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American Idol > Fantasia Barrino

The third season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% (1.3 million votes); the vote total (65 million votes) was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the May 23, 2007 finale of American Idol 6. This season also featured Jennifer Hudson, who was controversially voted off in an early round but went on to become an Academy Award-winning actress.

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Season: 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Fantasia Barrino

Episode Title	#	Date
First Show, First Recap	001	01/19/04
The Journey Continues!	002	01/20/04
Night Three!	003	01/21/04
Finally! A Show About California!	004	01/27/04
Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i!	005	01/28/04
The Road is to Hollywood! (Is Paved with Broken Dreams. And Asphalt.)	006	02/02/04
You're Going to Hollywood! (For a Little Bit, At Least.)	007	02/03/04
87 - People Not Good Enough = 32 Finalists!	008	02/04/04
Sing!	009	02/10/04
Two Will Be Happy. Six Will Be Sad. Lots Will Be Watching.	010	02/11/04
Sing Again!	011	02/17/04
The Final Decision...But The Right One?	012	02/18/04
I'm Back, Baby!	013	02/24/04
You! Over here! With the rest of the finalists!	014	02/25/04
Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented	016	03/01/04
Group Four! Then the Wild Card!	015	03/02/04
Wild Card Round (1)	017	03/09/04
Wild Card Round (2)	018	03/10/04
12 Finalists Have Been Chosen	019	03/16/04
Clay Aiken Returns	020	03/17/04
1 Down 11 To Go	021	03/23/04
Soon There Will Be 10	022	03/24/04
10 Contestants sing	023	03/30/04
10 - 1 = 9	024	03/31/04
ELTON JOHN theme	025	04/06/04
Tamyra Gray returns	026	04/07/04
8 left to compete	027	04/14/04
Down to 7(Battle of the Jo(h)n's)	028	04/15/04
7 sing!!	029	04/20/04
6 remain - Barry Manilow visits	030	04/21/04
6 perform	031	04/27/04
6-1=5 is the result	032	04/28/04
AMERICAN IDOL: THE FINAL FIVE '04	033	05/03/04
5 Idols sing	034	05/04/04
only 4 remain	035	05/05/04
4 Idols perform	036	05/11/04
Only 3 Idols remain	037	05/12/04
The Final 3 '04	038	05/17/04
3 sing	039	05/18/04
Now down to 2	040	05/19/04
American Idol: The Phenomenon	041	05/23/04
Fantasia Barrino Vs. Diana DeGarmo	042	05/25/04
The 3rd American Idol	043	05/26/04
Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas	0S1	11/24/04

Total Episodes: 43