Katharine Hope McPhee born March 25, 1984 is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.
Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200; it has sold 381,000 copies to date. The album's first single, "Over It", was a Pop Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008.
Her second album, Unbroken, was released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010 and debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at #22 on the Billboard AC chart. It has sold 45,000 copies to date Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at #16 on the Billboard AC chart. The album has sold 23,000 copies to date.
McPhee has also established an acting career, for example co-starring in The House Bunny in 2008 as the hippie sorority sister Harmony, and co-starring in the upcoming NBC series Smash.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 American Idol
o 2.1 Performances and results (during voting weeks)
* 3 Music career
o 3.1 2006: Post Idol
o 3.2 2007–2008: Katharine McPhee
o 3.3 2009–2010: Unbroken
o 3.4 2010–2011: Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You
o 3.5 2011–present: New deal with Columbia Records
* 4 Discography
* 5 Acting career
o 5.1 Through 2008: Small roles, guest roles, and The House Bunny
o 5.2 2009–2010: Guest roles and The Pink House TV pilot
o 5.3 2011–present: Smash TV series and movie roles
* 6 Filmography
o 6.1 Film
o 6.2 Television
* 7 Theater
* 8 Major product endorsements
* 9 Beauty lists
* 10 Personal life
* 11 Philanthropy
* 12 Awards
o 12.1 Nominations
* 13 References
* 14 External links
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