Chris Daughtry was born December
26, 1979 and hails from North Carolina. In
2005, Daughtry tried out for the CBS
competition Rock Star: INXS but
failed to make the cut and continued to
perform with his rock band 'Absent Element.'
Daughtry rose to fame with the help of the
5th season of American Idol. Although Daughtry
didn't win the tile and came in 4th, his
exposure on the show led him to a recording
contract, the ability to form his own band, a
#1 debut LP and single, and the bragging
rights of gaining more success than those who
did better on American Idol.
Daughtry made it into the Top 12
finalists of the 5th season of American Idol.
American
Idol Season 5 Encores was released
with Daughtry's remake of "Wanted Dead
Or Alive."
Daughtry was voted off American Idol.
Daughtry turned down an offer
from Fuel to be their new lead
singer. He later got his own record deal.
Daughtry released his debut LP Daughtry. The LP was recorded
with various musicians before the group
'Daughtry' was formed.
Daughtry hit the Top 40 with
"It's Not Over."
Daughtry topped
the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart with Daughtry.
Daughtry was certified
platinum.
Daughtry hit the Top 10 with "It's Not Over."
Daughtry topped
the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top Digital
Albums chart with Daughtry.
The single "It's Not Over" was certified
gold.
Daughtry topped
the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart
with "It's Not Over."
As the 6th
season's contenders of American Idol were voted off,
Daughtry's song "Home" was used as
the 'let's remember your journey as you leave
the show' song.
Daughtry hit #1 for 2 weeks with "It's Not Over."
Daughtry hit the Top 40 with
"Home."
Daughtry hit the Top 10 with "Home."
Daughtry topped the Billboard
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "Home."
Daughtry was certified 3x
platinum.
The singles "It's Not Over" and "Home" were certified
gold.
Daughtry hit the Top 40 with
"Over You."
Daughtry topped the Billboard
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart with
"Home."
Daughtry was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Monster
Single of the Year ("Home").
Daughtry hit the Top 10 with "Over You."
Daughtry won 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary
Artist,
and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Daughtry), and was nominated
for Artist of the Year. Daughtry also
performed at the ceremony.
Daughtry topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist
- Duo/Group (singles & albums), Top New
Pop Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album Artist,
Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group,
Top Hot 100 Singles - Duo/Group, Top Rock
Album Artist, Top Hot Adult Top 40 Artist,
and with the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top
Rock Album (Daughtry).
Daughtry had
the #5 selling LP of 2007 with Daughtry selling over 2.4
million copies in the US.
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