American Idol Kristy Lee Cook leaves music behind for rodeo

Derek Barry
Updated January 30 2019 - 4:11pm, first published August 9 2018 - 3:30pm
Kristy-Lee and son Tillman.
Kristy-Lee and son Tillman.

An American Idol finalist is not who you’d expect to see in the arena at the Mount Isa Rodeo but it is one of the many strings to Kristy-Lee Cook’s bow.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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