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Age: 20

Hometown: Point Pleasant, NJ

Audition City: New York

Voted off: Mar. 8th

Favorite male pop artists?

Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake

Favorite female pop artists?

Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, JoJo

When did you first start to sing?

6th grade talent show

Do you have any formal singing training?

No

What other talents do you have?

Violin, piano

If you don't make it on AMERICAN IDOL, what will you do?

Finish school

What are your personal goals in life?

Be happy, no matter what I end up doing.

What album would your friends be surprised you own?

Josh Groban

Who is your AMERICAN IDOL?

Amanda, cuz she gave me the encouragement and support to get here

Do you have any rituals or things you do each time before you perform?

Pray

Most embarrassing moments?

Saying the wrong things before I think

What has been your proudest moment in life so far?

Making it through the first cut, the biggest cut so far, with my best friend

If you couldn't sing, which talent would you most like to have?

Playing football

What is your definition of AMERICAN IDOL?

A role model for talent

Who is your favorite judge and why?

Simon. He tells it how it is, but only if you set yourself up for it.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?

I win eating competitions.

How has this changed your life?

This is the first time I haven't been in school ever.

Do you have any lucky charms?

Only with milk.

Who are your heroes in life?

Walt Disney

What's been your toughest obstacle in life?

Defeating stereotypes

Do you think the audition process was fair?

Not entirely, come on, it's reality TV.

If you win, who will you thank first?

God

Antonella Barba is a former contestant on the sixth season of American Idol. A student at The Catholic University of America, she is a member of the class of 2008 and studying architecture.

Barba is from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and went to high school at Red Bank Catholic High School in nearby Red Bank, New Jersey. She auditioned with her best friend, Amanda Coluccio, also a CUA student, who was cut in the last round before the Final 24 were chosen. Barba performed on February 21 as the fifth of the top 12 female contestants.[1]

Barba received notoriety beyond the show when a series of racy photographs surfaced on the Internet prior to the final twelve contestants being chosen. She was quoted as saying that they "were photos of my personal life that got exploited without my consent." These pictures have received mainstream attention including a February 27, 2007 featured article in USA Today[2], a full segment on the February 26, 2007 edition of FOX News' The O'Reilly Factor, and also on multiple episodes of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, both of which showed images of the Vote for the Worst pages featuring the images.[3] Photos of Barba posing in a wet t-shirt in the fountain of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. also surfaced.[4] Barba's friend Coluccio has stated that the "really bad" (i.e., sexually explicit) photos were fakes.[5]. Following Barba's being voted off of the show, she has received offers from a number of adult entertainment outfits, including Girls Gone Wild and Playboy. She claims to have never been contacted by Playboy but made it clear that she would not pose for the magazine. Barba explains, "The pictures that actually are of me are very personal. That is not how I intended to portray myself nor do I intend to portray myself in the future. That was personal, private and not for the public." Barba is currently contemplating the future of her career and said she would be willing to consider modeling or acting jobs. "I want to strike while the iron's hot," Barba said.[6]