Kristy Lee

Kristy Lee Cook
Cook signing autographs during the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008
Background information
Born	(1984-01-18) January 18, 1984 (age 33) Seattle, Washington, United States
Origin	Selma, Oregon
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Ren-Hen Arista Nashville (2001, 2008) 19 Recordings(2008–2009) Broken Bow Records
Website	kristyleecook.com

Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country singer who was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, Cook released her first album called Devoted. In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville. She released her post-Idol album, Why Wait, on September 16, 2008. This album has produced her first chart single, "15 Minutes of Shame", a Top 30 hit on the Billboard country charts. Her first single for Broken Bow Records, "Airborne Ranger Infantry", was released on October 16, 2012.

Cook was born in Seattle, Washington, to Larry and Carlene Cook. She is the youngest of three children. Her brother-in-law is American football quarterback John Dutton of the Arena Football League. She lives in Amarillo, Texas.

In 2001, at the age of 17, Cook signed her first contract with BMI. According to her RMG page, she signed with RCA Records/Arista Nashville in 1999, and was the first artist signed to Britney Spears' production company. Spears agreed to make a cameo appearance in her first music video. However, RCA placed Cook and other younger artists on hold and then dropped her.

Cook then moved to Dallas, Texas, in an attempt to pursue her career and to gain more experience. She began modeling and appeared in commercials. In 2005, Ren-Hen Records released her first album, Devoted. During this time, Kristy Lee performed for two years at Cowboy's nightclub in Arlington, Texas, singing eight songs per night with the band Six Shooter.