第五季美国偶像歌唱赛亚军，实力外表兼具的新生代天后接班人。 美国FOX福斯电视台今年最具人气的电视节目"American Idol(美国偶像)"培育出了一位人气新偶像 Katharine McPhee 凯萨琳麦考菲，从参加节目比赛以来，凯萨琳惊人的走红程度出乎意料之外，随着数个月的节目比赛，让她成为美国民众心中最甜美的超人气新偶像，更是今年度美国新歌手中最具话题的人物。
Katharine McPhee(凯萨琳麦克菲)凭藉著一副天生的好歌喉加上清新亮丽的容貌及幽默风趣的个性，在第五届的美国偶像歌唱选拔中获得评审们一致的青睐，同时也掳获了观众的心，虽然比赛结果屈居亚军，但她早已成为许多歌迷心中的'美国偶像'。
凯萨琳在洛杉矶的郊区长大，两岁时就爱哼哼唱唱。她的母亲是音乐老师，很早就发现女儿的歌唱天赋，所以从小就开始训练栽培她。高中毕业后，她进入波士顿音乐学院就读。2005年夏天，凯萨琳报名参加美国偶像歌唱赛，第一次试镜时便搏得三位严厉评审的掌声和 赞许。2006年1月比赛正式开始，凯萨琳靠著雄厚的音乐底子一路过关斩将而歌迷人数也随著她的声势高涨而日益庞大。决赛当天，总投票数高达六千三百万票。凯萨琳现场演唱了全新单曲＜My Destiny＞，打动了所有观众的心。虽比赛最后由'Taylor Hicks'(泰勒希克斯)胜出，但凯萨琳虽败犹荣并在两周后与SONY BMG集团的RCA唱片公司签约。这是她首张个人同名专辑
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 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200; it has sold 378,000 copies to date.The album's first single, "Over It", was a Pop Top 30 hit and was certified Gold in 2008. She also established an acting career, most notably co-starring in The House Bunny in 2008.
Her sophomore album, Unbroken will be released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010. The album's first single is AC Top 30 hit "Had It All".
by Heather Phares
Though Taylor Hicks' quirky soulfulness made him 2006's American Idol, runner-up Katharine McPhee's classic good looks and voice and affinity for traditional pop made her a strong contender throughout the season. In fact, she was one of the first semifinalists to make it to the final 12. A native of Sherman Oaks, CA, McPhee began singing at age two. Her mother, Patricia McPhee, is an established singer in her own right, performing and recording as Peisha McPhee. She helped Katharine develop as a vocalist and gave her more formal training than many American Idol hopefuls receive. Though McPhee sang and acted throughout her childhood and high-school years, she began taking singing more seriously in college, attending Boston Conservatory as a musical theater major. After three semesters, however, she left for Los Angeles to audition for film and television work. McPhee scored roles in the film Crazy, a musical about Hank Garland, and an MTV series, You Are Here, which didn't make it to the air. She also appeared in productions of Annie Get Your Gun and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir before auditioning for American Idol in 2005.
Once McPhee made the final 12, her performances of songs such as "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" made her one of the favorites of American Idol judges and viewers. After the American Idol season ended, McPhee was signed by show creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited label and released her first single, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny; it became the second best-selling single of 2006. That summer, after bouts with bronchitis and laryngitis, she joined the rest of the finalists and Hicks on the American Idols LIVE! tour and also toured with Andrea Bocelli, who appeared on American Idol as a guest judge. McPhee began recording her self-titled debut album in the fall, working with collaborators such as Timbaland's production partner, Nate "Danja Hand" Hills, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, and songwriter Kara DioGuardi. "Over It," which was written by the songwriting team of Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, arrived a few weeks before Katharine McPhee was released in early 2007.