菲利普-菲利普斯(Phillip Phillips)在当地时间周三举行的《美国偶像》决赛中最终胜出，成为2012年度新11季美国偶像大赛的冠军。菲利普斯不仅成为连续第五位夺冠的男歌手，还为自己成功赢得了唱片合约。在最终的公共投票环节，这位来自佐治亚州、今年21岁的吉他手战胜了年仅16岁的加州女歌手杰西卡-桑切斯(Jessica Sanchez)。“美国偶像大赛”决赛的主持人瑞恩-斯克莱斯特(Ryan Seacrest)称，一共有创世界纪录的1亿3200万乐迷通过电话、短信和在线方式为决赛的两位选手投票 ，Phillips was born in Albany, Georgia， to Sheryl and Phillip LaDon "Donnie" Phillips, Sr., and moved to Leesburg, Georgia when he was twelve， He grew up in Sasser and Leesburg, and attended Lee County High School， He graduated from Albany Technical College with a major in Industrial Systems Technology, but missed the graduation ceremony due to his obligations to American Idol， Prior to appearing on American Idol, he worked at his family's pawn shop.