2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁Bar r ino ▁missed ▁nearly ▁fifty ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁causing ▁the ▁produ cers ▁to ▁give ▁back ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁ref und s . ▁In ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁issue ▁of ▁Sister ▁ 2 ▁Sister ▁magazine , ▁Bar r ino ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁her ▁abs ences ▁in ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁c yst ▁on ▁her ▁vocal ▁c ords . ▁She ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁immediately ▁under go ▁surg ery ▁which ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁in ▁fact ▁had ▁a ▁tum or ▁on ▁her ▁vocal ▁c ords . ▁She ▁now ▁reports ▁that ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁surg ery , ▁the ▁tum or ▁was ▁completely ▁removed ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁well . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 1 0 : ▁Back ▁to ▁Me ▁and ▁Fant asia ▁for ▁Real ▁Bar r ino ▁received ▁two ▁Gram my ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁her ▁s oph om ore ▁release , ▁Fant asia ▁and ▁subsequently ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁stated ▁on ▁the ▁red ▁car pet ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁that ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁bl ending ▁of ▁the ▁a ven ues ▁she ▁has ▁touched ▁mus ically , ▁which ▁include ▁American ▁Id ol ▁and ▁Broadway . ▁She ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁writing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁songs ▁and ▁would ▁collabor ate