The following contains spoilers for the American Idol Season 19 episode that aired Sunday, March 28.
The contestant lived through a rough past, rocked a unique voice, and showed off awesome guitar-playing abilities, which seemingly primed him to be the next Alejandro Aranda, as Murphy was one of the few Season 19 contestants bold enough to perform his own original songs.
American Idol’s judges made a lot of tough decisions while whittling the first group of 64 competitors down to 24, and without question, one incredibly questionable elimination came when Philip Murphy was sent home.