WhenFantasia Barrinorose to fame onAmerican Idolin 2004, she was a struggling single mother trying to make ends meet.
Her biggest motivation was her daughter, Zion.
Barrino was just 17 years old when she became pregnant with Zion.
“That’s when everybody seemed to give up on me,” she toldO, The Oprah Magazine.
I’d lost myself."
Things were hard for a while.
When she wonAmerican Idolat the age of 19, she dedicated the win to her daughter.
“I feel like a good mom,” she toldMTV News.
“I’m a strong woman now.
I fought so that my child can have the best.”
Fantasia Barrino’s daughter looks just like her
Years later, Zion is all grown up.
Barrino posted a touching tribute to her daughter onInstagramon her 18th birthday in August 2019.
“I’m So Proud Of the young Lady you’ve become,” she wrote.
Zion is also the spitting image of her mom.
In it, the resemblance between the two is jaw-dropping.
When you’re on tour, it’s too much."
