Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. nació el 20 de septiembre de 1990 en Albany, Georgia, y creció en la cercana Leesburg. Desde temprana edad, Phillip mostró un interés profundo por la música. A los 14 años, su talento innato lo llevó a aprender a tocar la guitarra, y pronto comenzó a desempeñarse en pequeños eventos locales y en la iglesia de su comunidad.
En 2012, a los 21 años, Phillips decidió audicionar para la emblemática competencia de canto "American Idol". Durante su viaje en el programa, Phillip cautivó al público y a los jueces con su voz grave y sus habilidades musicales únicas. Su interpretación de "Home", una canción original, se convirtió en un himno y consolidó su posición como favorito. Finalmente, Phillips ganó la temporada 11 de American Idol, llevándose el codiciado título y abriendo infinitas oportunidades en la industria musical.
El éxito de "Home" fue solo el principio. La canción fue un éxito comercial y se convirtió en la más vendida de cualquier competidor de American Idol hasta ese momento. En noviembre de 2012, Phillips lanzó su primer álbum, "The World from the Side of the Moon". Este debut fue una mezcla de folk rock y pop, con letras introspectivas y melodías pegajosas que resonaron tanto con críticos como con fans.
I was comin' down
I was low, I was low and all alone
Tryin' not to drown
In a one man raft full of holes
You cut like colors in the half-light
You struck like lightening and I held tight
I was playing with fire
Didn't care if it burned
And I was barely alive
Always hiding the hurt
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you (yeah)
I was roaming and lost
Didn't know my name
And I was hitting a low
Till I saw your face
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
Before I loved you
You stole my sorry heart
Cleaned me up and didn't let me go
You called me through the dark
Yeah, I followed your voice out of the cold
You cut like colors of the half-light
You struck likе lightning and I held tight
I was playing with fire
Didn't care if it burnеd
And I was barely alive
Always hiding the hurt
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you (yeah)
I was roaming and lost
Didn't know my name
And I was hitting a low
Till I saw your face
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
Before I loved you
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Yeah, you called my name
And my whole world changed
'Cause I love somebody
'Cause I love somebody
I was playing with fire
Didn't care if it burned
And I was barely alive
Always hiding the hurt
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you (yeah)
I was roaming and lost
Didn't know my name
And I was hitting a low
Till I saw your face
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
Before I loved you
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
I was nobody, nobody, nobody
Before I loved you
Before I loved you