Flashback: Kristy Lee Cook's "Anyway"

Kristy Lee Cook had a rough time at the beginning of Idol's seventh season due to some pretty poor showings and not so great song choices ("Faithfully"?), but she really hit her stride during Top 8 week when she sang Martina McBride's "Anyway." Watch the performance below:



It's apparent the real reason Kristy Lee delivered a respectable performance was because she was able to sing a country song, but the fact that she was able to muster good enough vocals to shine on the song does in fact signal she had some talent in there somewhere all along.

Simon's almost overboard praise of Kristy Lee's strategic song choice went a long way in helping fans forget about his critiques of her in the past. Although she only lasted one week after this performance, Kristy Lee proved she was not the undeserving contestant many pegged her to be early on.