May 26th, 2004

Fantasia Barrino Voted ‘American Idol’
(AP) – Summertime promises to be sweet indeed for Fantasia Barrino, the newly crowned “American Idol.” Barrino, who wowed viewers with her rich, gospel-tinged performance of pop tunes, including the Gershwin standard “Summertime,” claimed the victory Wednesday for her 2-year-old daughter, Zion. “I fought so that my child can have the best,” said the 19-year-old single mother from High Point, N.C., who had a 1.3 million-vote edge over Diana DeGarmo when the results were announced.