Best known as the winner of the third season of American Idol, Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor, a.k.a. Fantasia Barrino, is an American-born singer and actress. She is highly influenced by singers like Patti LaBelle, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, etc., and has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Born on 30th June 1984, the 38-year-old has released five studio albums and won the prestigious Grammy Award. While as an actress, she has appeared on TV shows like All of Us, Celebrities Undercover, and many others.
Here we will share some information about Fantasia Barrino's net worth, salary, lifestyle, and much more.
As of 2023, singer cum actress Fantasia Barrino has an estimated net worth of above $1 million. She reportedly makes around $588,000 on an annual basis. Her major earning source is her music career. Likewise, the lady adds a decent amount to her name from her muisc tours and events.
When she first won American Idol, she got signed with J Records and received $1 million for signing the contract in 2004. Talking about American Idol, winners of the show usually receive a minimum of $650,000 when they win it. So, it is safe to assume that Barrino also made a similar amount.
Likewise, she has been doing quite well in the industry since 2011. Her annual earnings were estimated to be $4 million, while two years later, in 2013, her annual earnings were just $1.5 million.
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Nonetheless, as a Grammy-winning singer, she is doing quite well in the industry and is making millions of dollars. Also, we mentioned above that she is an actress and has appeared in several TV shows and films.
She made her acting debut in 2006 through the role of Celie in the Broadway production The Color Purple. For the part, she received a salary of $874,126. She is paid in the same range whenever she appears on TV or in a film.
With all the appearances on red carpets and touring the world, Barrino is living a lavish life thanks to her millions of dollars net worth.
Winning American Idol was a significant achievement of hers as she got the status of a celebrity because of the show. In 2004, after she won American Idol, she purchased a small house in Glynmoor Lakes at Piper Glen community for $740,000.
Likewise, she owned a mansion in Charolle, North Carolina, with a price tag of $1.3 million. But in 2013, she had to hand over the estate to the bank after she could not sell it.
She put the house on the market for a loss of $300,000 but still, she was not able to sell it, which resulted in her handing it over to the bank.
Now, talking about her cars, she owns a gorgeous Mercedes Benz G Wagon, which generally has a starting price of $123,600.
Even though this is the limited information available regarding Fantasia Barrino's assets and properties, we are sure that she owns many other cars and houses, which she has not revealed to the public yet.
The singer has enough money to live a luxurious life with her family.
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