Christopher Adam Daughtry is an American singer, musician, and actor.
52 Facts About Chris Daughtry
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Chris Daughtry is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after placing fourth on the fifth season of American Idol.
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Chris Daughtry is the third most successful American Idol contestant in terms of record sales, behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, who both won their respective seasons.
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Since the band's first album, Chris Daughtry has collaborated with several artists, including Slash, Sevendust, Theory of a Deadman, Chad Kroeger, Brad Arnold, Vince Gill, and Carlos Santana.
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Chris Daughtry is known for his powerful vocal belting technique and wide vocal range.
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Chris Daughtry was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on December 26,1979, and raised in Lasker, North Carolina, until he was 14.
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Chris Daughtry attended Fluvanna County High School in Palmyra, graduating in 1998.
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At age 16, Chris Daughtry started taking singing seriously as a musician.
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Chris Daughtry took guitar lessons from blues rock guitarist Matt Jagger at Stacy's Music store in Charlottesville and Mark Ebert from Laurinburg, North Carolina.
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Chris Daughtry sought advice from Andy Waldeck who is credited first on his debut album.
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Chris Daughtry performed with rock bands during his time in high school at local venues, opening for his future bandmate Brian Craddock's band My Dog Lucy and Matt Jagger.
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In 2005, Chris Daughtry auditioned for the CBS singing contest Rock Star: INXS.
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Chris Daughtry did not make the cut for the live performances.
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Chris Daughtry auditioned for American Idol in Denver, Colorado, with The Box Tops' "The Letter"; he was portrayed as a young rocker with Southern and hard rock influences.
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Chris Daughtry passed the audition by a split decision: approved by Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, disapproved by Simon Cowell.
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On March 3,2006, Jackson stated in an interview that Chris Daughtry had been offered the opportunity to become Fuel's new lead singer, as the band was at the time without a lead singer.
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Chris Daughtry was in the final four on May 10,2006, and found himself in the bottom two with Katharine McPhee.
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The vote-tallying website DialIdol predicted that Chris Daughtry was the lowest vote-getter for the week.
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Chris Daughtry made appearances on The Tonight Show, Total Request Live, and The Today Show.
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Chris Daughtry appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in which he performed "Wanted Dead or Alive".
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Chris Daughtry was asked to audition as the lead vocalist for Fuel and, though incredibly flattered, he declined the offer in order to form his own band.
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On July 10,2006, it was announced that Chris Daughtry had signed with 19 Entertainment and RCA Records and began working on an album that was to be released in November.
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Chris Daughtry's band was formed under the name Daughtry, after the singer's last name.
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In 2012, Elvio Fernandes joined Chris Daughtry playing keyboard and singing backup vocals.
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Chris Daughtry joins Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Scotty McCreery, and Ruben Studdard as the only contestants to reach number one in Billboard 200.
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Additionally, on the final competition on May 22,2007, Chris Daughtry performed the song live at the end of the show.
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In March, Chris Daughtry performed during the Final Four round of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
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On May 27,2007, Chris Daughtry performed at the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
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On May 6,2009, Chris Daughtry performed "No Surprise", the debut single for their forthcoming album, on American Idol.
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Chris Daughtry wrote the song with Nickelback vocalist Chad Kroeger.
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Chris Daughtry made history with its release by becoming the first American Idol alumnus to have two consecutive number one albums.
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On July 2,2009, Chris Daughtry performed an acoustic cover of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and has received over 25 million views on YouTube.
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Chris Daughtry kicked off a tour with Lifehouse and Cavo on August 2,2009, in Orlando, Florida.
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On December 31,2010, Chris Daughtry tweeted that the band will be working on a new album soon.
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Chris Daughtry has written and recorded a song for the soundtrack to the video game Batman: Arkham City.
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On September 5,2011, Chris Daughtry tweeted that the song "Drown In You" is exclusive to the soundtrack and will not be featured on his upcoming album.
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On September 15,2011, Chris Daughtry posted a new song "Renegade" on his official website.
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On February 12,2016, Chris Daughtry released their album It's Not Over.
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On July 27,2018, Chris Daughtry released their album Cage to Rattle.
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On September 17,2021, Chris Daughtry released their album Dearly Beloved.
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Chris Daughtry had previously stated he had become friends with the members of the band.
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In 2009, the band Chris Daughtry collaborated with Timbaland on their song "Long Way Down" from the album Shock Value II.
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Chris Daughtry co-wrote the song "Send Me All Your Angels" for American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen's debut album.
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Chris Daughtry later performed lead vocals on the cover Def Leppard's song "Photograph" with Carlos Santana on Santana's album called Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time.
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Chris Daughtry made his acting debut in the 100th episode of CSI: New York.
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Chris Daughtry next portrayed Judas Iscariot in the Biblical live version of The Passion, which aired on March 20,2016.
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Chris Daughtry portrayed Hugo Strange in the Batman fan film, Batman: Dying Is Easy, released on YouTube on March 10,2021.
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Chris Daughtry has a longtime interest in drawing comics and is a fan of Batman.
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Chris Daughtry has been married to Deanna Daughtry since November 11,2000.
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Chris Daughtry has four children: two stepchildren, Hannah and Griffin, and twins Adalynn Rose and Noah James.
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In 2019, Chris Daughtry was on the second season of The Masked Singer as "The Rottweiler" and was named the runner-up.
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Chris Daughtry played for the "Home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.