Kristy Lee Cook Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Kristy Lee Cook (born January 14, 1984) is an American
singer and a finalist on the seventh
season of American
Idol.
Biography
Early years
Cook was born in Seattle, Washington to Larry and Carlene Cook
but currently lives in Selma, Oregon. She signed her first contract
with BMI in 2001, when she was 17 years old; Britney
Spears agreed to make a cameo appearance in her first music
video. In her American Idol intro video, she said that she
enjoys riding horses and kick boxing. She is the sister-in-law of
Arena Football quarterback John Dutton.
American Idol
Cook auditioned for American Idol in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. She sang "Amazing Grace". All three judges liked her
voice and sent her straight through to Hollywood. While in
Hollywood, her first song didn't impress the judges. For her second
and final chance, she sang "Amazing Grace" again; as a result, she
became one of the top 24 contestants in the semi-finals. Cook is
currently among the top 12 contestants. On March 12th, Kristy was
placed in the bottom 3 alongside Syesha Mercado and David
Hernandez. Kristy then placed in the bottom 2 alongside Hernandez,
but received enough votes to continue onto the following week.