Fantasia Barrino has been entertaining audiences for almost 20 years now. After making her debut in season 3 of American Idol, the singer, 39, became a household name, and she went on to win the competition. After her stint on Idol, she released her debut album Free Yourself, which became a platinum record. Since her debut, she’s had a number of career achievements, like winning a Grammy and having many more hit albums. Most recently, she’s made her feature film debut with The Color Purple musical, which will be released in theaters on December 25, 2023.

Fantasia has had her husband Kendall Taylor by her side for the past eight years. Despite a very short courtship, it’s clear that they have a great connection, and they seem to still be going strong. Get to know everything you need to about Kendall and his relationship with Fantasia here.

How Did Fantasia Meet Kendall?

Fantasia revealed that she and Kendall had an instantaneous connection when they met on a night out at a nightclub. She said that their first meeting was at a “rooftop spot” in a 2019 Breakfast Club interview, and she explained that Kendall was a perfect gentleman. She added that they were “friends first” before getting married shortly after. “Never did he ever try to come on to me,” he said, via Nicki Swift. “It was just great conversation. I knew he was my dude. He became my boyfriend that night.”

They Got Married Very Fast

If their relationship sounds like it moved quickly, the pair’s marriage came just as fast. After just three weeks of knowing each other, the pair went down to the courthouse and had an intimate ceremony in 2015. “He was like ‘What’s good? I was like what you want to do? He was like, ‘let’s do it.’ We went and got married at the courthouse. None of y’all knew. The world didn’t know,” she said. Fantasia revealed they had another wedding on a yacht in July of that year, per The Hollywood Reporter.