Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Lifetime Confirms Premiere Date Of THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY - AMERICAN IDOL Winner

AMERICAN IDOL winner, Fantasia Barrino And her true story THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY: LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE

Scheduled to air Saturday, August 19, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM ET/PT; Sunday, August 20, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM ET/PT; Monday, August 21, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM ET/PT

The true story of 2004 AMERICAN IDOL winner, Fantasia Barrino (playing herself) and directed by Debbie Allen.Ê A teenage single mother, Fantasia overcame sexual abuse, poverty, and illiteracy, by using her incredible voice to rise to national prominence as the winner of the third installment of the hit television show, AMERICAN IDOL.

THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY: LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE stars Fantasia Barrino, Loretta Devine, Viola Davis, Kadeem Hardison and Jamia Simone Nash.