A year later, 2005 runner-up Bo Bice broke his foot at an Idols Live date in Manchester N.H.
The foot-injuring phenomenon has led some to believe there is a curse to being an "Idol" runner-up.
However, like the runners-up before her, McPhee is not letting the injury impede her performances.
"Nothing's changed. She's still going to perform, just in a temporary cast," said Roger Widynowski, spokesman for McPhee's label, RCA Records. "She's in some discomfort, but she's not letting that get in the way of her doing her thing."
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