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When was the debut of Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr.'s music career?
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.

Question: What did he do at the start of his career?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. do at the start of a musical career?