She was my early pick to win it all, but along the way in this seasons American Idol she really never seemed to click.
If I remember correctly, she didn't have a lot of support on this forum either. But she's been signed and will have an album out soon.
Mike Piazza was drafted in like the 140'th round of major league baseballs amatuer draft and went on to be one of the best hitting catchers in the history of baseball. So you just NEEEEEEEEEEEEVER know!
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Kristy Lee Cook signs with Arista Records
Ive wanted this for so many years, says the former Idol contender
Access Hollywood
updated 7:07 p.m. ET,Tues., July. 1, 2008
Make room for another country Idol Kristy Lee Cook is joining Carrie Underwoods record label.
Cook, the seventh place finisher on the season seven of American Idol, has been signed to 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, People reported.
The Oregon native, who sung tunes by acts including Lee Greenwood and Martina McBride during her Idol tenure, is excited to join the country music world.
Ive wanted this for so many years, Cook said in a statement released to the mag. To have the chance to be a country singer to make the music I love and to have enjoyed the support of so many American Idol fans this past season, it all means more than I can put into words.
Cook will release 15 Minutes of Shame, her first single, on August 11, with an album to follow this fall. Shell be fitting in recording sessions with producer and Jesus, Take The Wheel co-writer Brett James in between American Idols Live! tour dates.
