I get my praise on for everything and for nothin’ at all.

What I should have said was, That’s me gettin’ my praise on. I don’t even know where it came from or what pushed it out of my mouth. This time, instead of talking about my clothes or my hair or telling me I sounded like Donald Duck, Simon asked, Fantasia, what is that dance that you do all the time? Trying to think on my feet, I said, That’s the BoBo! I made up that word on the spot. After every song, no matter how good I thought it sounded, my heart would sink, knots would fill my stomach, and my head would suddenly ache with worry about what I was going to hear from the judges. Walking toward the edge of the stage to hear what the judges had to say was always my least favorite part of the competition. One nightduring the American Idol competition, Simon Cowell commented on the dance that I had been doing after every song I sang. It's a book of revelations that will inspire all readers to reach for their greatest potential. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is more than just a celebrity success story. She turns all that she's learned into uplifting life lessons, including:įantasia keeps it real with her sassy, self-confident style and down-to-earth advice, making readers laugh and cry with her. In Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Fantasia speaks - with a spirit as strong as her voice - about what it takes to believe in the power of one's self. But Fantasia had been raised by two strong, influential women: Both her grandmother and mother are preachers, and she was raised with an unshakable faith. But life wasn't always sensational for Fantasia.Īt the age of seventeen, despite the promise of her extraordinary voice, Fantasia was in danger of becoming just another sad statistic: an uneducated, unmarried teenage mother living in the projects.

Her powerful voice and independent style made her an overnight national sensation. In one moment, with one tearful performance of 'Summertime,' the nineteen-year-old Fantasia captured the hearts - and the votes - of millions of American Idol fans.

FANTASIA tells of her astonishing rise from hopeless high school dropout to American Idol superstar in the inspirational New York Times bestseller Life Is Not a Fairy Tale

My life as a fairy tale