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When did Phillip Phillips start his career?
After winning American Idol on May 23, 2012, Phillip Phillips went on the American Idol LIVE Tour with the rest of the Top 10 finishers of season 11.
did he do well after American Idol?
Phillip Phillips coronation song, Home, was released after his performance, and had the biggest digital sales week for any Idol winner's coronation song.

Question: did he win?
Self-contained rewrite: did Phillip Phillips win American Idol?