Philip Phillips, Season 11 Winner
Probably one of American Idol’s favorite contestants of all time, Philip Phillips had won Season 11 never having been a part of the bottom 3 on any of the shows throughout the entire season. And he managed to do that despite never really listening to most of the judges’ advice. In fact, he was known to do his own thing, even wearing grey on grey on grey, and yet he still managed to beat out Jessica Sanchez. His coronation song, “Home,” became the most successful of any of the American Idol winners’ songs of any season, which managed to go multi-platinum.
