This June, Peachez Inc. is pleased to present Billboard chart-topper and Grammy Award winner Fantasia to the Florence Center in Florence, SC. The North Carolina native will be joined by R&B singer Joe, as well as DJ Shaun Nyce. Tickets on sale March 24, 2023.
Fantasia first became internationally known in 2004, when she performed on and ultimately won season three of Fox’s American Idol. That same year, she released her platinum-selling and Grammy Award-nominated debut album, Free Yourself. Her first single, “I Believe”, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the album featured other hits including “Truth Is” and the title track, “Free Yourself”. Fantasia was the first artist ever to have a first single debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her next album came in
2006, the self-titled Fantasia, which earned her another #1 single, “When I See U”, two Grammy Award nominations, and a gold record.
A third album, Back to Me, was released in 2010, with the single “Bittersweet” bringing Fantasia her first Grammy Award win for Best Female R&B Pop Vocal Performance, as well as an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. Her 2013 release, Side Effects of You, and her 2016 release, The Definition Of…., both debuted at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart, as well as #2 and #6, respectively, on the Billboard 200chart. In addition to continuing to top the charts with these releases, Fantasia also continued to rack up Grammy Award nominations, bringing her total to 12 and counting. Her latest full album release, 2019’s Sketchbook¸ was issued on her own label, Rock Soul Inc., and spawned a North American tour in the fall of
that year.
Given Fantasia is known for her artistic and heartfelt performances, it’s no surprise those talents have also found her on the Broadway stage, beginning in 2007 with the role of Celie in The Color Purple, for which she won a Theater World Award. She returned to Broadway in 2013 as a featured celebrity performer in After Midnight, a dance-focused musical that celebrates the famed Cotton Club and the Harlem Renaissance. In February 2022, it was confirmed that Fantasia will make her feature film debut, reprising her role as Celie in Blitz Bazawule’s movie adaptation of The Color Purple musical, scheduled to be released in December 2023.
Georgia native Joe released his debut LP, Everything in 1993, the first of 12 full-length albums released to date. Over his career, he has topped Billboard charts and has also garnered Grammy, BET, NAACP Image, and Soul Train Music Awards nominations. His third album, 2000’s My Name is Joe, has been certified triple platinum and features two top five singles in “Stutter” and “I Wanna Know”. His last full-length album release, 2016’s My Name is Joe Thomas, debuted at #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and featured the #1 single on the Adult R&B Songs Chart, “So I Can Have You Back”. Joe supported the album with a European co-headlining tour in 2017 and has continued to tour consistently in the years since.