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.
Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
and then change your number
I guess that I don't need, that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way, reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up
on somebody that you used to know
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
and then change your number
I guess that I don't need, that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody, I used to know
Somebody, now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody, I used to know
Somebody, now you're just somebody that I used to know
I used to know
That I used to know
I used to know
Somebody