Early Life
Fantasia Barrino was born to Diane and Joseph Barrino and raised in High Point, North Carolina. The family traveled and performed in the Carolinas and elsewhere in the American South and recorded the CD Miracles for a local label.
Despite the travels, Barrino attended Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina. Feeling embarrassed and harassed after she was raped by a classmate, she dropped out of high school. She became pregnant at 16, and on August 8, 2001, gave birth to her daughter, Zion Quari Barrino with her ex-boyfriend Brandel Shouse. Barrino then briefly moved to neighboring Greensboro, North Carolina before trying out for the American Idol Auditions in Atlanta.
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