Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singer who released an album, Devoted, under the name Kristy Lee. In addition, she was also the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol. She signed in June 2008 to Arista Nashville and released her debut album in September 2008.
Kristy Lee Cook auditioned for American Idol in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by singing "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. She was the first girl performer of the season and sang "Rescue Me". The judges did not care for her performance but gave her props since she was the first of the night and she had bronchitis. On March 12th, Cook 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 she survived again. She has locked up a spot in the American Idol Top 10 Concert Tour for the upcoming summer. Once again, on April 2nd, she was placed in the bottom 3 alongside her 2 roommates Ramiele Malubay and Brooke White. While Malubay was eliminated, Cook and White were left to stay. On April 16th, Cook was voted off after she and Brooke were in the bottom 2. Cook was the first contestant of season 7 to be voted off who had been previously in the bottom 3.