Krystal Ladawn Covel Sandubrae (born September 30, 1985), known professionally as Krystal Keith, is an American

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singer.

Early life

Keith was born on September 30, 1985, to fellow country singer

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s ...

and Tricia Covel (née Lucus). She has one younger brother, Stelen Keith Covel, and one maternal half-sister
Shelley Covel Rowland
who was adopted by Toby upon his marriage to their mother.

Career

Keith's first chart entry was in 2004, when she sang duet vocals with her father on a cover of Inez and Charlie Foxx's "Mockingbird" which appeared on his 2004 album ''

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''. The two also performed the song together at the 2004

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awards. After this song was released, Keith attended college at her father's insistence. She graduated from the

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. In mid-2013, Keith signed to Show Dog-Universal Music. She released a four-song

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, which includes her debut single "Daddy Dance with Me". She wrote the song as a surprise to her father and performed it for the first time on the day of her wedding. The song is included on her debut album ''Whiskey & Lace'', produced by her father and Mark Wright. The EP received a positive review from Daryl Addison of

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, who called her a "confident young singer with a strong voice". The second single from ''Whiskey & Lace'', "Get Your Redneck On", was released to country radio on September 30, 2013.

Personal life

Keith began dating “Sandubrae Energy, LLC” founder and president, Andrew Robert Sandubrae in 2004. They married in 2007 after 3 years of dating. Together they have two daughters. On May 11, 2024, Keith accepted an honorary degree from the

on behalf of her father, who died of

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three months prior.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Guest singles

Music videos

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keith, Krystal 1985 births Living people Musicians from Norman, Oklahoma American country singer-songwriters American women country singers Country musicians from Oklahoma Show Dog-Universal Music artists University of Oklahoma alumni Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers