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Zach McPhee
Canadian country music singer and songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zach McPhee is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from Vernon, British Columbia.[1] He has charted two singles, "Who Knew" and "Smoke", on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[2]
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Early life and hockey career
McPhee was born and raised in Vernon, British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley.[3] When he was a child, he suffered from a speech impediment and participated in speech therapy.[4] During this process, McPhee learned to sing, which was a technique that was designed to aid his progress.[5] He learned how to play the guitar at age 13.[3]
McPhee excelled as a hockey player in his youth. At age 17, he played one season for the Junior A Vernon Vipers of the BCHL, before progressing to major junior, where he played parts of four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, Everett Silvertips, and the Kootenay Ice.[6] McPhee then played five seasons at the University of Regina, serving as an alternate captain for the final three seasons, while working on a degree in sociology.[6][7] After university, he turned down a contract offer to play professional hockey in Sweden, electing to move closer to home to be near his family.[3] McPhee moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, where he completed a degree in Clinical Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Kelowna College of Professional Counselling, and began work as a hockey coach and player development coordinator.[6]
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Music career
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While playing for the Kootenay Ice, McPhee was encouraged by his teammates to take music more seriously.[3] He decided to create a YouTube account and post videos of him performing covers and original songs.[8] Fellow BC native Aaron Pritchett reached out to McPhee in 2013 and invited him to do some initial recording.[8] In 2019, he reached the top three of the "Denim on the Diamond" talent competition in Western Canada.[3]
In January 2023, McPhee released his debut song "Bring On" to streaming platforms.[3] On September 22, 2023, McPhee independently released his debut extended play Feels Country to Me.[9] On August 16, 2024, he released a deluxe version of the EP, which included the singles "Who Knew" and "Smoke".[10][11] In September 2024, McPhee signed a management deal with RLive.[12] That same month, he won the 2024 SiriusXM Top of the Country contest.[13] In 2025, McPhee won the Emerging Artist Award and Album of the Year at the BC Country Music Association Awards.[14] "Smoke" became his first top ten hit at Canadian country radio, and his first single to be certified Gold in Canada.[2][15] McPhee is nominated for Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[16]
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Personal life
McPhee and his fiancée Addie have a son, Mylo, who was born in 2024.[14]
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