Philip Phillips is the only contestant in the Top 3 who was never announced as being in the bottom 3 for American Idol 11. Jessica had to be saved by the judges, and Joshua was also in the bottom 3 that same week. So it’s not surprising that Phillip is the odds-on favorite to win this season of Idol. However, it is a very tight race, and either Jessica or Joshua could use their big vocals to eek out a win next week.
Phillips is singing three songs this week. This article is for watching the YouTube video for the song chosen by mentor Jimmy Iovine. I am writing two other articles for his other song choices - one made personally by him and one by the judges. Click on “philip phillips youtube” to find those articles and videos.
Philip was the last singer of the night on this song choice by Jimmy Iovine, who chose Bob Seger’s “We’ve Got Tonight.” Philip just sang this straight up, and he is probably in the finale. This was one of his best performances of the season.
While it is true that Philip has had kidney problems all season, he should be okay as long as he can just get through his performances. The fans who do vote have probably already decided who they are going to vote for, and odds are Phillip is going get more than 1/3 rd of the votes and be in the finals next week.
American Idol typically uploads the YouTube videos of Wednesday performances early on Thursday morning or in the afternoon. I will upload Philip’s videos at that time. Below, you can see Philip’s highly acclaimed Top 4 performance of “Volcano” while waiting for his Top 3 performances.