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Phillip Phillips Phans all over the country rejoiced last night, when the 20-year-old singer was crowned the winner of American Idol:  Season 11, beating out fellow finalist Jessica Sanchez.

The Georgia native was noticeably absent from the Idol Finale festivities, which we can only assume was due to his increasingly worsening kidney issue that will force him to undergo surgery within the next few weeks.

It’s no secret that here at GossipTeen, we’ve been on the Phil-train since the beginning, so we were so excited to see our boy go home a winner.  Not to mention, how freaking adorable was it that he was so moved that he had to leave the stage and run into the arms of his mom and dad?

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Check out Phillip Phillip’s Idol-winning performance of his single “Home”, below.