Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singer and television personality.

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.

[6] Cook auditioned for American Idol in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by singing "Amazing Grace".

On March 19, she was placed in the bottom three again with Carly Smithson and Amanda Overmyer, but she survived again, ensuring herself a spot in the American Idol Top 10 Concert Tour for the coming summer.

After American Idol, Cook was interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live with Regis and Kelly and on WNYW in New York City.

She sang "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" (Redmon and Vale), "God Bless the USA" (Lee Greenwood), which she performed on Top 10 night during the season, and "Cowgirls" (Kerry Harvick).

In Toronto, she replaced "God Bless the USA" with "Anyway" (Martina McBride), which she had performed on Top 8 night during the season.

On August 12 of that year, "15 Minutes of Shame" was released as the first single for Cook's upcoming studio album.

[7] In the fall of 2008 and 2009, Cook performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at NCAA football games hosted by both Vanderbilt Commodores and Middle Tennessee State University.

[12] On October 16, 2012, Cook's first single from Broken Bow Records, "Airborne Ranger Infantry", was released.

[3] She was inspired to write the songs after reading poems written by her father, Larry Cook, about his experiences in the Army during the Vietnam War.

"[13] Cook's second Broken Bow single, "Wherever Love Goes", was released to country radio on August 12, 2013.

[15] She starred in a reality show, Goin' Country, which documented her two loves of hunting and singing, in 2011.