Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American Pop/R&B singer who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.

McPhee moved with her parents and sister to Sherman Oaks when she was 12 years old. McPhee has been singing since the age of two. Her mother, Patricia Burch McPhee[1] (stage name Peisha Arten[2]), 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 has a pet Chihuahua named Nena that sometimes accompanies her to photo shoots and recording sessions.

McPhee graduated in 2002 from Notre Dame High School. At Notre Dame, McPhee was a student body vice president, a varsity 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."[3] She was eventually cast as "Paramount Girl" in the 2006 musical film about the life of Hank Garland, Crazy[4] 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.[5]

 

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2007: Katharine McPhee
See also: Katharine McPhee (album)
McPhee's self-titled debut album sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart.[22] The first single was the Top 40 hit, "Over It".

McPhee is not scheduled to perform on American Idol season 6, though the rumor was brought up to McPhee when having an online chat.[23] When asked, she said she had not been asked just yet and asks fans to keep their "fingers crossed." She said the only show she might perform on would be the finale.

Katharine just won the award for "Exciting New Vocalist" at the Young Hollywood Awards on April 22nd.

Katherine was named the second sexiest woman in the world, finishing behind Jessica Alba in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.[24]

Mcphee was also one of People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People of 2007" along with Idol champion, Carrie Underwood.[citation needed]

Her first single's music video from her self-titled album, "Over it", hit #1 on both TRL and VH1 top 20 countdown. "Over it" debuted at number 1 on the VH1 top 20 countdown, and has maintained number 1 for 3 consecutive weeks. It is still at #1 position as of 29/4/07.