"Phillip will have a monster career but ain't a singer"

Yeah - but think of all the singers that never would have made it past the audition - Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, need I go on? They're after pop singers after all. Phillip appeals to the young girls that vote a lot. That's why he has a good chance of winning. IMHO. We'll see. With the right producer and songs all three of them should have very respectable careers.