Fantasia Barrino won the third season of American Idol in 2004 by defeating Diana DeGarmo. She secured the victory by a margin of approximately 1.3 million votes out of over 65 million votes cast, making her the youngest winner at that time at age 19

. During the finale, Fantasia performed songs including "All My Life," "Summertime," and "I Believe," which helped her clinch the title over DeGarmo