- Phil Stacey
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Phil Stacey
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Joel Philip Stacey
Born = birth date and age|1978|1|21
Origin =Richmond, Kentucky , U.S.
Occupation =Singer
Genre = Country
Years_active = 2007-present
Label = Lyric Street
Associated_acts =Rascal Flatts Jason Sellers
URL =Phil Stacey (born Joel Philip Stacey,
January 21 1978 inRichmond, Kentucky ) is an Americancountry music singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the televisiontalent show "American Idol ". After being eliminated from the competition onMay 2 ,2007 , he was signed to a recording contract withLyric 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.Biography
Phil Stacey was born in
Harlan County, Kentucky . [http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_074084306.html?keyword=secondarystory The Richmond Register - ‘Idol’ singer has local ties ] ] His mother, Adrell Horn, was born inMadison County, Kentucky and works as a nurse inSmyrna, Tennessee . [ [http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/ENTERTAINMENT12/703270351/1005/MTCN0303 www.tennessean.com | MTCN03apps | ] ] His father, Gary Stacey, is aChurch of God (Cleveland) minister whopastor s a church. Both of Stacey's grandfathers, Carlie Horn and E.T. Stacey, were also Church of God pastors. Stacey grew up inFairfield, Ohio and began singing inchurch . In 2006, he served as the music minister for First Coast Christian Center inJacksonville, Florida . He currently resides inHendersonville, Tennessee .Stacey graduated from Wichita Northwest High School in
Wichita, Kansas in 1997. He attendedLee University [ [http://www.leeuniversity.edu Lee University - Cleveland, TN ] ] [ [http://www.leeuniversity.edu/events/philstacey/default.asp Lee University - Phil Stacey & American Idol ] ] inCleveland, 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. In addition to his vocal prowess, he is memorable for missing the birth of his daughter, McKayla, to audition for "American Idol". He also has one other daughter, Chloe. He was eliminated from "American Idol" along withChris Richardson in the top six results episode; no one had been eliminated the week before.After Idol
Since American Idol, Stacey has performed as a special guest at Carnegie Hall with the New York Young People's Chorus, was a featured soloist (along with
Melinda Doolittle ) at Scott Hamilton's annual iceskating benefit, raised nearly $100,000 in a benefit concert for Greensburg, Kansas tornado victims, and sang at two different NFL football games (Titans vs Raiders & Jaguars vs Chargers).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 #28; it was written byJason Sellers ,Wendell Mobley , andRascal Flatts lead vocalistGary LeVox .cite journal |last=Neal |first=Chris |date=2008-03-10 |title=Who's New: Phil Stacey |journal=Country Weekly |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=72 |accessdate= 2008-03-11] His self-titled debut album was released in April 2008.Discography
tudio albums
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.philstacey.com/ Official Phil Stacey Website]
*AI contestant|6|phil_stacey|Phil Stacey
*imdb name|2554080
*myspace|joelphilip|Phil Stacey
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