Katharine Mcphee

American Idol has given us some very fine musicians and Katharine McPhee is one of them.

Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry, and now Adam Lambert- American Idol is bringing country’s finest musicians in the lime light. Katharine McPhee, a California-bred ‘Idol’ contestant, made all the way to the finale but lost the ‘American Idol’ title to Taylor Hicks. It happened three years ago. Today Katharine McPhee has released her second album. Simon Cowell didn’t think of her as the greatest contestant of Season 5 and said that she will end up at Broadway! But Katharine McPhee has proved the judge wrong as she her second sophomore album hits the market.

Katharine McPhee – Journey in the Music Industry Since American Idol

In June 2006, news came in that Katharine McPhee had signed to Simon Fuller’s 19 Recordings Limited. Simon Fuller is the creator of American Idol series. Sony BMG also announced that McPhee has signed to RCA Records. Her first post-Idol performance was at the J.C. Penny Jam where she performed ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ and did a duet with Andrea Bocelli. CBS telecasted the show and an exclusive DVD of the concert was also released. She released her cover of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ in 2007.

The release was made by RCA Records. Her single ‘My Destiny’ was also released along with her cover song. Both the songs received much appreciation and her cover song topped at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2007, she also released her self-titled first album, Katharine McPhee. More than 116,000 copies of the album were sold in the first week of release and it topped at #2 on the Billboard Album Chart. Katharine McPhee ended her contract with RCA Records. Later, she appeared in Randy Jackson’s album. Katharine McPhee has also recorded songs for Disney movie Tinker Bell and for Mattel movie Barbie and the Diamond Castle. In 2009, McPhee signed a new contract with Verve Forecast Records and worked with producer John Alagia. For her second album, she worked with a large range of writers and even moved to Nashville to get inspiration for her co-writings for the album.

Katharine McPhee’s second album, which was initially scheduled to be released on October, has hit the market today.

Reviews are coming in and only time will tell whether her new album also tops the Billboard charts or not.