| Name |
Phillip Phillips |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
20-September-1990 |
| Place of Birth |
Albany, Georgia, U.S. |
| Famous for |
Singing |
Phillip LaDon Phillips, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter from Leesburg, Georgia. He won the eleventh season of American Idol on May 23, 2012. His coronation song "Home", released after his win, became the best selling of all coronation songs. His debut album The World from the Side of the Moon was released on November 19, 2012.
Phillips auditioned in Savannah, Georgia. He sang "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. The judges then asked him to perform a second song with his guitar, and he performed Michael Jackson's "Thriller." He advanced to the Hollywood rounds, and later to the Las Vegas round.
On February 23, 2012, Phillips was chosen as one of the Top 25 semi-finalists, and then voted into the Top 13. His performance style on the show has been compared to Dave Matthews, and he covered one of his songs, "The Stone", in the competition. When asked about Phillips' imitation of his style, Dave Matthews said: "More power to him, I don't mind", and added "He should kick my ass, maybe I can retire and he can take over my band."
After the Top 13 performance night, Phillips was taken to a doctor for possible kidney stones. He had eight surgeries while he was on Idol, and had considered quitting the show due to the pain.
As the sole contestant who was never in jeopardy of elimination in any week of the competition, Phillips became the winner on the finale of American Idol against Jessica Sanchez after a record-breaking total of 132 million votes were cast. His coronation song, "Home", was released after his performance, and had the biggest digital sales week for any Idol winner's coronation song.
