♥Facts About Phillip♥

Birth Name: Phillip LaDon Phillips, Jr
Birth Date: September 20, 1990
Birth Place: Leesburg, Georgia, US
Nationality: American

Education: Attended Lee County High School / Graduated from Albany Technical College (Majoring in Industrial Systems Technology, But he would have liked to end up being a Physical Therapist if his musical career did not work out.)

Father: Phillip Phillips

Mother: Sheryl

Musical Influences: Ben Neil, his long time friend and brother in-law.

His musical genre: Phillip would describe his music as a jazz/rock/alternative sound.

25 THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT PHILLIP-

1. I have a mole in my eye.

2. I play guitar a little too hard and break strings a lot.

3. I love sweet tea.

4. I get scared to perform in front of people.

5. I hate needles.

6. I love chicken and ribs.

7. I don’t eat as healthy as I should.

8. I think How I Met Your Mother is the greatest show ever.

9. I’ve never wrecked a car — knock on wood.

10. Leonardo DiCaprio: awesome.

11. I love watching movies. My favorite is Anchorman.

12. I got stung by a jellyfish when I was little.

13. I read a daily devotional.

14. I used to have a ‘fro.

15. I love eating Mexican food.

16. I hate almonds.

17. I get nervous doing interviews.

18. I don’t drink coffee, but love the smell.

19. Skydiving is so flipping great!

20. I get mad when writing songs because my handwriting is so sloppy, I can’t read what I wrote.

21. I like dogs. Not a fan of cats.

22. I’m the baby of the family. I have two sisters: LaDonna, 34 and Lacey, 28.

23. I don’t like spiders, but I love Spider-Man!

24. The first time I sang was in church.

25. I never thought I’d be on national TV.

On May 23, 2012 Phillip La Don Phillips Jr. became the Season 11 American Idol Winner.

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