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Phillip Phillips Wins American Idol (VIDEO)

Truth rating: 10

10:02 pm, May 23rd, 2012

(YouTube)

Meet the newest “American Idol!”

Phillip Phillips was declared the music competition’s season 11 winner on Wednesday’s finale.

He beat Jessica Sanchez after scoring the only standing ovation from the judges on Tuesday’s show.

Phillips’ win continues the trend of men coming in first on the series, which has happened every year since season 7 in 2008.

He also managed to come out on top despite nearly being sidelined from the competition due to ongoing health problems.

After the announcement Phillip, a fan-favorite from his very first audition on the season premiere, began singing his first single “Home,” but soon became overcome with emotion and was unable to continue.

Check out the big moment below!

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  • Bcournoyer

    yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooohooooo glad he won!!!!

  • Lori

    WooHoo! Jessica has an amazing gift, but I just didn’t connect with her. Phillip SO deserved this win!

  • Guest

    Phillip was AMAZING all season and his music is truely something to connect with and definately one of a kind. He will have an AMAZING career! Good for him!

  • jesuis

    Jessica Sanchez for Glee!!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    Didn’t care for either of the top two. Good for him, Jessica was great too. My top 3 were Skylar, Hollie, and Joshua

  • …

    What a predictable, bland choice. He has no range in his singing voice so I guess he will fit right in with pop radio.

  • Nicety

    American Idol is rigged.This guy had the same sound for every song.I am kind of glad though that Jessica didn’t win.She deserved to win but if she won she would have lost control over the kind music she likes to sing.Phillips will have to sing AI’s way and sing what they see fit for him too.So for the next couple of years he will be under their thumb and be their little puppet.I mean we have seen how well the past idol winners have done(3 or 4 four have done very well).So maybe it was a blessing that she didn’t win.AI is nothing more than a popularity contest but in the end talent is what is going to determine if you make it.Popularity is a fading thing and only last until the next hot thing comes along.

  • Menchie

    for us filipinos the winner is jessica she has an amazing talent

  • Jettatoby2

    Philip Philips was the most Definetely winner! He was over all the most talented in every aspect of the competition. He was also the most humble of all. Jessica is a very good singer, but not as talented and she should learn a little humility. She will do well though. Congrats to you Philip and have a very speedy recovery.

  • alexstorm

    Glad this fixed show is over now watch AGT!!!!

  • Unsettled9

    What the hell are you talking about, when was Jessica ever arrogant? You’re just a hater.

  • Randomlibra

    Can I like her if I am white?

  • ved

    Or black?

  • MJL

    Hey guy! People have voted: that’s what the show is all about!! Now, you are free to buy their CDs or their concert tickets, either for Jessica, Philip or any other singer. Now for me, I am more than happy with the result because Philip is a unique, original, honest and talented artist. Congrats to all contestants with a special mention for Joshua ;)

  • Anonymous

    I agree. Winning AI doesn’t always equal success & perhaps it’s good that she didn’t win. I’m sure there will be labels who will want to sign her, so she’ll have her pick.

  • Cris Pinedo818

    AGREED!

  • Cris Pinedo818

    SHE WILL DO AMAZING! SHE WILL DO FABUOLOUS!
    Wayy more succesful than Phillip Phillips even though he took the win..

  • Cris Pinedo818

    She has so much talent!
    Did you just listen to that performance she did?! DAMN, she can hit HIGH!

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    Soon became overcome with emotion and was unable to continue.

  • ……….

    ahaha wowwww phillip is not at all pop! american idol shouldn’t necessarily be about the best TECHNICAL singer but the best sounding artist. in this sense, america got it right. jessica did not have the ability to connect with the viewers at all… never mind the fact that she was singing songs about spending the night with guys when she is SIXTEEN! it’s pathetic that people like you think that the types of songs that she has been singing the entire season (which she has, for the most part, chosen herself) prove that she should win. she is nothing but a sellout. its great to see that for the first time in the history of american idol that a true ARTIST! phillip is the furthest thing from bland… jessica is the one who is singing whitney songs the exact same way whitney sang them; talk about bland.

  • Nicety

    How is she a sellout?Songs are just songs.She did just like Phillips only difference she did it vocally better.It didn’t matter if she sand gumdrops and lollipops it was already rigged that was guessed the two times he was in the bottom two and didn’t go home.I know you are going to say the judges saved her and yes they did and she didn’t up in the bottom two again after that.Phillips vocals and sound didn’t change.You talk about the choices they picked for her some were not good choices but she sang them with beautifully with heart and soul.It never matter what she sang she was not supposed to win.She made the changes the judges told her too and then they still told her it wasn’t right.So it was tell tell from that moment and when they sent josh home who was going to win.I don’t believe america got it wrong (because we don’t really know about the votes) because I don’t believe america had a choice.A true artists whose illness came out a day or week before finals.I am not saying that was his doing but it was very suspect giving the timing.But it is over now and know the real idol will be chosen in in the real world,not some rigged TV show.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/I4V3VKL4LAYFAAQ6B7FGQBYR5Y Kathy

    You mean when she screams?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/I4V3VKL4LAYFAAQ6B7FGQBYR5Y Kathy

    I’m happier than a pig in slop that he won! He is amazing! I would do the dance of joy if I could!!! I felt for him that he couldn’t finish his song, but he was overcome with winning on top of now facing major surgery. Speedy recovery to you Phillip. I am praying for you along with a lot of other folks no doubt!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/I4V3VKL4LAYFAAQ6B7FGQBYR5Y Kathy

    He never used the word “arrogant”. You name pretty much makes a statement about you…..

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/I4V3VKL4LAYFAAQ6B7FGQBYR5Y Kathy

    Not if you paid me. Howard Stern cinched the end of this show for me. Howie Mandel is hard enough to take.

  • Bcvsam

    or brown….she is the greatest talent uncovered since the inception of American Idol

  • Bcvsam

    Jessica was the only one to respond to Phillip’s hug…..Josua moved away from him in their duet.

  • Anonymous

    Who cares what ethnicity she is. She has amazing talent & it’s dumb to continuously bring her culture into the conversation. That’s like saying us blacks were proud of Joshua Ledet. Yes he has an amazing voice, but I wouldn’t bring his race into it. Just love her for her talents.

  • CHichi

    you need to get a life! even for u FILIPINOS>…plus she is half mexican, why arent they behaving as racist as you? yes she was amazing, but really get a life, she will still do well

  • Ger

    Yeah just finished watching it and I was surprised I honestly thought that Jessica would win…being the better vocal singer, but suprisingly PP won….he’s been original as of day one and sorry but if you listened closely to the last song duet song Jessica did you could see she did exactly every every step the same….in otherwords didn’t add her extra feeling….thats what this has allllllwaaayyyss been about …not just how well you can sing. I’m happy that PP won, it tells me that old school rock is coming back!! And I HOPE also that Jessica goes and starts writing her own music…then she’ll be able to add more feeling through her own experiances…..not the artists she copied from tv.
    Though I did find it strange that Philip philip’s songs he sang where one after each other in the beginning…and didn”t Jessica sing one more song or not?? Normally they would do one after the other….this time then didn’t …thhats one of the reasons i was surprised that he won btw.

  • Rsteel7935

    phip phillips r u kidding me thre are thousands like him only one jessica,,who are they talking about after her duet with holliday…..philip who….was hethere too lol

  • lyn_55

    i don’t have to say anything bad to Philip.. he is good, but Jessica is the best..you saw the performances of the two and Jessica showed up.. we really don’t know the exact votes.. the organizers of AI are the only one can do anything about the result.

  • DRJANDKNJ

    He was never in the bottom. Ever. get your facts right. Also, you said his illness came out a day or week before. It came out in the beginning!!!! People knew he had to go for health issues.

  • DRJANDKNJ

    Yes, Jessica acted very arrogant. She also had a lot of fake humility. I didnt connect with her at all. and no I am NOT a hater!!!!! I thought she had a very good voice but I couldnt get into her music.

  • DRJANDKNJ

    I think you are confused. She is just like Whitney, Mariah and the other diva’s. Phillip is the unique one. There is no one quite like him.

  • Sleekcsg26

    OMG.. YOU are SICK & mentally DISTURBED! “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, remember?. Jessica is more humble than PP. She accepts anything AI throws at her – Unlike PP. That shows REAL humility & courage to sing those hard songs.

  • Sleekcsg26

    u poor kids have a different hearing

  • Guest

    U must be on dope, so shut-up !

  • Fayesuizo

    Phillip Phillips deserved the title, jessica fans are just sour graping. Don’t question the vote counting, don’t question the taste of the voters, don’t question why Phillip won because he is my choice since the start and I’m so happy that I know how to pick a winner. Better luck next time to your choice.

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