Kofi 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. He later rose to fame through YouTube videos in which he brings to life original songs as well as his own compositions. Kofi frequently tours live and is popular for his interactive stage performances.
Wiki/Biography
Kofi Anderson was born on Friday, December 15, 1978 (42 years old in 2020) in Bangor, Texas, USA. He graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. While in college, he borrowed his then-girlfriend’s father’s guitar to learn chords and sing. In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue music.
appearance
Height: 6’6”
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and Race
Kofi Anderson was born into a Christian family. He is a mixed-race child, his father is a white Cajun and his mother is a black Creole.
Parents and siblings
His father, Stanley Anderson, was a correctional officer at the local prison, and his mother, a junior high school English teacher, died of cancer. His sister is named Kimberly Anderson.
Kofi Anderson with his sister and father
Coffey Anderson’s mother
Relationships, Wife and Children
On February 14, 2009, Kofi Anderson married professional dancer and choreographer Crisciela Anderson. In September 2018, Crisciela was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. The couple has three children: a son, Ethan Anderson, and two daughters, Emmalee Grace-Gloria Anderson and Everly Anderson. Kofi also has a daughter, Savannah Jean Anderson, from a previous marriage.
Kofi Anderson with his wife and children
Kofi Anderson and his daughter Savannah Jean Anderson
Profession
Kofi Anderson loved singing since he was a child and sang in the church choir. During college, his singing attracted classmates to listen to him and became a sensation. Later, he began to perform country music as an opening for local bands and perform gospel music (a genre of Christian music) in local churches. In 2003, Kofi Anderson made his television debut in the American singing competition TV series “American Idol”, but he did not achieve any obvious success.
Kofi Anderson in American Idol
In 2008, he won third place in the American reality television singing competition Nashville Star.
Kofi Anderson of the Nashville Star
While the show helped him gain a loyal fan base, it did not attract any record deals. On December 21, 2013, he joined YouTube and began creating his own material. Anderson rose to fame through his YouTube videos, in which he brings to life original songs as well as his own compositions. His most popular YouTube videos include “Memphis,” “Southern Man,” “Rockin’ Sally,” “Can I?” and “Better Today.”
He has toured all over the country performing in arena concerts, churches and public events, fairs, rodeos, live concerts and shows. He has also performed on various shows and channels such as Fox and Friends, Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, CMT, TBN, NBC, and more. In 2020, a reality series Country-Ish about the life of Kofi Anderson and his wife Chrisilla Anderson premiered on Netflix. The series shows their life in Los Angeles while Chrisilla Anderson, who is battling cancer, tries to manage her life and family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEAup25fL4U
Facts/Trivia
- Kofi Anderson grew up in a farming community in central Texas, where he used to raise goats. His mother used to sing in church. He was born into an orthodox Christian family and also sang in the church choir. In an interview, he said,
Growing up, no music other than Christian music was allowed in my house.”
- Anderson owns his own independent label, Coffey Global LLC.
- He also sang several children’s songs.
- Coffey also played for the Howard Payne basketball team from 1999 to 2002. He scored 828 points in his career. Anderson also had 81 assists, 63 steals, and 37 blocks during his time with Howard Payne.
- Coffey also works with charities such as Keegans Promise and the Military Warriors Support Foundation to help raise funds to provide mortgage-free housing for wounded soldiers affected by war.
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