Simon Cowell says Fantasia Barrino is the best Idol contestant ever
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Cowell doubled down on his initial comments about how good Barrino was when he caught up with ABC News a few years after her triumphant win. The audition process for American Idol is notoriously difficult but for every wannabe without a note in their head, there’s someone like Barrino, he reasoned. As the infamously testy Brit explained, “You have a lot of terrible people trying out. And then when one person comes in with what I call the ‘X’ factor, they don’t have to do a lot, but you just know you’ve seen somebody special.”
As far as he was concerned, Barrino was going to be huge no matter what. “She definitely has the potential to be a big recording artist,” he predicted at the time. Going even further, Cowell opined, “She’s arguably the best contestant we’ve ever had on any Idol around the world.”
Fantasia Barrino thinks Simon Cowell is “so cute”
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Clearly, the feeling is mutual for Barrino, who told celeb blogger Perez Hilton that Cowell was one of her favorite parts about the show that made her famous, too. “Simon was a big part of American Idol,” she argued of the British record producer, who swears he’ll never go back to the show in any iteration. In fact, as Barrino sees it, “He was American Idol,” (via The Ashley’s Reality Roundup). Likewise, when speaking to ET about whether the show should come back at all, Barrino repeated her stance regarding the judges.
“The only way that I feel that it can come back as strong as it was is if they bring back the original group [of judges],” she said. Although Barrino noted she and Cowell don’t keep in touch these days, she admitted she wishes they did because Cowell is “so cute.”
Fantasia Barrino And Simon Cowell’s Relationship Explained
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By Joey Keogh/Sept. 30, 2020 3:48 pm EST
Simon Cowell says Fantasia Barrino is the best Idol contestant ever
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Cowell doubled down on his initial comments about how good Barrino was when he caught up with ABC News a few years after her triumphant win. The audition process for American Idol is notoriously difficult but for every wannabe without a note in their head, there’s someone like Barrino, he reasoned. As the infamously testy Brit explained, “You have a lot of terrible people trying out. And then when one person comes in with what I call the ‘X’ factor, they don’t have to do a lot, but you just know you’ve seen somebody special.”
As far as he was concerned, Barrino was going to be huge no matter what. “She definitely has the potential to be a big recording artist,” he predicted at the time. Going even further, Cowell opined, “She’s arguably the best contestant we’ve ever had on any Idol around the world.”
As far as he was concerned, Barrino was going to be huge no matter what. “She definitely has the potential to be a big recording artist,” he predicted at the time. Going even further, Cowell opined, “She’s arguably the best contestant we’ve ever had on any Idol around the world.”
Fantasia Barrino thinks Simon Cowell is “so cute”
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Clearly, the feeling is mutual for Barrino, who told celeb blogger Perez Hilton that Cowell was one of her favorite parts about the show that made her famous, too. “Simon was a big part of American Idol,” she argued of the British record producer, who swears he’ll never go back to the show in any iteration. In fact, as Barrino sees it, “He was American Idol,” (via The Ashley’s Reality Roundup). Likewise, when speaking to ET about whether the show should come back at all, Barrino repeated her stance regarding the judges.
“The only way that I feel that it can come back as strong as it was is if they bring back the original group [of judges],” she said. Although Barrino noted she and Cowell don’t keep in touch these days, she admitted she wishes they did because Cowell is “so cute.”
“The only way that I feel that it can come back as strong as it was is if they bring back the original group [of judges],” she said. Although Barrino noted she and Cowell don’t keep in touch these days, she admitted she wishes they did because Cowell is “so cute.”
