Joel Philip "Phil" Stacey (born January 21st, 1978) was a contestant on Season 6 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Phil auditioned in Memphis. He sang "My Girl" by The Temptations. Although Simon voted "no", Randy and Paula voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Phil was shown in a montage of successful contestants from the first day of Hollywood Week. He eventually made it to the judges' final forty. On the final day, he sang "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams. Afterwards, the judges informed him that he did enough to make the Top 24.
Top 24[]
Phil sang "I Could Not Ask for Me" by Edwin McCain. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.
Top 20[]
Phil sang "Missing You" by John Waite. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.
Top 16[]
Phil sang "I Need You" by LeAnn Rimes. He received enough votes to make the Top 12.
Top 12[]
Phil sang "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" by The Supremes. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 11[]
Phil sang "Tobacco Road" by The Nashville Teens. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 10[]
Phil sang "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 9[]
Phil sang "Night and Day" by Fred Astaire. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 8[]
Phil sang "Maria Maria" by Santana. He was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.
Top 7[]
Phil sang "Where the Blacktop Ends" by Keith Urban. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 6 [Week 1][]
Phil sang "The Change" by Garth Brooks. Because that week was Idol Gives Back, the voting results were not announced and everyone advanced to another week.
Top 6 [Week 2][]
Phil sang "Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi. He was among the Bottom 2 vote-getters for the two combined weeks, eliminating him from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Phil missed the birth of his second child to audition for American Idol.
- During his audition, the contestant marquee misspelled his name as "Philip Stacy".
| Season 6 |
| Finalists |
| ·Jordin Sparks ·Blake Lewis ·Melinda Doolittle ·LaKisha Jones ·Chris Richardson ·Phil Stacey ·Sanjaya Malakar ·Haley Scarnato ·Gina Glocksen ·Chris Sligh ·Stephanie Edwards ·Brandon Rogers |
| Semifinalists |
| ·Antonella Barba ·Jared Cotter ·Sundance Head ·Sabrina Sloan – ·Alaina Alexander ·Leslie Hunt ·Nick Pedro ·A.J. Tabaldo – ·Rudy Cardenas ·Paul Kim ·Amy Krebs ·Nicole Tranquillo |