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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 02:31 PM America/New_York |
 Phil Stacey's Christian label debut next month, Into the Light (Reunion Records), brings the artist full circle, from his early days of singing gospel music at his local church and Christian university before gaining national prominence as a top five finalist on the sixth season of the hit TV show American Idol.
After the competition, Stacey performed with the American Idol finalists on a 55-city tour and appeared on Oprah, Live! With Regis and Kelly, The Tonight Show, Ellen, Today show, Larry King Live and Nickelodeon's Me:TV.
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