Chris Daughtry Bio (Wiki)

Publish date: 2024-05-20

Who is Chris Daughtry?

Chris Daughtry is the Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and actor.

He is renowned as the 3rd runner of the 5th season of the American Idol.

He is the lead vocalist of the American Band, Daughtry.

Last, he appeared in the TV series, The Masked Singer as Rottweiler.

Upcoming Concerts

Some of his upcoming concerts along with the date and venue and locations are-

Date Venue Locations 
2020/03/21Harrah’s LaughlinLaughlin, NV
2020/03/30Molson Canadian CentreMoncton, NB Canada

Chris Daughtry- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

He was born Christopher Adam Daughtry on the 26th of December 1979 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

His father, Pete Daughtry, and mother, Sandra Daughtry are of Mixed (Dutch – British- German – Irish – Scottish – Swiss – Welsh- French) ethnicity.

Chris Daughtry has a brother, Kenneth Daughtry.

Chris Daughtry: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

He made his mind clear at the age of 16 to be a musician. At the time, he even took guitar lessons from Matt Jagger.

During his high school days, he was active with his High School band, Cadence as the lead vocalist and guitarist.

Later, Chris Daughtry joined the other bands of Burlington including Absent Element.

Chris Daughtry- Professional Life, Career

Singing Career

– Chris Daughtry’s career as a singer took a great turn of events when he auditioned for American Idol. In the show, he earned the place of 3rd runner-up.

– Before that, in 2005, he also auditioned for the CBS singing contest, Rock Star: INXS. However, he could not make it through it.

– After American Idol, he formed the band his self-name. Along with the band, he signed with the recording label, RCA.

Under the recording label, he released his first self-titled debut album.

Their album peaked at 1st position on the billboard. Also, it earns the 6x- platinum certification by RIAA.

Acting Career

– After his successful career as a singer, he expanded his career in the field of acting. In 2007, he made his debut in acting with the short video, Daughtry: It’s Not Over.

– Following the video, he featured in other videos like Daughtry: Battleships, Daughtry: Rescue Me, and Daughtry: No Surprise. 

– In 2015, he made his debut in movies with the TV movie, Studio City as Keith Rhodes.

– Last, Chris Daughtry appeared in the reality TV series, The Masked Singer. 

Chris Daughtry- Net Worth, Salary

Throughout his career, he has made an estimated net worth of $10 million. His earnings as a singer are in the range of $21k to $207k.

Also, Chris Daughtry earns through his album sales too. Within five weeks, more than a million of albums were sold and became the fastest-selling album. Besides that, he makes it through his musical tours.

Apart from that, he also earns throughout his acting career that is in the range of $19k to $208k.

The Vote Controversy

Chris Daughtry’s vote out from the American Idol created a huge controversy.

Some of his voters claimed that when they dialed for voting him for the first few minutes they were misrouted for the other finalist, Katharine McPhee.

Where other voters claimed similar issues when they tried other contestants too.

When they tried to vote for another contestant, Elliott Yamin they were misrouted to Daughtry.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Chris Daughtry has black eyes with a shaved head. His height is 5 feet and 7 inches and weighs around 87kg.

He wears the shoe in a size of 12 (US).

Social Media Presence

Chris Daughtry has around 521.5k followers on Twitter and over 299k on Instagram. But he is not active on Facebook.

On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Jimmy Palmiotti, Donny Osmond, and Ken Jeong.

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