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Fantasia wrote the song as a tribute to single mothers.
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About Fantasia
Fantasia developed her singing through a musical North Carolina family and church performances before winning American Idol in 2004. Her debut album Free Yourself included I Believe, while later R&B recordings included Bittersweet. She also recorded Put You Up on Game with Aretha Franklin. Theater became another part of her career when she played Celie in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, extending her performing work beyond records and television.
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Apple Music - Fantasia artist biography
Read licensed biography for early singing, 2004 Idol/debut, named recordings, Franklin duet and Broadway role. Omit inaccurate first-ever claims, award counts and autobiography details. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
2005
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Fantasia developed her singing through a musical North Carolina family and church performances before winning American Idol in 2004. Her debut album Free Yourself included I Believe, while later R&B recordings...
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