Christopher Adam Daughtry, popularly known as ‘Chris Daughtry’, was born on December 26, 1979. Chris is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry and as the fourth-place contestant on the fifth season of American Idol.
Chris Daughtry was born in Roanoke Rapids and raised in Lasker until he was 14. His parents, Sandra and James “Pete” Daughtry, reside in Palmyra, Virginia, where Daughtry grew up before he relocated to McLeansville, North Carolina, outside of Greensboro. His brother, Kenneth, lives in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
At age 16, Daughtry started taking singing seriously as a musician. He took guitar lessons from blues rock guitarist Matt Jagger at Stacy’s Music store in Charlottesville and Mark Ebert from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He sought advice from Andy Waldeck (frontman for Earth to Andy) who is credited first on his debut album. He performed with rock bands during his time in high school at local venues, opening for his future band mate Brian Craddock’s band My Dog Lucy and Matt Jagger. During high school, he appeared in two stage productions: The Wiz and Peter Pan.
After his elimination from Idol, he was given a record deal by RCA Records and formed a band called Daughtry. Their self-titled debut album became the fastest selling debut rock album in Nielsen Soundscan history, selling more than one million copies after just five weeks of release. The album was recorded before the band was officially formed, making Chris Daughtry the only official member present on the album. 
In its ninth week of release, Daughtry reached number one on the Billboard charts. Chris Daughtry is now the third most successful American Idol contestant in terms of record sales, behind only Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, who both won their respective seasons. At the 50th Grammy Awards, the band was nominated for Best Rock Song for the single “It’s Not Over”.
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. He is known for his powerful vocal belting technique and wide vocal range.
In a segment on the 2006 season of American Idol (before singing “Broken” by Seether), Chris Daughtry revealed that he is balding and made the decision to shave his head completely in order to retain an aesthetically pleasing appearance. He has been married to Deanna Daughtry since November 11, 2000. He has four children: a stepdaughter, Hannah, born September 7, 1996 from his wife’s previous marriage, a stepson, Griffin, born June 30, 1998 and twins, Adalynn Rose and Noah James, born November 17, 2010. In a December 2007 interview with Gibson Lifestyle, Chris Daughtry said,
I used to call [my wife] and just quickly throw in the towel. But I’ve found that the less I say and the more I actually listen to her, and just be there without actually being there, is the best thing I can do. As a man, I always feel like I need to say something. Sometimes I have to stop myself because all I want to do is call and tell her about how much awesome stuff is going on in my life, and, you know, her day is sucking hard. I could write a book on it, I’m serious.
Chris Daughtry and fellow Idol contestant Ace Young have been friends since they met at the show’s Denver auditions, and even periodically shared an apartment as finalists. Young said they clicked because they shared similar upbringings and were both “big on family.” Ryan Seacrest had also dubbed them “the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon of the season” when the two were placed in the “bottom 2″ together upon Young’s elimination. In the final episode of the season, a clip of them in a “Best Male Bonding” segment was also shown.
Chris Daughtry lives in Oak Ridge, North Carolina. His musical influences include Creed, Bush, Live, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Journey, Bon Jovi, and Fuel. He states that he grew up on rock and hard rock music.
THE BAND ‘DAUGHTRY’
For the week of June 10, 2006, Chris Daughtry’s cover of “Wanted Dead or Alive” charted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, being named the Hot Shot Debut of the week. On July 10, 2006, it was announced that Daughtry had signed with 19 Entertainment and RCA Records and began working on an album that was to be released in November. It was also announced that, like season 4 rocker Constantine Maroulis, he would be forming his own band.
His band was formed under the name Daughtry, after the singer’s last name. The band currently consists of Chris Daughtry, guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock (the latter replaced former guitarist Jeremy Brady in 2007), bassist Andy Waldeck replacing Josh Paul at the end of 2012 (formerly of Suicidal Tendencies), and drummer Robin Diaz (who replaced former drummer Joey Barnes in 2010). In 2012, Elvio Fernandes joined Daughtry playing keyboard and singing backup vocals.
Daughtry’s debut album was released on November 21, 2006. Chris Daughtry reportedly told US Weekly that the band’s album “would not be… pop.” The first single off Daughtry, “It’s Not Over”, was released November 21, 2006. The album reached number one in Billboard Charts with his debut album. He joins Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, and Ruben Studdard as the only contestants to reach number one in Billboard 200. The album featured Velvet Revolver and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who performed the guitar solo on the eventual single “What I Want”.
Beginning on March 14, 2007, on every episode of American Idol’s sixth season’s results show, Daughtry’s song “Home” was played every time a participant was knocked out of the competition, as each of the losing contestants was asked to look at their own journeys. Additionally, on the final competition on May 22, 2007, Daughtry performed the song live at the end of the show. It also became the song for the eliminating home team for the 2007 NBA Playoffs. In March, Daughtry performed during the Final Four round of the2007 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. On May 27, Daughtry performed at the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
On September 19, 2007 on ABC, Viva Las Vegas premiered, which was a tribute to Elvis Presley’s career in Las Vegas. Daughtry performed an acoustic version of “Suspicious Minds”. On November 18, 2007, the band was the winner of multiple awards at the “2007 American Music Awards” (ABC Television). The winning categories were: 1) Pop or Rock: Favorite Album – Daughtry; 2) Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist; 3) Favorite Breakthrough Artist. On December 6, 2007, the band was nominated for four 50th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album for Daughtry, Best Rock Song for “It’s Not Over”, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal for “Home”, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “It’s Not Over”.
On May 6, 2009, Daughtry performed “No Surprise”, the debut single for their forthcoming album, on American Idol. Chris Daughtry wrote the song with Nickelback vocalistChad Kroeger.[16] The album on which “No Surprise” appears, Daughtry’s second album titled Leave This Town, was released on July 14, 2009. Chris Daughtry made history with its release by becoming the first American Idol alumnus to have two consecutive number one albums. Leave This Town was the first Daughtry album that they wrote and recorded as a band, as their self-titled album was recorded before the band was officially formed and featured only Chris Daughtry as an official member.
On July 2, 2009, Daughtry performed an acoustic cover of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and has received over 25 million views on YouTube.
Daughtry kicked off a tour with Lifehouse and Cavo on August 2, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The final show of the tour was in Tempe, Arizona on October 13, 2009. The band played a show in Chris Daughtry’s hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina on November 12, 2009.
On December 31, 2010, Daughtry tweeted that the band will be working on a new album soon. On March 7, 2011, he tweeted that the album sounds nothing like the previous two and will feature a song titled “Spaceship.” There will be another song on the record called “Rescue Me”, which the band has performed on stage in New Jersey. The album would be released on November 21, 2011, according to Daughtry’s Twitter.
Daughtry has written and recorded a song for the soundtrack to the video game Batman: Arkham City. On September 5, 2011, Daughtry tweeted that the song “Drown In You” is exclusive to the soundtrack and will not be featured on his upcoming album.
On September 15, 2011, Daughtry posted a new song “Renegade” on his official website. His newest single “Crawling Back to You” was posted on the website and released on September 19, 2011.
On September 27, 2011, Daughtry announced that the new album will be titled Break the Spell.
On January 17, 2013, Daughtry announced they were working on their fourth studio album.
The first single to Daughtry’s fourth album is called “Waiting for Superman”.
On September 17, Daughtry announced on their website that the new album was titled Baptized.
If you want to listen to hard rock produced from a very powerful voice, Chris Daughtry is the man for you.
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