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Fantasia Barrino
Have a little Faith, Don’t give up” was quoted by the famous Fantasia Barrino. The quote is simply saying when life gets tough and hard, just keep the faith and go on. Fantasia is important in the music industry because her cousins are the famous K-Ci and JoJo from the group “Jodeci”. She is also important because people thought she wouldn’t be successful because she dropped out of high school and was functionally illiterate. I chose Fantasia because My mother and I love her music and she is also a prime example of a person who didn’t give up no matter what was thrown at her.
Fantasia Monique Barrino- Taylor was born June 30, 1984 in High Point, North Carolina to Diane and Joseph Barrino. Her mother was a preacher while her father was a truck

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