American Idol Season 6 Contestant, Phil Stacey, toured in Europe as part of a MCYM/Club
Beyond Character Development event that took him to Camp Darby October 5 where he met with students from grade 4 to 8th providing an anti-bullying campaign.
"When I was your age, I wanted to be a singer," said Stacey. "So I made decisions which brought me to this point, so what I am telling you today is make a wise decision today and strive for what your dream is."
Phil Stacey hopes to inspire teens to be good to each other with his message of Bullying Awareness and
Prevention.
"There will always be someone who tells you that you won't make it, that you are not good enough, there is only one thing that could prevent you from reaching your objectives, and it's your decisions," continued Stacey.
Travor Hager, also an American Idol's contestant performed with Phil Stacey and spoke about the importance of limited use of cellular phones and social media versus the importance of friendship, challenged the students to take some time away from social media and phones.
"I challenge you to be different because the most valuable thing is people," said Hager
Stacey offered a free concert for the Camp Darby Military Community at the Darby Community Center later in the evening.
After his appearance on American Idol in 2007, Stacey signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street
Records. His first single "If You Didn't Love Me" was released on January 7, 2008.
"I was 28 at the time and was in the U.S. Navy Band, I made it to the top 5, I did not win, but I had the chance to record my first disc," Stacey said.
His self-titled debut album was recorded in April 2008. In 2009, Stacey signed to Reunion Records and his first album for the label, "Into the Light", was released on August 25. It has sold 18,000 copies so far. In 2013, Phil Stacey's song 'Be Good To Each Other' was picked up to be part of the National Bullying Awareness Campaign.
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