David Foster, Katharine McPhee's Marriage: See Quotes

Canadian composer David Foster and singer Katharine McPhee first met when she was a contestant on season 5 of American Idol in 2006. The pair struck up a great friendship that later blossomed into a happy marriage. David and Katharine are still just as crazy about each other as they were from the start, always sharing the details about their special connection with their fans.

The week that David mentored American Idol, Katharine performed Whitney Houston‘s “I Have Nothing.” David, who wrote the song, shared at the time that Katharine had a “great, great future ahead of her.” The musicians continued their professional relationship after the show, with David producing Katharine’s first single, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Over the years, the 16-time Grammy winner and the Broadway star bumped into each other at Hollywood events and joined each other on stage several times. Katharine married Nick Cokas in February 2008. She invited David to play the piano while she performed Natalie Cole‘s “Unforgettable” at the reception. Though they didn’t jump into a romance straight away, David and Katharine have always admired and respected one another.

“She didn’t catch my eye on the first day because I was so busy trying to do my job,” the 143 Records founder told People in September 2018. “But, the reality is that in the last 12 years I’ve always had a connection with her.”

The “Over It” singer filed for divorce from Nick in 2014. Their divorce was finalized in 2016, just as Katharine was performing as the opening act on Andrea Bocelli‘s tour. David was officially divorced from his fourth wife, Yolanda Hadid, in 2017. That year, he and Katharine grew closer, attending the Grammy Museum Gala, his 68th birthday party and a Laker’s game together. The American Idol alum got the stamp of approval from David’s five daughters after they began dating.

“She’s amazing. I really like her. She’s awesome,” David’s daughter Erin Foster told People in October 2017. “My dad is kind of a hopeless romantic, and Katharine’s awesome. We really, really like her, and we’ve known her for a really long time. And if he’s happy, we’re happy.”

In June 2018, David, who is 35 years older than Katharine, popped the question during a vacation in Europe. They got married in a beautiful ceremony at the Church of Saint Yeghiche in the South Kensington district of West London in June 2019 in front of their closest friends and family members. In October 2020, Katharine and David announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their son, Rennie David Foster, was born on February 24, 2021.

“I’m a little bit tired here and there, but I find times to nap and he’s such a good little baby,” Katharine shared during an April 2021 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “I’m so in love. … It’s my greatest job I’ll ever have.”

Scroll to see the cutest things David and Katharine have said about their marriage.

Katharine on Having No Regrets

Katharine and David have never shied away from addressing their age gap in the public eye. She appeared on Dr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy Podcast just a few days before she gave birth to Rennie to talk about her marriage.

“There was never one day that I ever doubted my decision to be with him,” Katharine said. “Even if we had an argument or whatever, I’m so crazy in love with him and so grateful. … I loved being around him before we were even married.”

Katharine on Their Special Musical Connection

Katharine’s rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” peaked at No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100 after its release in June 2006. She commemorated the 13th anniversary of the song in a sweet June 2019 Instagram post, thanking her producer husband.

“Exactly 13 years ago today my very first single, ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow,’ was released right after Idol. Today … I’m marrying the man who produced it. Life is full of beautiful coincidences, isn’t it? Thank you for taking me over the rainbow, David,” the House Bunny actress wrote.

David on What He Loves About Katharine

In a 2019 appearance on Today, David could not help but gush over his beautiful wife when host Hoda Kotb asked him what he loved about her. “I mean where do I start?” he asked. “The inner beauty, the outer beauty, and we have been friends for 14 years, and it was just kind of a natural coming together.”

David on Katharine’s Talents

In 2021, David and Katharine competed on The Masked Singer as a duo. The pair performed show-stopping numbers while dressed as an adorable banana split. The couple were early favorites to win the competition but were voted out in the Group B Finals. David had nothing but great things to say about sharing the stage with his wife.

“I was so proud of Kat. She’s a triple threat! She sings, she dances, she acts. And, she got to do a little bit of all of that,” he told Entertainment Tonight in December 2021.