Coffey Anderson is an American country singer, songwriter and content creator. He is known for singing pop, country and Christian songs. He has also appeared as a contestant on shows such as American Idol and NBC’s Nashville Star. Later, he rose to fame through his YouTube videos, in which he sings original songs as well as live renditions of his own compositions. Coffey tours extensively for his live shows and is popular for his interactive stage performances.
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Coffey Anderson was born on Friday, December 15, 1978 (age 42 years; as of 2020), and hails from Bangs, Texas, in the United States. He graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. During his college days, he used to borrow a guitar from his then girlfriend’s father to learn chords and sing. In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue music.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6’6”
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family and ethnicity
Coffey Anderson was born in a Christian family. He is biracial; The son of a white Cajun father and a black Creole mother.
parents and siblings
His father, Stanley Anderson, was a corrections officer at a local prison, and his mother was a junior high English teacher who died after being diagnosed with cancer. His sister’s name is Kimberly Anderson.
Coffey Anderson with his sister and father
coffee anderson’s mother
Relationships, wife and children
On February 14, 2009, Coffey Anderson married Chrisilla Anderson, a professional dancer and choreographer. In September 2018, Chrisilla was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. The couple have three children; a son Ethan Anderson, two daughters Emmarie Grace-Gloria Anderson and Everleigh Anderson. Coffey also has a daughter, Savannah Jean Anderson, from a previous marriage.
Coffey Anderson with his wife and children
Coffey Anderson with his daughter Savannah Jean Anderson
livelihood
Coffey Anderson was fond of singing since childhood and used to sing in the church choir. During his college days, he created a stir among his fellow students as his singing attracted them to come and listen. Later, he began performing country music in local opening slots for bands and gospel music, a genre of Christian music, in local churches. In 2003, Coffey Anderson made his television debut with the American singing competition television series, American Idol, in which he achieved no apparent success.
Coffey Anderson in American Idol
In 2008, he was third runner-up on the American reality television singing competition, Nashville Star.
Coffey Anderson at Nashville Star
Although the show helped him gain a loyal fan base, it did not earn him any deals from music recording companies. On December 21, 2013, he joined YouTube and started producing his own content. Anderson became popular through his YouTube videos where he sings original songs as well as live renditions of his own compositions. Some of his most popular YouTube videos include Memphis, Southern Man, Rock and Roll Sally, Can I? and Better Today.
He tours extensively across the country for stage concerts, church and public events, performances at fairs, rodeos, live concerts and shows. He has also performed on various shows and channels, such as Fox & Friends, Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, CMT, TBN, NBC, etc. In 2020, Country-ish, a reality series based on the life of Coffey Anderson and his wife Chrisilla, is released. Anderson .eu premiered on Netflix. The series depicts their life in Los Angeles while Chrisilla Anderson, who is battling cancer, tries to take charge of her life and family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEAup25fL4U
Facts/General Knowledge
- Coffey Anderson grew up in a farming community in central Texas where they raised goats. His mother used to sing in church. He was born in an Orthodox Christian family and also sang in a church choir. In an interview he said,
“Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to have anything but Christian music in my house.”
- Anderson has her own indie label, Coffee Global LLC.
- He has also sung some children’s songs.
- Coffey was also a part of the Howard Payne basketball program from the 1999–2002 season. He has scored 828 points in his career. Anderson has also collected 81 assists, 63 steals and 37 blocks in his time at Howard Payne.
- Coffey also works with charity organizations such as Keegans Promise and the Military Warriors Support Foundation to help raise funds to give mortgage-free homes to wounded war-affected soldiers.
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