Grammy Award winner (and 12-time nominee)Fantasia Barrinotook on 2019 with a bang.
“Fantasia won’t be boxed in,” wrote one music reviewer for ABC News.
Since she wonAmerican Idolin 2004, the media has honed in onBarrino’s struggles.
Now, she and her music are clearly re-emerging.
And Barrino has a blunt answer for fans who worry her music will suffer because she isn’t suffering.
I no longer want to be in pain."
It’s her tumultuous journey that gives Barrino’s favorite song to perform an extra layer of meaning.
In 2016, she toldNBCthat “Lose to Win” had a special place in her heart.
You have to go through what you’re going through to make it out on the other side."
It’s because she remembers the turmoil she was going through when she wrote it intimately.
