Phil Stacey

Phil was born in Harlan County, Kentucky and grew up singing in his father\"™s church in Fairfield, Ohio. He studied vocal performance at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he was a member of the exclusive choir, Lee Singers. In 2003, Phil enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a Musician Third Class at Navy Band Southeast in Jacksonville, Florida. Later, in 2006, he served as the music minister for First Coast Christian Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Phil still serves in the Navy Reserves. It wasn\"™t until 2007 that Phil came to national attention when he performed for millions of viewers each week during his competition on the sixth season of American Idol. His renditions of the country hits \"Where The Blacktop Ends, \"� \"The Change\"� and \"I Need You\"� were among his most praised performances of the season. Phil finished 6th on American Idol. Following his time on American Idol, Phil toured with his fellow contestants over the summer on a 55 city tour before moving to Nashville with wife Kendra and their two children (McKayla and Chloe) to pursue a career in country music.