Article: Fantasia's newest songs don't have time for pain: 'I'm not sad anymore; I'm not hurting anymore. I'm able to show people what music is to me.' Fantasia.

Byline: Jim Abbott

Jan. 26--It's a book. It's a movie. It's in the past. Fantasia Barrino's well-documented story is the kind of rags-to-riches tale that the media love: An unwed mother at 17 in her hometown of High Point, N.C. Abusive boyfriend. Functional illiteracy. Then the whirlwind of American Idol, which she won in 2004, the show's third season.

As an Idol alum, Fantasia -- who has moved into first-name territory, a la Beyonce -- is much beloved and generally regarded as one of the strongest pure singers to emerge from the franchise. Her self-titled sophomore album, the follow-up to platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Free ...

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