three song “single” featuring ‘I Believe’, George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’, and Aretha Franklin’s ’60s smash ‘Chain of Fools’. Farber writes, “Has America finally found an ‘Idol’
who can sing? Unlike every other grinning hack chosen by the vast ‘American Idol’ audience so far, 19-year-old Fantasia Barrino doesn’t just robotically hit the notes in a song. She burrows into the core of the piece and shows us its meaning.” The full article at nydailynews.com has since been removed or relocated.