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Phil Stacey
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Joel Philip Stacey (born January 21, 1978) is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. After being eliminated from the competition on May 2, 2007, he was signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His debut single, "If You Didn't Love Me", was released to radio in early 2008 as the lead-off to his self-titled debut album, which was issued April 29, 2008, on Lyric Street. Stacey's second album, Into the Light, was released on August 25, 2009, via Reunion Records.

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Stacey was born in Harlan County, Kentucky.[2] His mother, Adrell Horn, was born in Madison County, Kentucky and works as a nurse in Smyrna, Tennessee.[3] His father, Gary Stacey, was a Church of God (Cleveland) minister who pastors a church. Both of Stacey's grandfathers, Carlie Horn and E.T. Stacey, were also Church of God pastors.[2] Stacey grew up in Fairfield, Ohio and began singing in church.[2] In 2001, he joined in the U.S. Navy, and was the lead vocalist for the Navy Band Southeast. In 2006, he served as the music minister for First Coast Christian Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Stacey with the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville, November 2007

Stacey graduated from Wichita Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1997. He attended Lee University[4][5] in Cleveland, Tennessee. He holds a degree in vocal performance from Lee, where he was a member of one of its auditioned choirs, Lee Singers, and part of that choir's internally selected traveling ensemble, Second Edition. He was eliminated from American Idol along with Chris Richardson in the top six results episode; no one had been eliminated the week before.

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In late 2007, Stacey signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His first single "If You Didn't Love Me" was released to country radio on January 7, 2008, and peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was written by Jason Sellers, Wendell Mobley, and Rascal Flatts' lead vocalist Gary LeVox.[1] His self-titled debut album was released in April 2008.[1] Stacey also released a promotional single entitled "Old Glory" in July, and parted ways with Lyric Street soon afterward.

On January 28, 2009, Stacey signed to Reunion Records, a Christian music label.[6] His first album for the label, Into the Light, was released on August 25. It has sold 18,000 copies so far.[7]

In 2011, Stacey partnered with Market America to launch Conquer Entertainment as a tool for independent artists to reach more fans through networking. Together, they released the album, Faith, as a means to promote the program and reach more artists.[8]

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Discography

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American Idol performances

Week # Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order # Result
Top 24 (12 Men) N/A I Could Not Ask for More Edwin McCain 12 Safe
Top 20 (10 Men) N/A Missing You John Waite 1 Safe
Top 16 (8 Men) N/A I Need You LeAnn Rimes 7 Safe
Top 12 Diana Ross I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Dee Dee Warwick 7 Bottom 31
Top 11 British Invasion Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens 6 Safe
Top 10 No Doubt/Artist who inspire Gwen Stefani Every Breath You Take The Police 6 Bottom 31
Top 9 American Classics Night and Day Fred Astaire 2 Bottom 31
Top 8 Latin Maria Maria Santana & The Product G&B 5 Bottom 22
Top 7 Country Where the Blacktop Ends Keith Urban 1 Safe
Top 6 Inspirational The Change Garth Brooks 5 Safe
Top 63 Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory Bon Jovi 1 Eliminated
  • ^Note 1 Stacey was saved first from elimination.
  • ^Note 2 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Stacey was among in the bottom three but declared safe second when Haley Scarnato was eliminated.
  • ^Note 3 Due to the Idol Gives Back performance, the Top 6 remained intact for another week.

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