I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

I`m very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I`m singing.

I`ve been wanting to sing for a long time. I`ve been singing all my life, and I`ve tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, "I`m gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me."

I always say you`ve only got one life to live, and you`re not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.

I like to play dress up, I`m in love with fashion.

My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.

I thought if I was going to go into the competition, I was going to go in the same way I was going to go out. I was just going to be me.

I like to go to the ocean and see the miracles that God has created. It reminds me of His power. He can do anything, like pulling me up from where I came, taking me through what I have been through, and bringing me to this point -- the point where I prayed to be my whole life. - Fantasia, in her book, Life is Not a Fairy Tale

When I`m out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that`s on my mind and everything I`m going through is forgotten about.

"I like to go to the ocean and see the miracles that God has created. It reminds me of His power. He can do anything, like pulling me up from where I came, taking me through what I have been through, and bringing me to this point -- the point where I prayed to be my whole life. " - Fantasia, in her book, Life is Not a Fairy Tale.