Kristy Lee Cook

S7 · Eliminated 7th

As of October 7, 2026

Kristy Lee Cook has hosted the hunting show The Most Wanted List since 2015 and is the face of the show on the Sportsman Channel. She released the EP All Kinds of Crazy on May 6, 2016, on Broken Bow Records.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Before the show

  1. 1999Her biography says an RMG page reported a 1999 signing with RCA Records and Arista Nashville, and that she was the first artist signed to Britney Spears' production company. Fox News on June 30, 2008, said she was signed as a teen and dropped before recording. Neither page dates the drop.⁠[2][6]
  2. 2001In 2001, at age 17, she signed her first contract with BMI.⁠[2]
  3. 2005Ren-Hen Records released her first album, Devoted, on July 19, 2005. During this time she sang for two years at Cowboy's nightclub in Arlington with the band Six Shooter.⁠[2][9]

During or around the show

  1. 2008Why Wait was released on September 16, 2008. It debuted at number 8 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 49 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of just under 10,000.⁠[8]

After the show

  1. June 29, 2008On June 29, 2008, she announced that she had signed again with Arista Nashville and with 19 Recordings. Fox News on June 30, 2008, said she had recently signed with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, and that 15 Minutes of Shame would be released on August 11.⁠[2][6]
  2. July 1, 2008–September 13, 2008She sang on the American Idols Live! Tour 2008. Her biography and the tour page date that tour from July 1, 2008, to September 13, 2008.⁠[2][10]
  3. October 25, 2008She made her first Grand Ole Opry appearance on October 25, 2008. On December 10, 2008, Arista Nashville announced that she and the label had parted ways.⁠[2][8]
  4. November 2008Her debut single 15 Minutes of Shame was released on August 12, 2008, and reached number 28 on the Billboard country chart in November 2008.⁠[11][12]
  5. August 4, 2010On August 4, 2010, it was announced that she had signed with Broken Bow Records.⁠[2]
  6. October 16, 2012Airborne Ranger Infantry, her first Broken Bow single, was released on October 16, 2012. She wrote it from poems by her father about the Vietnam War. It peaked at number 50 on Country Airplay.⁠[2]
  7. August 12, 2013Wherever Love Goes came out as a single on July 23, 2013, and went to country radio on August 12, 2013. It was first a duet with Randy Houser on his 2013 album How Country Feels, and the single shifts the vocal parts toward her. It peaked at number 57 on Country Airplay.⁠[2][13]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. salesListen
Devoted⁠[2][9]Album2005Ren-Hen Records
15 Minutes of Shame⁠[11][12]Single2008Arista NashvilleApple Music
Why Wait⁠[7][8]Album2008Arista Nashville32,000⁠[8][14]January 2009Apple Music
Airborne Ranger Infantry⁠[2][9][15]Single2012Broken Bow RecordsApple Music
Wherever Love Goes⁠[13]Single2013Broken Bow RecordsApple Music
Lookin' for a Cowgirl⁠[2][16]Single2014Broken Bow RecordsApple Music
All Kinds of Crazy⁠[2][3]EP2016Broken Bow RecordsApple Music

Awards

Checked October 7, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • She founded the Kristy Lee Horse Heaven Foundation, which cares for, saves, and trains horses.⁠[2]
  • April 16, 2008She finished seventh on American Idol, leaving on the April 16, 2008, Top 7 results show.⁠[2][4]
  • May 22, 2010Goin' Country, a series about her hunting and her search for a recording contract, had a pilot on May 22, 2010, and began a Sunday-morning run on Versus in August 2010. It last aired in 2012.⁠[17][18]
  • 2015She has hosted the hunting show The Most Wanted List since 2015 and is the face of the show on the Sportsman Channel.⁠[1][2]

Sources

18 sources

  1. The Most Wanted List, Meet the Host — Sportsman Channel. Official record. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Meet the Host, Kristy Lee Cook: “As the face of The Most Wanted List”
    • Meet the Host: “As the face of The Most Wanted List”
  2. Kristy Lee Cook (Wikipedia revision 1317175383) — Wikipedia, updated October 16, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead: “Since 2015, she has hosted the show The Most Wanted List.”
    • Lead sentence: “born January 18, 1984”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|1|18}}
    • Early career: “she signed with RCA Records/Arista Nashville in 1999”
    • Studio albums table: “Label: Ren-Hen Records”
    • Lead: “In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville.”
    • Broken Bow Records section: “it was announced Cook had signed with Broken Bow Records”
    • Early career: “In 2001, at the age of 17, Cook signed her first contract with BMI.”
  3. Apple Music lookup All Kinds of Crazy by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2016-05-06T07:00:00Z"
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2016 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Broken Bow Records"
    • Lookup result: "collectionName":"All Kinds of Crazy - EP"
  4. American Idol season 7 — Wikipedia, updated July 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Elimination chart row Kristy Lee Cook: Pl. 7, Eliminated in the Top 7 column (4/16); ratings table episode 'Top 7 Results', April 16, 2008
    • Elimination chart, Kristy Lee Cook row: “7”
    • U.S. Nielsen ratings, episode 32: “Top 7 Results”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Kristy Lee Cook: season 7, place finish 7th
  6. 'American Idol' Finalist Kristy Lee Cook Signs With Arista Nashville — Fox News, published June 30, 2008, updated January 13, 2015. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Article body: “was dropped before she recorded anything”
    • Article body: “as a teen she was signed but was dropped before she recorded anything”
    • Article body: “recently signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville”
    • Article body: “will be released August 11”
  7. Apple Music lookup Why Wait by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2008 19 Recordings Limited"
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2008-09-16T07:00:00Z"
  8. Why Wait (album) (Wikipedia revision 1377472522) — Wikipedia, updated September 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Lead: “dropped by Arista Nashville in December the same year”
    • Lead: “debuted at number eight on the US Top Country albums chart, and at number 49 on the Billboard 200”
    • Lead: “first week sales of just under 10,000”
    • Infobox: “released = September 16, 2008”
    • Infobox: “label = Arista Nashville”
    • Lead: “the second studio album”
    • Lead: “has sold 32,000 copies since its release”
  9. MusicBrainz release groups for Kristy Lee Cook — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Release group Devoted: "first-release-date":"2005-07-19"
    • Release group Devoted: "primary-type":"Album"
    • Release group Airborne Ranger Infantry: "first-release-date":"2012-10-16"
  10. American Idols Live! Tour 2008 (Wikipedia revision 1371401853) — Wikipedia, updated August 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox: “start_date = July 1, 2008”
  11. 15 Minutes of Shame (Wikipedia revision 1371406155) — Wikipedia, updated August 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Lead: “reaching a peak of number 28 in November 2008”
    • Infobox: “released = August 12, 2008”
    • Infobox: “label = Arista Nashville”
  12. Apple Music lookup 15 Minutes of Shame by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2008-08-12T07:00:00Z"
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2008 19 Recordings Limited"
  13. Apple Music lookup Wherever Love Goes by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2013-07-23T07:00:00Z"
    • Lookup result: "collectionName":"Wherever Love Goes - Single"
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2013 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Broken Bow Records"
  14. List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Kristy Lee Cook row, total column: “32,000”
  15. Apple Music lookup Airborne Ranger Infantry by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2012 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Broken Bow Records"
  16. Apple Music lookup Lookin' for a Cowgirl by Kristy Lee Cook — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2014-10-27T07:00:00Z"
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2014 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Broken Bow Records"
  17. Goin' Country (Wikipedia revision 1377075065) — Wikipedia, updated September 27, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Production: “pilot episode of the show first aired May 22, 2010”
    • Lead: “began airing Sunday mornings at nine in August 2010”
    • Infobox: “last_aired = 2012”
  18. Ex 'Idol' Star Kristy Lee Cook Scores a Hunting Reality Show — Fox News, published August 2, 2010, updated April 11, 2016. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Article body: “This weekend, Cook debuted her new reality series, "Goin' Country" on cable network Versus”

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