Tuesday, April 10, 2012

American Idol Tour Starts Without McPhee


"American Idol" finalist Katherine McPhee, 22, reacts as she visits Notre Dame High School in this Friday, May 12, 2011, file photo taken in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. McPhee is an alumnus of Notre Dame High School. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)




As the young finalists from "American Idols Live" kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, word that runner-up Katharine McPhee was sidelined with severe bronchitis and laryngitis disappointed fans.

"It bummed me out," concertgoer Gail Johnson said.

Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena announced McPhee wasn't performing at the concerts Wednesday and Thursday night; her doctor, Sean Nassari, ordered "total voice rest."

McPhee said in a statement that she was disappointed she couldn't perform, but "I need to follow my doctor's orders to recuperate and reunite with the rest of the idols."

She said her doctor told her she needed to remain silent. "That's the most difficult part, not talking!" McPhee wrote.

McPhee, 22, lost the most recent round of the superpopular singing competition to Taylor Hicks.

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