American Idol
Daughtry auditioned for American Idol in Denver, Colorado with The Boxtops' "The Letter"; he was portrayed as a young rocker with Southern and hard rock influences. He passed the audition by a split decision: approved by Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, disapproved by Simon Cowell. Simon felt that Chris at that time was too robotic. After being given a Golden Ticket to Hollywood, he performed "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and sang "Emotion" during his trio performance with Ace Young and Bobby Bullard. The song for Daughtry's a cappella performance remains unknown.
Daughtry eventually made it out of the Hollywood Round and into the Top 24. On March 1, 2006, Daughtry's "raw" performance of Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" received critical acclaim by all three judges. On March 3, 2006, Jackson stated in an interview that Daughtry had been offered the opportunity to become Fuel's new lead singer, as the band was at the time without a lead singer. At a welcome home party Chris Da
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Cadence
Daughtry's high school band went by the name of Cadence. He sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar. They produced one album, a very rare piece that can sometimes be found on eBay.[citation read more...
Absent Element
Daughtry sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar for rock bands in Burlington.a[›] The band Absent Element consisted of Daughtry on lead vocals and guitar, Mark Perry on read more...
American Idol
Daughtry auditioned for American Idol in Denver, Colorado with The Boxtops' "The Letter"; he was portrayed as a young rocker with Southern and hard rock influences. He passed the read more...
Post-Idol
After leaving American Idol, Daughtry traveled the talk show circuit, which has become commonplace for non-winners as American Idol progressed through the years. He made appearances read more...
Christopher Adam Daughtry (born December 26, 1979 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States) is a Grammy nominated American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was read more...
In a segment on the 2006 season of American Idol (Before singing Broken by Seether), Daughtry revealed that he is balding and made the decision to shave his head completely in order read more...