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Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop singer who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.
Born in Los Angeles, California, McPhee moved with her parents and sister to the Sherman Oaks neighborhood at age 12. McPhee has been singing since the age of two. Her mother, Patricia Burch McPhee (stage name Peisha Arten), a vocal coach and accomplished cabaret singer, recognized a talent for music in her daughter and decided to train her. Her father, Daniel McPhee, is a television producer and her older sister, Adriana Burch McPhee (born June 30, 1982) is an aspiring producer as well.
McPhee graduated in 2002 from the Notre Dame High School. At Notre Dame High School, McPhee was a swimmer and a thespian. She performed in school plays with her elder sister Adriana; both sisters were Homecoming Princess nominees in their senior year. Afterward, McPhee attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. McPhee left the college due to her manager's suggestion that she try out for television pilots in Los Angeles. In a People news article, it was reported that she was rejected in "only 195 out of 200 auditions." She was eventually cast as "Paramount Girl" in the 2006 musical film about the life of Hank Garland, "Crazy". Other early acting endeavors included lead actress in local professional productions of "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The Ghost" and "Mrs. Muir". She was nominated in 2005 for the Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for her lead role in "Annie Get Your Gun". McPhee was also part of a failed mall-based MTV soap opera entitled "You Are Here", playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister. In the soap opera, she was jealous of her popular younger sister.
McPhee's self-titled debut album sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single from the album was the Top 30 hit, "Over It". "Over It"'s music video hit #1 on both TRL's and VH1's Top 20 countdown. "Over It" debuted at #1 on the VH1 top 20 countdown, and maintained the top position for three consecutive weeks. The song's video also hit #1 on MTV Asia's Pop 10 Chart for 12 consecutive weeks. "Love Story" has been confirmed to be the next single and music video from McPhee's album. Wikipedia |
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