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Stevie Nicks: Idol Hopeful Phil Phillips Is “Gorgeous”

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Stevie Nicks and Phil Phillips

Women across the country are crushing on American Idol hopeful Phil Phillips, and Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks is no exception.

Mentoring the top 9 contestants on Wednesday's Idol performance show, Nicks, 63, took a special liking to the 21-year-old crooner from Leesburg, Ga. during their one-on-one rehearsal session.

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"Had it been you, me and [fellow Fleetwood Mac singer Lindsey Buckingham] in 1975, Mick Fleetwood would have asked all three of us to be part of Fleetwood Mac. You're that good," Nicks told Phillips, who belted out Jonny Lang's "Still Rainin,'" and earned a standing ovation from Idol judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson.

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Nicks wasn't just enamored by his vocal talents. "I think he's going to be very famous, and I think because he has a certain magic, you cannot deny it," she said of Phillips. "Last but not least, he's gorgeous."

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Wednesday's performance round was one for the Idol record books, as the trio of judges gave four other standing ovations to contestants Heejun Han, Elise Testone, Joshua Ledet and DeAndre Brackensick.

"[Tonight] was a magical mystery tour of over-the-top talent and emotion," Aerosmith's Tyler noted.

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