'American Idol' Finalist Phil Stacey Will Perform Sunday at Oxford County Fair

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA - LEWISTON - One year after reaching the Top 5 on TV juggernaut "American Idol," singer Phil Stacey still shakes off the nerves that jangled his network performances.

"It was pretty crazy," said the 30-year-old country artist who will headline the Oxford County Fair Sunday. "There was a lot to enjoy about the experience. On the flip side, when you know that somebody is going to criticize your performance on national TV right after you give it, it's a different vibe."

He worried about the technical issues of singing for TV - such as standing in the right spot for the cameras and coping with the audio monitor in his ear - and he tried not to get caught up in the music.

"I was nervous enough just trying to sing," he said. "You know if you get too into it, someone's going to make fun of you. It's a confusing process. If you give the karaoke performance of a lifetime, it's still a karaoke performance to them."