Fantasia Picks Her Favorite American Idol Memory and Favorite Kardashian

Variety

Singer Fantasia Taylor shares winning her season of American Idol, and why she wants to hang out with Khloe Kardashian.

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00:00 favorite TV show right now would be The Kardashians.

00:02 Hey Khloe, we're both cancers.

00:05 We should hang.

00:07 Hi, I am Fantasia Taylor,

00:10 and I'm about to talk about all my favorites.

00:12 (upbeat music)

00:15 - Favorite memory from American Idol.

00:25 - Oh, this ain't fair.

00:27 Favorite memory from American Idol.

00:30 When I won, I will never forget that.

00:35 - The winner of American Idol 2004 is Fantasia Barina.

00:40 - I felt like chains had broke, curses had broke,

00:49 and I was opening the door for every girl in my family,

00:53 every woman in my family.

00:55 - Favorite song you performed on American Idol.

00:58 - Ooh, favorite song on Idol.

01:02 I'm gonna say it was "This Thing Called Love"

01:06 'cause nobody expected for me to sing that.

01:09 ♪ This thing I call love ♪

01:12 ♪ I just ♪

01:12 They didn't expect me to sing that, and I tried to kill it.

01:16 (laughing)

01:18 - Favorite TV show to binge.

01:20 - Favorite TV show right now would be The Kardashians.

01:23 You're doing amazing, sweetie.

01:25 (clapping)

01:26 - Hey, Khloe, we're both cancers.

01:29 (laughing)

01:31 I'm serious, I'm binging on The Kardashians.

01:34 I went back and actually started the first season again.

01:37 They fuss, they fight, they dress well, they're hustlers,

01:41 and I just love their bond, so Khloe, we should hang.

01:44 - Favorite red carpet look.

01:48 - It's been 20 years, there's been a lot of red carpets.

01:52 Grammys, my favorite red carpet, Grammys.

01:56 It was like a black dress with this huge flower,

01:59 and I had to ride on the back of a cart

02:02 'cause I couldn't sit down in it, but it was fabulous.

02:05 I felt like a star.

02:07 - Favorite karaoke song.

02:09 - Okay, so my favorite karaoke song,

02:13 ooh, that's hard to ask a music person,

02:17 but I'm gonna have to say "Dream On" by Aerosmith.

02:20 ♪ Dream on, dream on, dream on ♪

02:24 Yeah, last time I did karaoke, it's been a while,

02:28 so maybe we should go tonight.

02:30 - Favorite piece of advice.

02:32 - Favorite piece of advice that I've ever received.

02:35 I'm gonna have to go with Patti LaBelle.

02:38 She told me to just be me and quiet the noise

02:41 and just be me.

02:42 I'll never forget, we had a show and she was there,

02:46 and we were going in the hotel

02:47 and she was sitting off to the side

02:50 with her team, I'm like, "There's Patti."

02:53 And she told me to come over,

02:54 and she said, "Baby, just be yourself.

02:57 "Don't let this industry change you.

02:59 "Have fun, quiet the noise."

03:02 And that's what I'm doing.

03:04 - Favorite date activity with your husband.

03:06 - Now how deep are we going here?

03:10 Nicole said no!

03:15 Favorite day activity, you know what?

03:18 Golf.

03:19 He likes to play golf, so I went.

03:22 And I played better than him that day.

03:24 And my outfit was cute, so I liked it even better.

03:28 - Favorite song to belt in the car.

03:30 - Favorite song to belt in the car, this is hard, y'all.

03:33 What am I on right now?

03:35 A Wild Nation.

03:40 Sail!

03:41 (humming)

03:43 I'm about to play it in a minute.

03:49 Yeah, I kill that.

03:51 I wanna meet him.

03:52 We should do a song together.

03:53 Think about it.

03:55 - Favorite song of yours to perform live.

03:59 - Favorite song of mine?

04:01 Live, "When I See You."

04:03 Everybody loves that record.

04:06 ♪ Falling someone over ♪

04:08 ♪ When you come around I can show you ♪

04:09 ♪ When I see you ♪

04:11 ♪ See you ♪

04:12 ♪ When I see you ♪

04:13 All the men love it.

04:15 Like normally all the women follow me,

04:17 but the men, they love that record.

04:20 And I like to see them get up,

04:21 not be ashamed to dance and have a ball and sing.

04:25 Even when they can't sing, they sing that song.

04:27 I love it.

04:30 - Favorite female musicians.

04:32 - My favorite female musicians,

04:34 Sheila E., Aretha Franklin, may she rest in peace.

04:39 Patti Shaka, Beyonce, Tina Turner, Godley.

04:45 Before my show, favorite song.

04:48 ♪ What's love got to do ♪

04:50 Wait, is it that one or "Proud Mary"?

04:52 "Proud Mary."

04:54 Yeah, yeah.

04:56 - Favorite dish to cook.

04:58 - Favorite dish to cook.

05:00 My salmon is delicious.

05:03 My husband loves my salmon.

05:05 But I'm trying to go vegan.

05:06 So vegan Tuesday through Sunday.

05:11 Salmon on Monday.

05:14 - Favorite dish to eat.

05:15 - Okay, so I have an addiction right now.

05:18 My favorite is caviar.

05:21 I had it twice yesterday.

05:23 - That's pretty bougie of you.

05:26 (laughing)

05:28 - Right.

05:29 She just called me out.

05:31 I gotta keep working so I can keep buying it.

05:36 - Favorite thing about your hometown.

05:42 - Favorite thing about my hometown is just

05:45 the Southern hugs, love, everybody talks.

05:49 Keeps me humble.

05:50 My grandmommy reminds me of home.

05:53 She's in heaven now.

05:55 But when I go home, I just feel closer to her.

05:59 - Favorite thing to do with your kids.

06:01 - Favorite thing to do with my kids

06:04 is whatever they wanna do.

06:06 Whatever they wanna do, I will get silly, dirty, we paint.

06:11 I build things with them, whatever they wanna do.

06:14 Creating memories that they love and will always remember.

06:19 I miss them.

06:20 - Favorite place you've traveled to.

06:22 - Favorite place I've traveled?

06:24 I love Jamaica.

06:26 I love Jamaica.

06:29 Oh my God, the food in Jamaica.

06:32 I'm definitely gaining a couple of pounds.

06:34 But I love to eat.

06:36 I love to go to the clubs and dance all night.

06:38 I just love Jamaica.

06:40 - Favorite behind-the-scenes moment

06:41 on set.

06:42 - Favorite behind-the-scenes moment?

06:45 When I was shooting a movie, I missed my family.

06:48 We were gone for six months and it was my birthday

06:51 and I was working on my birthday

06:52 and they put together a video.

06:55 And my father, my brothers, my favorite gospel singer

06:59 came and sang happy birthday.

07:01 It was everything that I needed in that moment.

07:04 I will never forget that.

07:04 I was thinking, it's my birthday, they forgot about me.

07:06 And I kept telling people, we don't have to do anything,

07:09 but really, you know you wanna do something.

07:10 I will never forget that.

07:11 I needed it.

07:12 So it pushed me to get through the rest of the movie.

07:14 - Favorite line from "The Color Purple."

07:17 - Favorite line from "The Color Purple."

07:19 Until you do right by me.

07:23 Until you do right by me,

07:24 everything you think about is gonna crumble.

07:27 See, Lee?

07:28 That would have to be the one.

07:30 'Cause that was the part where she felt,

07:32 she realized who she was.

07:35 - Favorite thing about acting.

07:37 - What's my favorite thing about acting?

07:40 I guess it's embodying someone else.

07:44 Leaving my world and stepping into someone else's shoes

07:49 and actually bringing that role to life.

07:52 Where people forget it's you

07:54 and they actually see that person.

07:57 It's a challenge and I like a challenge.

07:59 (upbeat music)

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