Fantasia for Real is a reality show on VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

 which premiered on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:00 pm (ET

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). The reality television show is about former American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

season 3

American Idol (Season 3)

The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% ; the vote total was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the...

 winner Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...

 and her struggle to regain control of both her career and personal life.

Cast

• Fantasia Barrino
  Fantasia Barrino
  Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
  
  
• Brian Dickens (Fantasia's manager)
• Addie "Aunt Bunny" Washington (Fantasia's aunt)
• Diane Barrino-Barber (Fantasia's mother)
• Zion Barrino (Fantasia's daughter)
• Joseph "Teeny" Barrino, Kassim "Ricco" Barrino, & Xavier Barrino (Fantasia's brothers)
• Addie Collins (Fantasia's grandmother)

Ratings

The series premiere garnered 2.3 million viewers. The show is currently the highest-rated show in VH1's 2010 lineup, ahead of Let's Talk about Pep at second with 1.9 million viewers.

External links

• Official site
• Fantasia for Real at The Internet Movie Database