katharine mcphee lost to taylor hicks in american idol.
katharine mcphee lost to taylor hicks in american idol.
who did katharine mcphee lose to in american idol?
taylor hicks
in 2005, mcphee was persuaded by eventual husband nick cokas and her parents to try out for the television series competition "american idol". she auditioned in san francisco and sang "god bless the child", originally performed by billie holiday, and was selected to be a participant in the fifth season, which aired in 2006. 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 (sugar pie honey bunch)" by the four tops, forgetting the words, but the judges decided to advance the entire group. during the third round, she sang "my funny valentine" "a cappella" and advanced to the top 40. she was angered when fellow group member crystal stark did not make the top 24. mcphee's run on "american idol" led to the 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 after "idol". in may 2006, mcphee visited her "alma mater" notre dame high school for her hometown celebration. mayor antonio villaraigosa visited the school and proclaimed the day katharine mcphee day. she finished as the runner-up to taylor hicks.
katharine foster
katharine mcphee (album)









































katharine mcphee is the debut studio album by "american idol" season five runner-up, katharine mcphee. the album was released on january 30, 2007, by rca records in north america. it debuted at number two on the "billboard" 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week, only behind norah jones' "not too late". to date, the album has sold over 378,000 copies.









































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katharine mcphee (album)