American Idol Season 6 finalist Phil Stacey, about whom judge Randy Jackson raved, "You are going to have a career in country music!" has confirmed his Grand Ole Opry debut for this Sat., March 29th. Stacey, who plays both piano and guitar, will perform his first single, "If You Didn't Love Me,"He will also use his time on the legendary stage to premiere material from his new CD, set for release next month. Phil will perform on both the 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. shows, both broadcast live on WSM-AM radio.

Stacey is set to release his debut CD on April 29th. The self-titled disc features "If You Didn't Love Me" (co-written by Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox), which is already generating huge fan response and making a rapid climb up the country radio charts. The CD pairs Phil with producer Wayne Kirkpatrick, the legendary songwriter best known for material recorded by Garth Brooks andFaith Hill.

Stacey's Opry debut comes on one of his increasingly rare nights in Nashville. Just last weekend he played for a sold-out crowd of 20,000 fans at Knoxville, Tenn.'s Winterfest, and his schedule has been incredibly full since leaving the Idol stage last year--he spent three months playing for capacity crowds in 55 cities on the road with the American Idol tour, and has since been visiting radio and TV stations across the country in support of his debut CD.

In addition to his more than 671 million TV audience impressions from American Idol, Phil has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the Today show.

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