Título: Phillip Phillips
Seção: Music career
Background: Phillips was born in Albany, Georgia, to Sheryl (Jacks) and Phillip LaDon "Donnie" Phillips, Sr., and moved to Leesburg, Georgia when he was 12. He has two older sisters, LaDonna, the eldest, and Lacey. Phillips grew up in Sasser and Leesburg, and attended Lee County High School. He graduated from Albany Technical College with a major in Industrial Systems Technology, but missed the graduation ceremony due to his obligations to American Idol.

Conteúdo: After winning American Idol, Phillips went on the American Idol LIVE Tour from July to September with the rest of the Top 10 finishers of season 11. He performed the National Anthem at the opening game of the 2012 World Series on October 24, 2012. On November 15, he joined forces with the PS22 chorus of Staten Island for a concert to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. He also performed at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on December 6, 2012.  Phillips' coronation song, "Home," was a great success with sales of over 5 million copies in the US. It has been used in NBC's coverage of the Olympics, L.A. Marathon, various commercials, film trailers, and TV shows. He performed "Home" on the PBS Independence Day celebration TV special, A Capitol 4th. He appeared at the 83rd MLB All-Star Game held at Kansas City on July 10 and sang his coronation song. On October 9, 2012, he joined other musicians in the One World concert held in Syracuse University to honor the Dalai Lama. He also performed "Home" on the CNN Heroes special aired on December 2, 2012, and the CBS's A Home for the Holidays on December 19, 2012.  Phillip has performed on The Today Show and Good Morning America Concert Series, Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live With Kelly, The View, Conan. He has also appeared on the American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards.  Phillip Phillips made the Forbes Highest Earning

user: When did his music career begin?

assistant: winning American Idol,

user: Has he released any albums?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What performances has he done since winning?

assistant: Phillips went on the American Idol LIVE Tour from July to September with the rest of the Top 10 finishers of season 11.

user: How did the tour do?

assistant: Phillips' coronation song, "Home," was a great success with sales of over 5 million copies in the US.

user: Is he working on new music currently?

assistant: Phillip Phillips made the Forbes Highest Earning American Idol list each of the three years he was qualified.

user: What is his latest song?

assistant: He also performed "Home" on the CNN Heroes special aired on December 2, 2012,

user: Anything else you found interesting?

assistant: Phillip has performed on The Today Show and Good Morning America Concert Series,

user: Any other notable performances?

assistant: He appeared at the 83rd MLB All-Star Game held at Kansas City on July 10 and sang his coronation song.

user: How was that received?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: When were those performances?

assistant: On October 9, 2012, he joined other musicians in the One World concert held in Syracuse University to honor the Dalai Lama.