Brian Damage
02-19-2011, 11:23 PM
Talk about some hard feelings. 'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino was nominated for a Grammy this year -- and won! -- but decided to catch the ceremony from home after being left out of the tribute to Aretha Franklin.
"They were honoring someone who was my idol, and there is no way I could have sat there and not got the happy feet and wanted to jump on the mic because she is my favorite," she told BET's '106 & Park.' "I felt like, you know, at the end of the day I should have been on that stage."
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams opened the awards show with a moving tribute to Franklin, who is recovering from an illness at home.
So what did Fantasia -- who won the golden statue for Best Female R&B Performance -- do instead of attending the show? She opted for a night in with her daughter.
"I kind of did my own little thing," she said. "I was kinda going through my own little thing. I cooked, I was in my own world."
Of course, she was overjoyed when she found out she'd won.
"Every year when I go, I feel like they always look over the good singers who are still around, so this has just given me motivation," said the singer. "I just started crying and thanking God."
It's been a tumultuous year for Fantasia. She reportedly attempted suicide over the summer after having an affair with a married man. But things are starting to look up. After numerous nominations, Fantasia can finally say she's a Grammy winner.
"I'm nominated 11 times, I finally got one," she said.
http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/17/fantasia-skips-grammys-over-franklin-tribute-snub/
"They were honoring someone who was my idol, and there is no way I could have sat there and not got the happy feet and wanted to jump on the mic because she is my favorite," she told BET's '106 & Park.' "I felt like, you know, at the end of the day I should have been on that stage."
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams opened the awards show with a moving tribute to Franklin, who is recovering from an illness at home.
So what did Fantasia -- who won the golden statue for Best Female R&B Performance -- do instead of attending the show? She opted for a night in with her daughter.
"I kind of did my own little thing," she said. "I was kinda going through my own little thing. I cooked, I was in my own world."
Of course, she was overjoyed when she found out she'd won.
"Every year when I go, I feel like they always look over the good singers who are still around, so this has just given me motivation," said the singer. "I just started crying and thanking God."
It's been a tumultuous year for Fantasia. She reportedly attempted suicide over the summer after having an affair with a married man. But things are starting to look up. After numerous nominations, Fantasia can finally say she's a Grammy winner.
"I'm nominated 11 times, I finally got one," she said.
http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/17/fantasia-skips-grammys-over-franklin-tribute-snub/