" The Transfer " is the thirtieth episode of the American television series Smash . It was written by Justin Brenneman and Julia Brownell and directed by Holly Dale . The episode premiered on NBC on May 11, 2013, the fifteenth episode of Season 2.
75-493: The episode opens with Hit List moving to Broadway and being in previews. Karen Cartwright ( Katharine McPhee ) sings "Pretender" in a Hit List number as Amanda's alter ego "Nina" performs for Sam Strickland's (Leslie Odom, Jr) manager character, who "Nina" is trying to get to be her manager. He introduces her to the Diva, played by Ana Vargas ( Krysta Rodriguez ), who fumbles her entrance and comes in late. Derek Wills ( Jack Davenport )
150-549: A vocal coach on American Idol since 2011. The family moved to the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles when she was 12 years old. Peisha McPhee recognized her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her. McPhee's older sister, Adriana, has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2012. McPhee is of English, Irish, Scottish, and German descent. She attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theatre. She left college before graduation on
225-507: A 3.2 in the 18–49 demographic. McPhee covered the Frankie Valli song " Can't Take My Eyes Off You " in the episode "Risky Business". On November 5, 2014, McPhee was a presenter for the 2015 People's Choice Awards nominations announcement. McPhee performed on the 16th annual A Home For the Holidays adoption special that was broadcast on December 19, 2014. This was her second appearance on
300-658: A Cabrillo Music Theater production of the musical Annie Get Your Gun . McPhee was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actress in a Musical". McPhee had a small role as Paramount Girl in the 2007 musical film Crazy , based on the life of Hank Garland . McPhee filmed the role in early 2005, before she auditioned for American Idol . McPhee has struggled with eating disorders . She told People that at age 13, she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and at age 17, became bulimic . McPhee gained weight in college due to her bingeing. After seven years of illness, she finally entered
375-422: A Houston and Levitt tribute night for Tony voters to help get Bombshell some support for nominations. However, Julia is distracted with helping at Hit List and Tom is unhappy about it and word has got out that their partnership is splitting up. Tom, trying to get attention for his directing, turns the tribute into a cabaret revue that's more like an old time stripper show. He wants Ivy Lynn ( Megan Hilty ) to sing
450-559: A cover of the song " I Know What Boys Like ", featuring the other House Bunny cast members. In September 2008, McPhee took part in Chris Botti 's concert, which was filmed by PBS in Boston. She sang "I've Got You Under My Skin" accompanied by Botti on trumpet. The concert was aired on PBS beginning January 2009; the live album Chris Botti in Boston was released March 31, 2009, on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. On January 27, 2009, that McPhee had signed
525-630: A duet with Dave Barnes , on his Golden Days project. On 3 February 2015, Lucie released her self-titled EP in the US and Canada, just before its release in Europe. Produced by Silvas, John Osborne and Ian Fitchuk, the new album is released on Silvas' own label, "Furthestpoint", via Caroline Records. Letters to Ghosts was officially released on 18 September 2015. Silvas co-wrote the song "Smoking Jacket" and provides backing vocals for Miranda Lambert on her 2016 album, The Weight of These Wings . Silvas performed at
600-633: A duet with the Spanish singer Natalia called "This Time", and in 2004 she also wrote the first single off Natalia's third album, entitled "Sombras" (Shadows). The same year, Silvas also wrote "I'm Not Your Girlfriend" for the Spanish singer Cristie. In 2003, Silvas signed a recording contract of her own with Mercury Records . She recorded her second album, Breathe In , which was to become her official debut album in October 2004. Produced by Mike Peden , much of Breathe In
675-608: A preschool in the West African nation of Burkina Faso to help combat that nation's high illiteracy rate. On December 1, 2006, McPhee released "A Gift to You / O Come All Ye Faithful". The single was conceived and co-produced by Al Gomes of Big Noise, along with Walter Afanasieff . McPhee performed "O Come All Ye Faithful" on the TNT Network special Christmas in Washington, DC. McPhee's self-titled debut album, Katharine McPhee
750-457: A presenter at the 2015 Grammy Awards on CBS, where she introduced a performance of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga . Lucie Silvas Lucie Joanne Silverman (born 4 September 1977) performing as Lucie Silvas , is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 debut single " What You're Made Of ", drawn from her first album Breathe In —itself a hit in the Netherlands, Spain and
825-593: A record deal with Verve Forecast Records (part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group ). McPhee guest-starred on CSI: NY in the episode " Prey " as a singer and stalker victim who murdered her stalker. The episode was broadcast April 8, 2009. In September 2009, McPhee took part in the United Negro College Fund 's "An Evening of Stars" concert that was a tribute to singer-songwriter Lionel Richie . McPhee sang You Are . The concert
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#1732855966672900-539: A remake of " We Are the World ", retitled " We Are the World 25 for Haiti ", which marked the 25th anniversary of the iconic song and for which proceeds will go to Haitian earthquake relief. During the week of February 8, 2010, in the taped Hollywood Week portion of the ninth season of American Idol , contestant Didi Benami was shown singing "Terrified", a song on the Unbroken album and written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi . As
975-620: A result of the exposure, digital downloads of the song (the album version featuring Jason Reeves ) rose nearly 10 times from the week before, selling about 20,000 copies for the week, for a total of 22,000 sold at that point. On February 22, 2010, McPhee appeared in the production of 110 Stories , directed by Mark Freiburger at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She co-starred alongside Ed Asner , Diane Venora , Gail O'Grady , John Hawkes , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , and many others. The play
1050-401: A series. The series, set as a musical drama, follows a group of characters who come together to put on a Broadway musical inspired by Marilyn Monroe . On June 9, 2011, McPhee signed a record deal with Columbia Records (a label under Sony Music Entertainment ), in conjunction with Columbia teaming with NBC to distribute the music for Smash . In July 2011, Forbes reported that McPhee
1125-538: A song as a stripper. Ivy, having heard some gossip about several bad things she's done in her past, is afraid of anything that will put her in a bad light for Tony voters. However, she agrees to do it and performs "Grin and Bear It". Julia only makes it to the last part of the show but she and Tom sing "The Right Regrets". Afterwards, they hug and express regret about their fighting and Julia wonders if they really have to end their partnership. She's kind of scared since they've been partners for 11 years. He says maybe that's why
1200-511: A song called "Last Call", written by Silvas, Healy and Chris Holmes that featured on The Saturdays' album On Your Radar . In early 2013 Silvas wrote songs for NBC 's musical drama, Smash . Her songs, including "Heart Shaped Wreckage", "Pretender", "Don't Let Me Know" and "Calling Out My Name", appear in Hit List , a staged concert based on the fictional musical created for that show's second season. In 2014, Silvas sang "Little Civil Wars",
1275-491: A spokesperson for the Malaria No More organization to help raise awareness about the campaign to eradicate malaria. NBC debuted Smash in midseason 2011–12 on February 6, 2012, to generally favorable reviews, scoring a 79 out of 100 on Metacritic . On March 26, 2012, Smash was renewed for a second season. McPhee recorded a voice-over for Family Guy , for the episode "You Can't Do That on Television, Peter", playing
1350-615: A three-month rehabilitation program after successfully passing her American Idol audition; her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in February 2006. 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 the debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006, to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father. In 2005, McPhee
1425-673: A two-year endorsement deal in 2006 with Sexy Hair Concepts to become their first celebrity spokesperson for their hair-care product line. Also in 2006, McPhee founded a charity called McPhee Outreach. The purpose of the charity is to team up with other foundations or organizations and help in any way possible. The foundation teamed up with the Lollipop Theater Network to provide music outreach (called "Rhythm of Hope") to sick children in Southern California hospitals. McPhee Outreach teamed up with Global Compassion Services to build
1500-413: Is an old flame of Derek's and now in the ensemble) as the Diva for a night. Julia and Jimmy ponder that maybe the transfer to Broadway has lost a connection with the audience that existed in the off-Broadway show because of its smaller theaters. Ana is unhappy she's being replaced for the night and is suspicious of Derek's motives. Karen tells her she'll talk to Derek about it. When Ana tells her that Daisy
1575-447: Is angry that Karen told Ana about that and confronts Karen about it. Karen says she's not trying to backstab Ivy, she told Ana because they are friends, and she thought everyone knew already. Ivy retorts that the only thing better than winning a Tony would be beating her for it and Karen decides to leave. Ivy then gets a call from her doctor's office telling her that she's pregnant The episode featured four songs, all originals. "Pretender"
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#17328559666721650-499: Is concerned about Ana's mistakes. Derek talks about the show with Julia Houston ( Debra Messing ) (who's consulting) and Jimmy Collins ( Jeremy Jordan ). They all feel the show is missing something and aren't sure what. Jimmy, trying to keep the now deceased Kyle's spirit alive, doesn't want to change the writing. Derek publicly says that Ana, who's made several mistakes, needs a rest and decides to put in Daisy Parker ( Mara Davi ) (who
1725-586: The American Idol stage to perform on the 12th season top-eight results show with OneRepublic , where she lent guest vocals to the group's latest single, " If I Lose Myself ". By April 2013, McPhee had begun recording her fourth studio album, then scheduled for release in late 2013 and featuring songwriting collaborations with Ryan Tedder , Linda Perry , and Sia . Smash was cancelled that same year, after two seasons. In August 2013, McPhee indicated in an interview for an upcoming concert that she hoped to see
1800-523: The L.A. Times in September 2014, that her fourth album had been put on hold due to Scorpion being picked up and that some realigning would occur as far as where the music fits. CBS debuted Scorpion on September 22, 2014, as part of the 2014–15 fall TV season. The pilot received generally mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic , it received a score of 48/100 from 19 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews. The pilot earned 13.83 million viewers and
1875-617: The O2 Arena in March 2017 as part of the C2C: Country to Country festival and debuted two new songs, "Just for the Record" and "My Old Habits", before revealing that new music would be released in 2018. On 31 May 2018, Silvas announced her fourth studio album, E.G.O. , and released the lead single, "Kite", the same day. The album was released on 24 August 2018. In 2015, Silvas married John Osborne, of
1950-648: The August 1 concert in Charlotte, North Carolina , McPhee suffered a hairline fracture of her foot when she tripped backstage and was fitted with a walking-boot cast. Once she recovered from the foot injury, she added " Think " to her concert set. McPhee recorded a duet with Andrea Bocelli on " Can't Help Falling in Love " for his Under the Desert Sky album, which was released as a CD/DVD package on November 7, 2006. McPhee signed
2025-585: The Christmas album's songs " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " was released to radio in November 2010 and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Country singer Chelsea Field's song "Love's Never Leavin'", a song that McPhee co-wrote with singer-songwriter Richard Marx and producer Trey Bruce , was made available for purchase on iTunes on November 9, 2010, with 100% of
2100-654: The Hunger-Free Summer Initiative, which aimed to help children at risk of hunger during the summer months. Throughout the month of July, McPhee traveled around the country to various Feeding America food banks to raise awareness. McPhee released a Christmas album titled Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart and sold 1,000 copies in its first week. One of
2175-590: The Ivor Novello Elton John tribute show, and "All Time Greatest Love Songs" with Ronan Keating, Silvas released her second single from the album, " Breathe In ", which debuted at number 6, her highest UK chart peak to date. Silvas then released further singles; " The Game Is Won " and " Don't Look Back " which peaked at numbers 38 and 34 respectively. Following the release of the "Breathe In" single in Britain, Silvas took her music to Europe, including Germany and
2250-493: The Netherlands, where she released a special Europe-only single, "Nothing Else Matters", a cover of the Metallica song. The Breathe In album was also re-released in the Netherlands as a special 2-disc edition, featuring a full live concert recorded there. She also re-recorded " What You're Made Of " for the Spanish and French markets, working with Antonio Orozco and Grégory Lemarchal respectively. A special re-recorded version of
2325-679: The Rainbow/My Destiny " was released on June 27, 2006, by RCA Records. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "My Destiny" peaked at number 60. 32 weeks after its release, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny had climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts. It was the second-highest best-selling single of 2006 after Taylor Hicks ' " Do I Make You Proud ". "Somewhere Over
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2400-570: The Rainbow/My Destiny" remained on the chart for more than 58 weeks. In July, McPhee missed the first three weeks of the American Idol Tour due to laryngitis and bronchitis . She joined the tour beginning with the July 28 show in Washington, DC, singing only two songs "Over the Rainbow" and " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree ", instead of the usual four, on doctor's orders to conserve her voice. At
2475-671: The UK Singles Chart. An album, entitled Forget Me Not , was also planned for release but EMI terminated her contract after the poor reception of the single. In 2001, Chrysalis Records (an EMI subsidiary) contacted her, this time for songwriting. She signed a publishing contract and, despite being without a record label to release her music, she continued writing and had songs recorded and released by British artists including Sarah Whatmore , Will Young , Gareth Gates , Rachel Stevens and Liberty X . Several of Silvas' songs for other artists have become chart hits. In 2003, Silvas recorded
2550-578: The United Kingdom. Born in Kingston upon Thames , England, her father is from New Zealand and is of Jewish descent; and her mother is Scottish and is Christian. Silvas learned to play piano at the age of 5, and had written her first song by age 10. She relocated many times between her parents' native countries as well as England. In 2000, Silvas signed to EMI Records. In June 2000, she released her debut single, " It's Too Late ", which peaked at No. 62 in
2625-467: The advice of her manager, and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots. McPhee was cast (during the time she had dropped out of college and was auditioning in Los Angeles) in a mall-based MTV soap opera pilot, You Are Here , playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister. MTV never aired the pilot and did not pick up the series. In March 2005, McPhee starred as Annie Oakley in
2700-451: The album in the UK and Ireland, premiering on BBC Radio 2 in late August 2006, though it failed to chart. Following this setback, Mercury Records decided to postpone the UK release of the album, which had been scheduled for October 2006. A second single, " Sinking In ", was released as a download only single on 5 March 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, though this too failed to chart. The album
2775-650: The album released in 2014. In January 2014, Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earners (tied with Jennifer Hudson at number 10), this time for 2013, earning $ 1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2012 to May 2013. In November and December 2013, McPhee filmed a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in Vancouver , British Columbia, called In My Dreams . Directed by Kenny Leon, it stars McPhee and Mike Vogel as two people searching for love and meeting in their dreams. The movie
2850-513: The annual special. On January 7, 2015, McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 People's Choice Awards, where she introduced a performance by Lady Antebellum. On January 18, McPhee sang the national anthem before the NFC Championship Game in Seattle. On January 26, she co-hosted with sports analyst Boomer Esiason the 2015 Greatest Super Bowl Commercials special. On February 8, McPhee was
2925-511: The audience to have a multimedia experience. They decide to put something in the show for that night's performance after the "I'm Not Sorry" number, basically tweeting the audience members and putting up a multimedia screen to engage them before the next number. Karen and Daisy perform "I'm Not Sorry" for Hit List , a performance that has "Nina" and the Diva performing at the Video Music Awards and trying to one-up each other. Eileen plans
3000-555: The day Katharine McPhee Day. She finished as the runner-up to Taylor Hicks . On June 6, 2006, McPhee signed to American Idol series creator Simon Fuller 's 19 Recordings Limited and Sony BMG's RCA Records . Also in June, McPhee performed at the JCPenney Jam: Concert for America's Kids , soloing with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and performing a duet with Andrea Bocelli on "Somos Novios". McPhee's Idol single, " Somewhere Over
3075-409: The episode "Truth or Dare". McPhee made a cameo appearance as herself on Ugly Betty in the episode " I'm Coming Out ". The episode was broadcast February 1, 2007. During the 2007 Christmas holiday season, McPhee re-released her Christmas single " O Come All Ye Faithful ". On January 11, 2008, Billboard.com reported that McPhee had been released from her contract with RCA Records. A spokesperson for
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3150-521: The episode. Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984 ) is an American singer and actress. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol . Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records in January 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 , selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010). The album's first single, " Over It ",
3225-611: The independent $ 6 million romantic-comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride , which was filmed in Hawaii. McPhee played the role of Masha, alongside Dave Annable . The film debuted at the 14th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival that was held April 6–10, 2011 The film was released theatrically in the US in late 2012, premiering August 29, 2012, in Hawaii and September 21, 2012, in several mainland markets including Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles, as well as Video On Demand, iTunes, and Amazon. One of
3300-405: The internet such as Silvas' official Myspace page. In August 2009, Silvas revealed that she was writing with Australian singer Delta Goodrem , and has also co-written tracks for Katharine McPhee 's album Unbroken . In September 2009, Silvas also told fans on Twitter she was working on getting new material out in 2010 and was also planning a European tour. In February 2010, Silvas spent some time in
3375-479: 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
3450-450: The label stated, "She is going to record her next album on her own." McPhee signed a two-year endorsement deal with Neutrogena to become the new spokesperson for their anti-acne skin-care product line. In March 2008, she filmed her first commercial, which began airing on television in May 2008 and on Neutrogena's skinid.com website. McPhee appeared on American Idol judge Randy Jackson's album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 , which
3525-614: The lead roles on Smash (2012–2013). As Paige Dineen, she starred in Scorpion on CBS (2014–2018). Making her Broadway debut in the musical Waitress , McPhee assumed the role of Jenna in 2018, then originated the role in the West End (2019), and subsequently returned to Broadway (2019–2020). McPhee was born in Los Angeles, California . Her father, Daniel McPhee, was a television producer . Her mother, Peisha (née Burch) McPhee, has been
3600-399: The organization Stand Up to Cancer . A Christmas single " I'll Be Home for Christmas " was released November 17, 2009. McPhee's second album Unbroken was released January 5, 2010, and debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 15,000 copies its first week. For her second effort, McPhee worked with producer John Alagia . The first single from the album, " Had It All ",
3675-402: The partnership needs to end. Jimmy wants more help with Hit List , but Julia tells him she was only consulting and helping with the transfer to Broadway and has to be loyal to and work on Bombshell . He is angry but tells her he understands. Karen and Ivy run into each other on the street and are friendly to each other. Ivy congratulates Karen on going to Broadway. Ivy then suggests that with
3750-403: The pilot. On May 4, 2010, a new version of the Unbroken song "Terrified" featuring actor Zachary Levi premiered on Entertainment Weekly ' s website and was made available for purchase on iTunes. The accompanying music video premiered on May 7, 2010, on the music video website Vevo . In the summer of 2010, McPhee partnered with Feeding America and ConAgra Foods Foundation to help launch
3825-730: The proceeds to benefit the Tammany Humane Society in Covington, LA. On December 15, 2010, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital released a video on their website for their Thanks and Giving Campaign that featured McPhee interacting with sick children at the hospital with her song "Lifetime" playing over the soundtrack. In February 2011, McPhee landed a starring role in the TV pilot Smash , also starring Debra Messing , Megan Hilty , Jack Davenport , Anjelica Huston , Christian Borle , and Brian d'Arcy James . In May 2011, NBC picked up Smash as
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#17328559666723900-535: The run up to the Tonys, they make every attempt not to stab each other in the back. Karen agrees. Ana, Derek and Karen are in a bar, and Derek tells the ladies that producer Jerry Rand loves Daisy as the Diva and wants her to remain in the role. Derek is unhappy about it but feels there's nothing he can do. He stalks off and passes Ivy without talking to her. Ana, who is angry about losing her job, asks Ivy about losing her Bombshell role early on after sleeping with Derek. Ivy
3975-513: The song, featuring the Metropole Orchestra, was released as the fourth and final single from the album in the Netherlands. With Breathe In certified Platinum in the UK, Silvas embarked on her second UK tour starting in Brighton on 2 November 2005. Silvas's second album, The Same Side , was recorded in 2006. Produced by Danton Supple (who had produced Coldplay 's X&Y album), it
4050-425: The songs included in the movie was co-written by McPhee. In January 2013, Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers (she was tied with Kellie Pickler at number seven), earning $ 1.1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2011 to May 2012. On March 28, 2013, McPhee returned to
4125-605: The studio with Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud . In February 2011, Silvas revealed content from her then-forthcoming album, Letters to Ghosts . Tracks including "Happy", "Reset", "Smoke (Somebody Stop Me)" and "Roots" – the last of which was offered as a free download prior to the album's release through SoundCloud in April 2011. She has also supported Jamiroquai on their 2011 tour. On 8 June 2011, Silvas then posted that she had finished recording her album. In July 2011, Silvas worked on some new songs with Una Healy of The Saturdays on
4200-422: 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
4275-405: The voice of Mother Maggie. The episode was broadcast April 1, 2012. McPhee had a cameo role as a singer performing at a festival for the feature film Peace, Love & Misunderstanding , which starred Jane Fonda and was filmed in upstate New York. McPhee filmed her cameo in September 2010. The film was out as a limited release on June 8, 2012. In early 2009, McPhee was cast in a lead role in
4350-520: Was a Billboard 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 No. 27 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the single " Had It All ", which peaked at number 22 on the AC chart. It has sold 45,000 copies as of January 2011. Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You ,
4425-624: Was a benefit to help the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake. Proceeds went to the Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles. On March 9, 2010, McPhee performed "Surrender" at the White House, in front of President Obama and the First Lady as part of International Women's Day. McPhee guest-starred on Community in the episode " Basic Genealogy " as Chevy Chase 's character's ex-stepdaughter and potential love interest for Joel McHale 's character. The episode
4500-450: Was broadcast March 11, 2010. In April 2010, McPhee made a TV pilot for The Pink House . McPhee played Emily, a down-to-earth Midwestern girl new to Manhattan Beach , Los Angeles. The pilot was shot as a possible pickup for the Fall 2010 season and was produced by Conan O'Brien 's production company, with O'Brien as executive producer. Shooting took place April 9, 2010. NBC did not pick up
4575-527: Was broadcast in syndication and on BET the weekend of January 23–24, 2010. A two-disc DVD of the concert was available for a time through a donation to the United Negro College Fund. McPhee joined actresses Alyson Hannigan , Jaime King , Minka Kelly , and Emily Deschanel in a video slumber party made available in October 2009 and featured on FunnyorDie.com and other Internet platforms in a comedic take to promote regular breast-cancer screenings for
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#17328559666724650-512: Was broadcast on April 20, 2014. McPhee starred as Paige Dineen in Scorpion . CBS picked up the show on May 9, 2014, and it premiered September 22. McPhee guest-starred with fellow Smash actor Megan Hilty on the Wesley Taylor web series It Could Be Worse . McPhee and Hilty filmed the roles in January 2014 and the episode premiered with the second season on Hulu in July 2014. McPhee said in interviews for Scorpion , including one to
4725-481: Was co-written with Judie Tzuke , for whom Silvas sang backing vocals for many years. BBC Radio 2 commissioned a radio show to track Silvas' development in the music industry, supporting her career, and adding her tracks to their playlist. The first single from the album, What You're Made of , entered the official UK charts at number 7, and the following week the album debuted and peaked at number 11 (returning to this position in early 2005). Following TV appearances on
4800-602: Was finally released in the UK on 12 March 2007, charting at No. 62 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week before falling out of the Top 100 the following week. After The Same Side failed to impact on the charts, Silvas was subsequently dropped by her label. She has spent time working on new music in Nashville, Tennessee and New York City, as well as in studios in the UK. Several demos have been recorded and posted to various sites on
4875-466: Was not part of the finished product). McPhee took part in the David Foster tribute concert Hit Man: David Foster & Friends, which was filmed by PBS, in May 2008. She soloed on "Somewhere" and performed a duet of "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli. A CD/DVD was released in November 2008. Foster recorded " I Will Be There With You " for Japan Airlines (JAL), with McPhee on vocals. Starting in June 2008, it
4950-445: Was number 10 on their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers (she was tied with David Archuleta and David Cook), earning $ 1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2010 to May 2011. McPhee co-starred in director David Ellis' shark thriller indie film Shark Night 3D , which was released September 2, 2011. In December 2011, McPhee became
5025-624: Was one of the women who accused Derek of sexual harassment the previous year, Karen confronts him about it. He divulges to her that after Daisy dropped the charges he went out with her a few times and during an intimate encounter, he promised her an understudy role in Hit List . The problem is that she filmed it and is blackmailing him with it and he says he doesn't have a choice. Karen is disgusted with him. Julia and Jimmy go to Jimmy and Kyle's apartment to check some of Kyle's notes for ideas. From an index card note, Julia remembers Kyle talking about wanting
5100-561: 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
5175-453: Was released first in the Netherlands in October 2006. A duet with Marco Borsato , " Everytime I Think of You ", was released as the first single in the Netherlands, charting at No. 35 on downloads only, and topping the Dutch Top 40 in the next 3 weeks, becoming her first Number 1 single. A DVD of The Same Side has also been released in the Netherlands. " Last Year " was the first single from
5250-760: Was released in October 2010. It debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart, while the single " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " peaked at number 16 on the Billboard AC chart. As of January 2011, this album had sold 23,000 copies. McPhee released her fourth album, Hysteria , in September 2015. She released her fifth album, I Fall in Love Too Easily , composed of jazz standards, in November 2017. McPhee has an established acting career, initially co-starring in The House Bunny and Shark Night 3D . She portrayed Karen Cartwright , one of
5325-410: Was released on January 30, 2007, and sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The first single from the album was " Over It " peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, " Love Story " failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100. In early 2007, McPhee guest-starred in the web series , lonelygirl15 as an unnamed character in
5400-531: Was released on March 11, 2008. McPhee recorded a duet of " Real Love " with fellow American Idol 5 contestant Elliott Yamin . On March 12, 2008, McPhee returned to the American Idol stage during the Top 12 results night of the seventh season of the competition. She performed the Beatles song " Something ", with producer David Foster, on piano. After the performance, Foster indicated that McPhee and he were collaborating on her second studio album (though it ended up he
5475-638: Was released to McPhee's MySpace page on August 25, 2009. McPhee appeared on the Jan 19, 2010, episode of The Biggest Loser , McPhee was shown volunteering at a Los Angeles food bank and meeting with children at a Boys and Girls Club and talking about the importance of helping to fight hunger in America. On February 1, 2010, McPhee joined over 75 other musicians, including fellow American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks and American Idol judge Randy Jackson, for
5550-447: Was used to promote the introduction of new aircraft to JAL's US flights. McPhee made her studio-acting debut in the comedy The House Bunny , co-starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority. Released in August 2008, the film stars Anna Faris as a Playboy Bunny who took the girls under her wing. It was directed by Fred Wolf for Columbia Pictures and produced by Adam Sandler 's Happy Madison Productions . McPhee released
5625-442: Was written by Lucie Silvas and Michael Busbee . "Grin and Bare It" and "The Right Regrets were written by the show's in-house songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman . "I'm Not Sorry" was written by Andrew McMahon . "Pretender", "Grin and Bare It", and "I'm Not Sorry" were made available as singles the week the episode aired. "The Right Regrets" is available on the cast album Bombshell . Michael Slezak at TVLine reviewed
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