Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. is an American musician and singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012. His coronation song, "Home", became the best-selling song in American Idol history.
Phillips at the Walmart Soundcheck; December 2013
Phillips at the American Idols Live! Tour in Seattle, July 2012
Phillips in Paris, March 2013
Phillips performing in 2014
The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all returned as judges. Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. This season followed the same format as the tenth season. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale, although Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's thirteenth season.
A helicopter view of American Idol auditions at Petco Park, San Diego, July 8, 2011
Image: Phillip Phillips in Paris, March 2013
Image: Jessica Sanchez cropped
Image: Joshua Ledet at the White House
