'American Idol' Champ Phillip Phillips Gets Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Hannah Blackwell on Christmas

Phillip Phillips got engaged to longtime girlfriend Hannah Blackwell on Christmas. The American Idol champion popped the question over the holiday and Blackwell said "yes." The pair took to social media to share their excitement with fans, Billboard notes.

"I've been dreaming of this for over 20 years. I've been dreaming of this guy for just that long. Overwhelmed with happiness," Blackwell wrote on Instagram with a photo of her new ring.

The pair met when they were 18 and Blackwell has been a big part of Phillips' career, most notably appearing in the video for his smash hit "Home."

Phillips released his second studio album Behind the Light in May. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart behind the single "Raging Fire."

"Like most of the Idol finalists lucky enough to nab a record deal, those A&R'ing Phillips clearly believe that bigger is better: The album seems to spare no expense in hiring orchestra players and band members to fill out his sparse, acoustic, singer-songwriter sound. Still, it would've been nice to have a more intimate moment with Phillips, as so many Idol loyalists experienced on the air not that long ago," Billboard wrote about the album.

Phillips is scheduled to tour in 2015 in Canada and South Africa. Check out his website for more information.

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