Kellie Ann Coffey (born April 22, 1971) is an Americancountry music artist. She made her debut in 2002 with the release of her single "When You Lie Next to Me", a Top 10 hit on theBillboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (nowHot Country Songs) charts. Her debut album, also titledWhen You Lie Next to Me, was released the same year onBNA Records, and in 2003, Coffey won the Top New Female Vocalist award from theAcademy of Country Music. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2018.

Kellie Coffey was born April 22, 1971, inMoore, Oklahoma.^[1] She became a regular singer after performing on the Oklahoma Opry at age nine, graduated fromWestmoore High School in Moore in 1989,^[2] and participated in various musicals while attending theUniversity of Oklahoma.^[1]

Later on, she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she lived in a friend's apartment.^[3] At the same time, she sangdemos, as well as music used on the television showWalker, Texas Ranger.^[3] She also sang backing vocals forBarbra Streisand at aLas Vegas show.^[3]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Coffey performed on the soundtracks of several live entertainment shows and promotional campaigns atThe Walt Disney Company's theme parks.^[1][4] Her credits include:

• IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth atEPCOT,Walt Disney World Resort (1999–2019)
• Believe...in Holiday Magic fireworks spectacular atDisneyland Park,Disneyland Resort (2000–present)
• "100 Years of Magic" promotional campaign, Walt Disney World Resort (2001)
• Imagine...A Fantasy in the Sky fireworks spectacular (2004)
• Wintertime Enchantment at Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort (2007–present)

After a showcase at a Los Angeles restaurant, Coffey was signed to a publishing contract withWarner/Chappell Music. Later, she moved toNashville, Tennessee, where she auditioned for recording contracts.BNA Records, a sister label ofRCA Records, signed her in 2001.^[3]

Coffey released her debut single "When You Lie Next to Me" in December 2001. The song spent 33 weeks on theBillboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number 8.^[5] It was the title track to herDann Huff-produced debut albumWhen You Lie Next to Me. She co-wrote seven of the album's 11 songs, including all three of its singles. Following the title track were "At the End of the Day" at number 18 and "Whatever It Takes" at number 44.^[5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofAllmusic rated the album three stars out of five, describing Coffey as "a more approachableFaith Hill— her polished country-pop is every bit as urbane, yet it doesn't feel as glamorous."^[6]Country Standard Time reviewer Jeffrey B. Remz compared her vocals to those ofSara Evans, saying that Coffey's voice was "strong [and] full-bodied"^[7] An uncredited article in theGrand Forks Herald described the title track as "one of those lush, lyrical ballads that makes you long for a slow dance with the one you love."^[8]

At theAcademy of Country Music awards in May 2003, Coffey won the Top New Female Vocalist award.^[9] She also toured with labelmateKenny Chesney in 2003.^[3]

In late 2003, Coffey made her fourth appearance on the country charts with "Texas Plates". This song, which peaked at number 24, was intended to be the first release from a second album for BNA, to have been titledA Little More Me.^[5] After it, she released acover version ofLuther Vandross' "Dance with My Father" and took it to number 41.^[5]A Little More Me was not released.^[10] She continued to tour withGeorge Strait until 2004, when Coffey was dropped by BNA and her managers.^[11]

Coffey self-released the albumWalk On in 2007. Produced byWayne Kirkpatrick, the album included 12 songs, 11 of which she co-wrote.^[11] Its first single was "I Would Die for That", which Coffey wrote about her owninfertility.^[11] To promote "I Would Die for That", she released a promotional video on YouTube.^[12]

Scott Sexton writes from Country Music About.com "Kellie Coffey's sophomore CD lets you look into her true range as a singer and a songwriter. From the first song to the last you are left wanting more. Kellie co-wrote eleven of the twelve songs on this album, and they are all truly unique. Every song sounded like it came straight from her heart, which made the album that much more enjoyable."

The following year, Coffey did a campaign with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the production of the video for the title track of her independent album, "Walk On". The video features documentary footage of participants in breast cancer walks.

In 2010 Coffey was the subject of the feature documentary film, "Kellie Coffey: I'm Still Here". On May 26, 2013, she performed "Walk On" at a memorial service for the victims of the May 20 tornado which hit her hometown of Moore.

Coffey is married to songwriter Geoff Koch. They have a son, Jackson, who was born in November 2005,^[12] and a daughter, Maggie, born in May 2008.^[10] She has two brothers named Robert and John.

• ^A"At the End of the Day" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at No. 6 onBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

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