Simon Cowell was delighted when former American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino's brother auditioned on the reality talent show - until he heard his "terrible" singing voice. Ricco Barrino's audition on the current seventh series of American Idol was so bad, Cowell and his fellow judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul were convinced he couldn't be related to Fantasia. Ricco auditioned in Dallas with the gospel standard A Change Is Gonna Come. No doubt, talent runs through the Barrino blood (K-Ci and JoJo of Jodeci fame are cousins of Fantasia's), but sadly for Ricco, his time in the spotlight was brief. The 27-year-old High Point, NC, native was cut after his first call-back.Cowell says, "He was dreadful. He can't sing. I think I am right in saying this from memory, he was terrible. I remember thinking, 'Oh, great! Fantasia's brother.' And it was all fantastic until he started singing and then we disputed the fact that he really was Fantasia's brother because he hasn't got his sister's talent."
Well, he may not possess his sister's singing skills, but his songwriting skills were evidently enough to get him signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle record label. According to sandrarose.com, the self-proclaimed King of the South brought Ricco on to pen lyrics for his Grand Hustle artists including Young Dro and Alfamega. Ricco has already gained small town accolades with his ladies anthem, Bubble Gum.
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