JUNE/JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2004 +May 26, 2004 - Fantasia Barrino is crowned winner of American Idol Season 3. With a total of 65 Million votes cast during the four-hour calling period 19 year-old Fantasia beat 16 year-old Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million votes. She wins a 1 million dollar recording contract, 2005 Ford Focus and a shot at stardom. +May 27, 2004 - "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" - Fantasia, Diana DeGarmo and Randy Jackson were Interviewed. +May 27, 2004 - Fantasia Interviewed. Fantasia appears for the 1st time on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" show #2720 (Fantasia does the Bobo with Kate Hudson) +May 28, 2004 - Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo appeared together in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live". They told Larry King that they think of each other as sisters after surviving the nationally televised talent competition together. +May 28, 2004 - NBC - Access Hollywood - Interview (Says she loves to shop at Target) +June 1, 2004 - Fantasia was interviewed and performed "I Believe" on ABC-TV's "Live With Regis & Kelly". Jeff Probst was guest host with Kelly Ripa +June 1, 2004 - Fantasia appeared on "Extra" TV as their crew tagged along on her whirlwind tour of the Big Apple as America's newest Idol made the rounds to television network interviews. +June 1, 2004 - Fantasia appeared on "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" with the American Idol Season 3 Top 12. Interview and Performance +June 3, 2004 - Fantasia performed "I Believe" on ABC-TV's "The View" episode 887. Dennis Rodman was also a guest. +June 7, 2004 - Fantasia performed at the Council of Fashion Designers of America 2004 CFDA Fashion Awards held at The New York Public Library at Bryant Park in Midtown New York City. To kick-off the Awards program, American Idol Fantasia Barrino sang "New York State of Mind." This year's Awards saluted America's fashion capital, New York City. Also in attendance were luminaries from the fashion and entertainment worlds, including Beyonce, Selma Blair, Jay-Z, Natalie Portman, Eve, Susan Sarandon, Mandy Moore, Jill Hennessy, Kristin Davis, Russell Simmons, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Sean Combs, Karolina Kurkova, Alek Wek, Carolyn Murphy, Michelle Hicks, Heidi Klum, Seal, Natalia Vodianova, Liya Kebede and more than 100 members of the CFDA +June 14, 2004 - Fantasia is on the cover of the June 14, 2004 issue of Jet Magazine. +June 21, 2004 - Fantasia performs her first single, "I Believe." LIVE on NBC-TV's Today Show Summer Concert Series and talks with "Today" host Matt Lauer about her recent fame. She also performs "Summertime" +June 23, 2004 - Fantasia performs her first single, "I Believe" as musical guest on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (her 2nd Appearance) Show #2734 repeated on July 1, 2004 (guest Ben Stiller). Fantasia wears her hair in a different style with a blond highlight +June 23, 2004 - Fantasia is featured on BET's 106th & Park - BET's Top 10 Countdown show. Live - Performance & Interview +June 26, 2004 - MTV - ET on MTV - J-14 Magazine Photoshoot +June 29, 2004 - Fantasia appeared on BET's 106th & Park - "Live From The Red Carpet (BET Awards)" Interview. +June 29, 2004 - Fantasia and "American Idol Season 2" winner Ruben Studdard attend the 4th Annual BET Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles Ca. Together they presented Jay-Z with the award for "Best Male hip-Hop Artist". The event was hosted by actress Mo'Nique. Ruben Studdard was nominated for Best Male R&B artist. +July 1, 2004 - With her summer single, "I Believe," Fantasia became the first artist to debut at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with her first solo single. +July 4, 2004 - Fantasia performed "I Believe" & "God Bless America" in New York for the Macys's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Broadcast *LIVE* on NBC-TV Nerwork. +July 6, 2004 - Fantasia appeared on Entertainment Tonight - J-14 Magazine Photo shoot +July 9, 2004 - The American Idol Season 3 Top 10 with Fantasia kick off their tour with a mini-concert preview on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" +July 13, 2004 - Fantasia becomes the 1st spokesmodel for American Rag Cie Clothing http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=590587 +July 13, 2004 - Fantasia sang the "Star Spangled Banner" National Anthem at the Major League Baseball 2004 All-Star Game held in Minute Maid Ballpark, Houston, Texas +July 23, 2004 - Fantasia is interviewed on NBC-TV's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", she also performs "I Believe" Fantasia Interview Reshown on the Oxygen Channel 07/30/04. http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fantasia_Barrino/message/2268 American Idols Live US tour Date City/State Venue Jul-14-04 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center Jul-16-04 Portland, OR Rose Garden Jul-17-04 Everett, WA Everett Events Center Jul-20-04 Fargo, ND Fargodome Jul-21-04 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Jul-22-04 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center Jul-24-04 Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum Jul-25-04 Moline, IL Mark of the Quad Cities Jul-27-04 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Jul-28-04 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena Jul-29-04 Cleveland, OH Convocation Ctr Cleveland State Univ. Jul-31-04 Columbus, OH Value City Arena @ Schottenstein Aug-1-04 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse Aug-3-04 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium Aug-4-04 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena Aug-5-04 Chicago, IL United Center Aug-7-04 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Aug-10-04 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia at Grand Prairie Aug-11-04 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena Aug-13-04 North Little Rock, AR ALLTEL Arena Aug-14-04 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center Aug-15-04 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Aug-17-04 Sunrise, FL Office Depot Center Aug-18-04 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena Aug-20-04 Columbia, SC Colonial Center Aug-21-04 Winston-Salem, NC LJVM Coliseum Aug-22-04 Washington, DC MCI Center Aug-24-04 Worcester, MA Worcester's Centrum Centre Aug-27-04 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Aug-28-04 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center Aug-29-04 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena Aug-31-04 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum Sep-2-04 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena Sep-4-04 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena Sep-5-04 Hershey, PA GIANT Center Sep-9-04 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Sep-10-04 Reading, PA Sovereign Center Sep-11-04 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Sep-12-04 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center Sep-14-04 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena Sep-15-04 Ottawa, ON Corel Centre Sep-16-04 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Sep-18-04 Green Bay, WI Resch Center Sep-19-04 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center Sep-23-04 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Sep-24-04 Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Centennial Garden Sep-25-04 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center Sep-26-04 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Sep-28-04 Honolulu , Hawaii Neil S. Blaisdell Center Sep-29-04 Honolulu , Hawaii Neil S. Blaisdell Center +September 20, 2004 - Fantasia makes her first appearance as the spokesmodel for the American Rag clothing line at Macys's Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia and wows the crowd. +October 5, 2004 - Fantasia performed in concert with the American Idols Live Tour in Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. This was the final stop of the American Idols Live Tour and the first American Idol Concert outside of the US and Canada.