Katharine McPhee
Vital Stats
- Date of Birth:
- Mar 25, 1984
- Birth Location:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Quotes
"I don't need sad faces or anyone to feel bad for me. I have got a record deal, pretty much. It wasn't about winning the title, I just wanted to give the best performance I could."
- Katharine McPhee
Why Is She Famous?
Once McPhee made the final 12, her performances of songs such as "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" made her one of the favorites of American Idol judges and viewers. After the American Idol season ended, McPhee was signed by show creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited label and released her first single, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny; it became the second best-selling single of 2006.
She is the daughter of Daniel McPhee, a television producer and Patricia Burch McPhee (stage name Peisha Arten), a vocal coach and accomplished cabaret singer. She started to sing when she was just two years old and her mother saw that she was very skilled and she encouraged her to become a singer. After she graduated from Notre Dame High School she attended the classes of Boston Conservatory. After one semester she decided to make a trip to San Francisco to participate to the big conquest American Idol. There she had a very good performance and the jury was very impressed by her stunning rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child". She also made a duet during the final with Meat Loaf and they sang "It's All Coming Back To Me Now". After the American Idol she signed a contract with RCA Records and on the 17th of june 2006 she produced her first single "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" which was very appreciated. In 2007 appeared her debut album and there were sold over 116,000 copies in the first week.
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