Katharine McPhee

Date of Birth: March 25, 1984
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Born in Los Angeles, California, McPhee moved with her family to Sherman Oaks 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 her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her. Her father, Daniel McPhee, is a television producer. McPhee has an older sister, Adriana. McPhee is of Irish, Scottish and German descent. McPhee attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, where she performed in school plays and musicals. She graduated in 2002. McPhee attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. She left the college on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots. In a People news article, it was reported that she was rejected for "195 out of 200 auditions." McPhee struggled with eating disorders in the past. She told People that at age 13 she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and she became bulimic at age 17. McPhee gained weight in college due to her binging. After seven years of illness, she finally entered a three-month rehab program after successfully passing her American Idol audition; her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in February 2006. During her run on American Idol, she lost 30 pounds due to eating better as part of her treatment. Now, as she told Teen Vogue in May 2007, "I eat whatever I crave—I'm just really careful about portions." McPhee and her sister appeared on debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006, to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father. On the show, McPhee stated that she was misdiagnosed with a learning disability during her middle school years but was finally correctly diagnosed with a vision problem that caused her to have troubles reading in class. McPhee claimed she was known as the "pretty, but stupid" girl in school because she had troubles reading. On February 2, 2008, McPhee married her boyfriend, Nick Cokas, 19 years her senior, in a Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church. flixster.actor.pane.770693429 - flixster

McPhee was persuaded by Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for American Idol. She auditioned in San Fransisco, and sang "God Bless the child", originally performed by Billie Holiday. After the first round of Hollywood week, she sang "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick which earned favorable comments from the judges. During the second round, she performed in a group, singing "I Can't Help Myself" by The Four Tops, forgetting the words, but the judges decided to advance the entire group. During the third round, she sang a Capella of "My Funny Valentine" and advanced to the top 40. She was mad when fellow group member Crystal Stark didn't make the top 24. When she was told that she would be advancing, she kissed all three judges on the lips. McPhee's run on American Idol led to the popular use of the term "McPheever". The inclusion of producer David Foster and singer Andrea Bocelli as guest mentors for Top 6 Week turned out to be a fortuitous introduction for McPhee, as she has worked on various music projects with both men post-Idol. McPhee visited her former high school for her hometown celebration Antonio Villaraigosa visited Notre Dame High School and proclaimed McPhee's visit as "Katharine McPhee Day."
McPhee's self-titled debut album, Katharine McPhee was released on January 30, 2007 and sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.
It was announced on January 27, 2009 that McPhee signed a new record deal with Verve Records and that her album would be out by the end of the year. "The album she is working on will show many new sides to her talents as an interpreter and a songwriter, and show everyone just how special she is," Verve Music Group president/CEO Bruce Resnikoff says. Verve is a label group under Universal Music.

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Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Nickname(s): Kat

Notable feature(s):Long Brown Hair

Education: Notre Dame High School

Family:Peisha(Mom), Daniel(Dad), Adrianna(Sister)

Resides in:California

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Other:Battled with Bulimia

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posted 13 days ago
steelphilruiz

Hi Kat, I am a fan but I want you to know you have other options to your career. There is a new judge on Idol. You should be a judge on Idol. There are things that are controlled by popularity it exists. Some people call it politics. Whatever, you could push your agent to get you the gig on idol. Who except Paula has actual singing experience on stage. Randy is a musician and Simon what has he done. Kara, I only heard of her this year! You are much more attractive than her. So, if you are up to it, see about being the only alum on the panel. Go for it while you are young and beautiful.

posted 269 days ago
ignaciorodolfojunior1

...masyado na ako late para kay Katharine McPhee! Nakita ko s Nick Coukas sa Paranaque city sa end of Costal Road.

posted 272 days ago
andrinaaldape

<3 Katharine is gorgeous. Martine McCutcheon & McPhee lookalike. <3

posted 475 days ago
redrose20794

i loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u my fav ...... ur the most pretty girl i ever seen

posted 627 days ago
CrazyGirlX100

Kat u r SOO awesome - u hav 1 of the most beautiful voices ive ever heard + i cant get enough of ur songs - cant wait 4 ur movie 2 come o/ ur SOO talented!! keep it up ROCK ON!!!

posted 675 days ago
redrose20794

hey kat h ru???? im from the biggest fan of u i love so much u my favorite ur so pretty and ur songs is so sweet i love u

posted 678 days ago
Twisted67

Katharine is SOO amazing!! as much as I like Taylor Hicks (+ seriously, NO disrespect @ ALL) Kat was robbed @ the season 5 finale - I think if she won she coulda been WAYY bigger, like the pop equivilant to Carrie Underwood :) still, ROCK ON, KAT!!!!!

posted 728 days ago