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Katharine McPhee Biography
Real Name / Birth name : Katharine Hope McPhee
Birthday: 03/25/1984
Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Occupation: Reality TV Star
Sign: Aries
Origin Los Angeles, California br>
Genre(s) Pop-R&B br>
Years active 2006�present br>
Label(s) RCA/19 (2006-present)
Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.
In elementary school, sixth-grader Katharine sang Mariah Carey's "Hero" even though she was extremely nervous to sing on stage. But she had a good role model, as she would go to the shows her mother starred in, including "Showboat" and "Man of La
Mancha."
Even though her mother was a voice teacher, Katharine and her sister enrolled in dance classes instead of taking singing lessons. "My mom wanted my vocal talent to develop naturally and for me to discover my voice on my own." At 14, Katharine visited New York City with her family and saw her first musicals on Broadway: "Chicago" and "Les Miserables."
Katharine never lost the desire to perform, and received encouragement from her teachers at Notre Dame High School. After graduation, she enrolled at Boston Conservatory. Away from family and home, Katharine grew up quickly. She studied acting and dance and on breaks came home to attend the California State Summer School for the Arts
Katharine was in her sophomore year of college when she signed with a small agency. She went out on auditions but didn't find work until she was signed for an MTV pilot. "It didn't sell," she says, "but all of the auditions and pounding the pavement were good experiences for me." In 2004, Katharine enrolled in the Broadway Theatre Project, a summer arts program in Tampa, Florida, headed up by Ann Reinking. Guest lecturers included Julie Andrews and Ben Vereen.
As the calendar turned over to 2005, Katharine made a New Year's resolution to open the trades and audition for the first musical production she found. "I opened Backstage West and found an audition for 'Annie Get Your Gun.'" She even recognized the director's name because she had sung in his church. Then, the night before the audition, she had a change of heart and decided to go back to school instead. She called the director to let him know she wasn't going to show up for the ensemble audition. "He told me to come in anyway, because he hadn't found an 'Annie' yet. It was a real lesson in how we limit ourselves -- I wasn't even thinking about the lead." Katharine won the role and followed it with a starring role in a musical version of "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
By the summer of 2005, Katharine was in a workshop for a Las Vegas-bound musical featuring songs of the '80s. "Friends who were in the show with me kept telling me I should audition for 'American Idol.'" Katharine had watched the first two seasons of the series, and at her friends' urging, went to the show's website for the first time. She discovered auditions were being held in San Francisco and drove up to the Bay Area with a friend.
"I had no idea what I was going to sing for my audition," Katharine laughs. "Five minutes before I was supposed to sing, my friend asked me which song I was going to perform and I said 'I don't know.' Two minutes to go and he asked me again and I still didn't know!" When Katharine found herself in front of "American Idol" producer Megan Michaels, she sang Whitney Houston's "Run to You."
"Megan was tough," Katharine recalls. "She asked me to sing quite a few songs off the top of my head, so I did 'Come Rain or Come Shine' and Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me.' I was so nervous I made up my own lyrics." Megan told Katharine she would have to do a better job in the next round when she auditioned for executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick.
Katharine had to wait two days to see Nigel and Ken. She sang "Run to You" again, and loudly. Nigel told her she was making the eyes bug out of the head of the guy on the sound boom. "I thought they weren't going to put me through," she says. But Ken told her she had a chance of doing very well in the competition, and she was through to Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. The three judges sent her to the next round in Hollywood and Katharine was selected as one of the top 24 contestants. America voted her into the top 12, and then kept voting for her week after week until she made it all the way to the show's finale, where she finished as runner-up.
Shortly after the fifth season of "American Idol" was history, Katharine was signed to RCA Records. Her first single, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" / "My Destiny," debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart. On the Hot 100, Katharine became the first "Idol" singer to begin her chart career with two debuts in the same week, as "Rainbow" entered at No. 12 while "My Destiny" bowed at No. 60.
Now Katharine is on tour with "American Idols Live" and is in the process of recording her first album. It's a destiny fulfilled. "There was never any doubt about what I wanted to do with my life," she confirms. "I always knew I wanted first and foremost to be a singer."
Her self titled album Katharine McPhee was released on January 30 2007. During Idol, Katharine's room mate was Kellie Pickler. While in high school, Katharine McPhee was a varsity swimmer and the student body vice president.
Katharine McPhee's debut single "My Destiny", was released on June 20, 2006.
Katharine McPhee's fans are known as "The Kat Pack" and "McPhans." (edit) Katharine McPhee went to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Katharine McPhee is 5'8" tall. She has a dog named Lilly. She is left handed.
On American Idol 5 Katherine has sang:
Feb. 21 Since I Fell For You by Barbara Streisand
Feb. 28 All in Love is Fair by Stevie Wonder
Mar. 7 Think by Aretha Franklin
Mar. 14 Until You Come Back to Me by Stevie Wonder
Mar. 21 Come Rain or Come Shine by Ella Fitzgerald
Mar. 28 The Voice Within by Christina Aguilera
Apr. 4 Bringing Out the Elvis by Faith Hill
Apr. 11 Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen
Apr. 18 Someone to Watch Over Me by George Gershwin
Apr. 25 I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston
May 2 Against All Odds by Phil Collins and Black Horse and Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall
May 9 Hound Dog/All Shook Up by Elvis Presley and Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
May 16 I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly, Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland,and I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues by Ella Fitzgerald
May 23 Black Horse and Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland, and My Destiny by Katharine McPhee herself
On American Idol Katherine McPhee has been proclaimed by Simon to be the best singer of the bunch and makes all the other contestants look like good amateurs. Her favorite previous American Idol winner is Fantasia.
Her favorite male artist is Brian McNight. (edit) Her favorite female artist is Whitney Houston.
Katharine McPhee : 2007
Katharine McPhee Album
Her debut album, Katharine McPhee was released on January 30, 2007. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 316,000 copies in its first week.
In mid-November, McPhee's management enlisted the music promotion website Promosquad.com to test some of her debut album's potential singles. Three songs resembling the rhythm and blues and pop music genres with the titles "Open Toes," "Each Other," and "Over It" appeared on the site for music fans to review.
On November 29, 2006, MTV announced that McPhee has worked with the likes of Babyface, songwriter Kara DioGuardi, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and Timbaland's production partner, Nate Hills. Mentioned in the article was five potential tracks included on the album - "Somehow" (produced by Ryan Leslie), "Home" (a power ballad written by DioGuardi), "Each Other", "Neglected" (which McPhee co-wrote), and "Open Toes," and does not include "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
On December 11, 2006, Wal-Mart released an exclusive CD single for the tracks "I Lost You" and "Dangerous." Although many fans thought it was the first single, McPhee posted many bulletins on her MySpace claiming that it was not. The first single off the album has been confirmed to be "Over It" and was released for U.S. radioplay on January 16, 2007. However, following the AOL Music First Listen, radio began playing the single during the first week of January.
Katharine McPhee Love Story Lyrics
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh ah
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh ah
I think it was the summer time
When I laid eye's on you
I didn't even know you're name
Some how we'd end up in the same room
Never crossed my mind
I never saw you like that
I should've listened to my best friend
She knew we'd be a perfect match
It's a typical love story
We started out as friends
We met way back when
This is just a
Typical love story
The boy you never wanted
Just steals your heart
I never saw it comin'
Till I fell so hard
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh ah
I always made up some excuse
Sayin' that you weren't my type
Didn't wanna face the truth
Didn't wanna cross that line
Till one day I saw you
Out of the corner of my eye
You were flirting with some girl
And inside I thought I would die
It's a typical love story
We started out as friends
(friends)
We met way back when
(when)
This is just a typical love story
The boy you never wanted
Just steals your heart
I never saw it comin'
Till I fell so hard
Can't believe it's happening
When I least expect it
My prince under disguise
How you fooled me with those eyes
When I feel like letting go
In your arms is where I know
I am wrong
From the beginning
We always belong
Love Love Story Love
Love Story Love
Love Story Love
Love Story Love
Love Story Love
(This is my)
Love Story Love
(This is my Love Story)
Love Story love
Love Story Love
This is my Love Story
It's a typical love story
We started out as friends
This is how it ends
This is just a
Typical love story
The boy you never wanted
Just steals your heart
I never saw it comin'
Till I fell so hard
It's a typical love story
We started out as friends
This is how it ends
This is just a
Typical love story
The boy you never wanted
Just steals your heart
I never saw it comin'
Till I fell so hard
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh ah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh ah
Sources : vh1.com, tv.com, metrolyrics.com
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