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Phillip Phillips
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Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012. His coronation song, "Home", became the best-selling coronation song in American Idol history. His debut album The World from the Side of the Moon was released on November 19, 2012, and was on the Billboard 200 album chart for 61 weeks. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album included the singles "Home" and "Gone, Gone, Gone". He followed up with Behind the Light, in 2014 with the singles "Raging Fire" and "Unpack Your Heart". His third album, Collateral, was released in 2018 and included the song "Miles". Phillip Phillips fourth studio album Drift Back was released in June 2023 and it included the single "Dancing with Your Shadows". Phillips toured with John Mayer, Gavin DeGraw, the Goo Goo Dolls, and has shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen. Phillips has sold over 7.8 million digital singles and has sold over 3 million album equivalents. He accumulated over 1.1 billion on-demand streams and over 1.2 billion Pandora streams.
Career
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Trivia
- •Place of birth: Albany
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: singer, musician, singer-songwriter, composer
- •Genre: pop rock
- •Plays: guitar, voice
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Phillip Phillips, famous for his song 'Home,' will sing 'God Bless America' at Indy 500
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