Korey Cooper is the keyboardist

Keyboardist

A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...

, guitarist

Guitarist

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, and backing vocalist

Backing vocalist

A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 for the Christian Rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Skillet

Skillet (band)

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...

. Her husband, John Cooper

John Cooper (musician)

John Landrum Cooper , professionally credited as John L. Cooper, is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and bassist of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet since 1996.-Seraph:...

, is the lead singer and bassist

Bassist

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 of the band, as well as one of the founding members. She has made contributions as a backing vocalist in addition to guitars and keyboards.

Before joining Skillet, Cooper was a member of the band Alkeme along with now-former Skillet band-mate Lori Peters

Lori Peters

Lori Peters is the former drummer for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet, performing with them from 2000 to 2007. She recorded four albums with the band: Ardent Worship, Alien Youth, Collide, and Comatose...

, her sister, and others from her church.

Cooper joined Skillet in 1999, between the albums Hey You, I Love Your Soul

Hey You, I Love Your Soul

Hey You, I Love Your Soul is the second full-length album from Christian rock band Skillet. It was released in 1998 as an enhanced CD from Forefront Records and Ardent Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*John L...

and Invincible

Invincible (Skillet album)

Invincible is the third full-length album by Christian rock group Skillet. It was released in 2000 from Forefront Records and Ardent Records...

. Their album Comatose

Comatose (album)

Comatose is the seventh full-length album released by the Christian rock band Skillet. Released October 3, 2006, this album continues their previous album's trend of downplaying the keyboard elements that were prominent in previous releases in favor of more orchestral elements and distorted guitars...

was certified as Gold on November 18, 2009.

Personal life

Cooper and husband John have tattooed wedding rings on their fingers, instead of the traditional jewellery bands. They have two children; Alexandria (born 2002) and Xavier (born 2005). Other guitarists substituted for her when the children were born. Cooper and her husband have co-written many of Skillet's songs.