Fantasia Barrino made her return to "American Idol" on Wednesday night and really stole the show with her new song "Bore Me."
It was almost like Fantasia was channeling James Brown, but she really burned it up. After a long very successful run on Broadway in "The Color Purple," Barrino told "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest that she was diving back into her music career.
"I'm working on an album right now and getting ready to go back on tour," Barrino told "Idol" host Seacrest. "I miss my music."
After Fantasia's performance was over, the cameras panned to the "American Idol" judges and Simon Cowell chin was hitting the desk. I'm not sure if Simon was bored, shocked or disappointed. He has a strange way of sending out horrible mixed messages, so I'm not sure if he liked Fantasia's "Idol" return or hated it.
Fantasia is still one of my favorite "American Idol."