Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
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Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is a book describing the life of American Idol 3 winner, Fantasia Barrino , and her rise to national prominence. The book later became a television movie shown on Lifetime.
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[edit] Book
[edit] Life Is Not a Fairy Tale by Fantasia
In her autobiography, Fantasia tells of her rise from high school dropout to music star in the New York Times bestseller, "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale."
As an American Idol contestant, Fantasia captured the hearts of millions with her extraordinary voice and sassy style, with those qualities she won the talent contest and became a nationally prominent singer. But her life began much more humbly. At the age of seventeen, despite her remarkable talent, Fantasia was an uneducated, unmarried teenage mother living in poverty. She was faced with many tough battles growing up in the small town of High Point, North Carolina which was mainly famous for its booming furniture production. She shows respect and admiration to the strong women who raised her, her mother and grandmother, both preachers who instilled in her a strong faith in God. Both women struggled with the same issues as Fantasia at a young age which made Fantasia realize that she would only be headed down the same dead end path if she didn't make a change for the better.
In Life is Not a Fairy Tale, she shares a number of life lessons, including:
• Recognize your gift
• You made your bed, now lie in it
• Give props where props are due
• Like mother, like daughter
• It ain't about the bling
In this book, Fantasia lets you into her life and past and lets you see what bad choices can lead to. But most of all what following your dreams can result in. [1]
[edit] Film
[edit] The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
- Director: Debbie Allen
- Year: 2006
- Encore Air Date(s): Friday, February 23rd, 2007 8pm
- Genre: Inspiring
- Starring: Fantasia Barrino (as herself), Loretta Devine (as Fantasia's Grandmother), Kadeem Hardison (as Fantasia's Father), Viola Davis (as Fantasia's Mother) and Jamia Simone Nash (as a young Fantasia)
- Songs (sung by Fantasia): "Summertime", "Chain of Fools", "Pass Me Not" and "God Bless The Child"
In this Lifetime Original Movie, Director Debbie Allen gives viewers a first hand look at the struggles Fantasia faced before her rise to fame. The movie begins with Fantasia's humble beginnings, growing up in a close knit God-fearing family that faced its own personal demons of struggling with their dreams. Fantasia faces problems with her self esteem, sexual abuse, teen pregnancy and her faith as she fights to overcome her mistakes at a young age. This movie depicted from her best selling Biopic of the same name, provides an emotional heart warming example of what you can achieve when believing in yourself.
The movie premiered on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 9:00 PM. It was Lifetime's second most watched movie in its twenty-two year history, with more than nineteen million viewers tuning in during the August 19-20 weekend to watch. The movie was ranked the number one basic cable movie premiere in 2006 among women aged 18-49. Weekend online traffic to Lifetimetv.com rose by more than seventy percent during that weekend. [2]
In 2007, the movie and its actors including Fantasia, Loretta Devine and Kadeem Hardison have been nominated for 4 NAACP Image Awards.
