MCPHEE CLEARS LATEST 'IDOL' HURDLE.Byline: - Fred Shuster Sherman Oaks vocalist Katharine McPhee inched closer to the ``Idol'' title Wednesday, remaining on the show while another hopeful was sent packing. The contestant who was bounced, Melissa McGhee Melissa Christine McGhee (born September 14, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American singer and was the 12th place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Personal life Born in Tampa, Florida, Melissa began singing at four years old. , 21, forgot the words to her song on Tuesday's ``American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. ,'' which was devoted to the music of Stevie Wonder. The votes came in the following day with McGhee becoming the first of the final dozen contestants to be voted off the top-rated Fox show. The judging panel's resident meanie, Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol , praised the Tampa, Fla., native nonetheless, calling her ``edgy'' and ``strong.'' McGhee expected the setback. When host Ryan Seacrest Ryan Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio and television personality. Seacrest is also a former children's game show host, who gained prominence as the host of the reality television amateur-search series American Idol. asked whether she thought she'd get the boot, she simply said, ``Yeah.'' Escaping the elimination round were Ace Young and Lisa Tucker, who had the next-lowest vote tallies. Tucker, a 16-year-old velvet-voiced crooner, had wowed judges Tuesday with her rousing rendition of ``Signed, Sealed, Delivered.'' Young drew sympathy from increasingly emotional judge Paula Abdul, who shook her head about the vote count, saying, ``I don't get it.'' The 25-year-old Denver native had performed Wonder's ``Do I Do'' and listened as Cowell called his performance ``manic.'' Meanwhile, McPhee appears to be back in full swing, according to Las Vegas bookies, after some less impressive weeks that saw her odds dwindle dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. . The singer, who attended Notre Dame High School Notre Dame is the name of the following high (secondary) schools: Bangladesh
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