Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American Idol singer and a finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. She is not related to fellow Idol contestant David Cook.Biography
Early years
Kristy Lee 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. According to her RMG page, Cook was signed to RCA Records in 1999 and the first artist signed to Spears' production company. RCA put Cook, along with other artists, on hold and eventually dropped her.
America 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. On March 12th, Kristy was placed in the bottom 3 alongside Syesha Mercado and David Hernandez. She was declared safe. On March 19, she was placed in the bottom three again with Carly Smithson and Amanda Overmyer, but once again secured a place in the following round. In addition, with her most recent performance she was able to lock a spot in the American Idol Top 10 Concert Tour for the upcoming summer.