Fantasia to Play Fabulous Fox Theatre, 9/13

Fantasia will return to the Fox Theatre Friday, September 13 at 8pm with special guest Musiq Soulchild.

Tickets go on sale August 5 at 10am online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices are $44.50, $49.50, $54.50, and $59.50. A limited number of gold circle seats are also available.

In 2004, the High Point, North Carolina native became the season three winner of Fox's American Idol. Later that year, Fantasia released her platinum-selling debut album Free Yourself on J Records and became the first artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at #1 with her first single, "I Believe." Her fourth studio album, Side Effects of You, was released in April of 2013.

In addition to being an eight-time Grammy-nominated singer, in 2005 Fantasia authored her first memoir, Life is Not a Fairytale and made her acting debut starring as herself in the Lifetime Television movie based on the book. In 2007, Fantasia continued her acting career and received rave reviews for her portrayal of "Celie" in the Broadway play The Color Purple.