Born Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. on 2o September 1990 in Albany, Georgia, Phillip
Phillips was the winner of the US talent show American Idol in 2012 and his
winning song "Home" became the best-selling song ever released through the
series selling more than five million copies. The accompanying album The World
from the Side of the Moon was also a success debuting at number one in
Billboard's Rock Albums Chart eventually selling over one million copies and
being certified platinum. Prior to American Idol, he pursued a career working in
the family pawn shop. He began playing guitar ...