Chris Daughtry Fate, Fortuna, Trivia

Chris Daughtry Fate, Fortuna, Trivia by Roxanne McDonald

Had I won [American Idol, Season 5], I would have not been able to come out as a band, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to be….~ Chris Daughtry

We are as lucky as Daughtry is talented: for his fate [plus talent] turned out to make him one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time.

Accolades/Awards

There’s going to be a flood of opportunities right now but I don’t think I could really talk about them. ~Chris Daughtry

Was the fourth place season five American Idol finalist

2006 [week of June 10] – His “Wanted Dead or Alive” reached #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was dubbed Hot Shot Debut of the Week

2006- Within five weeks of release, his band’s debut album had sold more than a million copies [becoming the “fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history]; by the ninth week, the album was #1—at that time making him the best-seller Idol contestant outside of first or second place in the competition

After his season finale performance of “Mystery” [with Live], the song gained popularity: it reached #80 on the Top 100 ITunes chart

2007 [March] – The new departure song on Idol became his song, “Home”—which he also performed for Idol in the season 6 finale

Rumors and Rumblings

Maybe some people thought I was “safe”, so they didn’t really bother to vote for me at all. ~Chris Daughtry

Besides singing, he also sketches and paints

A favorite pastime is reading comic books

Favorite female and male pop artists are Kelly Clarkson and Rob Thomas

Before performances, does push-ups and vocal exercises

Is father to step-daughter Hannah (from his wife’s first marriage) and to adopted son Griffin

The week he was sent home from Idol, Daughtry fans were reportedly calling for a recount: During the week that would see him going home, over 16,000 signatures on one petition were from those who had called in to DialIdol to vote for Daughtry but allegedly got the thank-you-for-voting-for-me message from Katherine McPhee instead of from Chris Daughtry. However, investigations and subsequent reports revealed no issues with the Idol phone system, so the 16k+ complaints were evidently archived along with the other bits of urbania, misinformation, and myths

During Daughtry’s stint on Idol, a CD of his former band, Absent Element (for which he was lead singer and guitarist), made its way over the cyberwaves

Discussed on Idol his male-pattern baldness, explaining it as the reason he shaves his head

After Chris was eliminated from Idol, Fuel’s Abercrombie and Bell invited him to join their band…while they were on “Extra”. Abercrombie spoke directly to Chris/the cameras, saying if Chris wanted to enetertain what they had all discussed before, Fuel would “take it and go…” While Chris at first was reported to have said nothing in response, by the time of his welcome home party he had announced he would be declining the opportunity that could conceivably make him the band’s new lead singer.

Is friends with Bo Bice, who suggested he audition for Idol; and became good friends with Ace Young, sharing everything from similar backgrounds and similar attitudes about family to a BFF reputation as “the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon of the season,” as Seacrest called them, and “Chrisace” or “Chrace”, as fan-followers dubbed the friends.

Actions/Appearances

I’ve accepted my new beginnings. ~Chris Daughtry

In high school [Fluvanna High], performed in both The Wiz and Peter Pan

Began professional performances at 16—getting his first public gig singing “Achy Breaky Heart” at Grandpa’s bar

1988-Graduated from high school

Took first jobs at Crown Honda in Greensboro, North Carolina—as a service worker—and at Wal-Mart

2005- With his band Absent Element, released Uprooted—with songs that would later appear on his debut solo album/CD

2005- Auditioned for “Rock Star: INXS”; when he didn’t make pre-airing cuts, auditioned for American Idol

Sang “The Letter” (the Boxtops); Paula and Randy said yes, Simon said no

Post-Idol, appeared on MTV Movie Awards, doing a parody, along with Jimmy Fallon, of “Bad Day,” the Daniel Powter number used in the farewell segments of Idol before Daughtry’s “Home” took its place

Appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, performing in a “Father’s Day Gift Ideas” skit

Appeared, as is traditional, on several popular talk shows, and performed “Wanted Dead or Alive” on Ellen, after which, when Ellen Degeneres was interviewing Clinton and GHW Bush, she asked the ex-presidents if something “could be done” about Daughtry’s elimination

Interviewd with “Bob and the Showgram” at WDCG, the first staion to play Daughtry debut album tracks

Performed with his band, Daughtry, at their post- homecoming parade and pep rally concert sponsored/hosted by the North Carolina State University Alumni Association and Student Homecoming Committee

Performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the NFC Conference Championship game in Chicago

And as of July 2007, Daughtry is slated to perform in concert at The Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California; Celeste Center in Columbus, Ohio; Hard Rock Live in Biloxi, Mississippi; at the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California, the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado, and the Puallup Fair and Events Center in Puyallup, Washington; and as guest of Nickleback at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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