Christopher Adam Daughtry (IPA: /ˈkrɪstʌfɜr ˈdoʊtriː/ ) (born December 26 1979) is a Grammy nominated American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Daughtry, a band he formed in 2006. He was the fourth-place finalist on the highly publicized fifth season of American Idol, eliminated from the competition on May 10 2006.

After his fallout from Idol, he was given a record deal by RCA Records, along with 19 Entertainment. His band's self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of release, becoming the fastest selling debut rock album in Soundscan history. In its ninth week of release, the album reached number one on the Billboard charts, edging out the Dreamgirls soundtrack. Daughtry is the fourth most successful American Idol contestant in history, behind Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Clay Aiken, as well as the most successful person who did not finish in the top 2.

Chris Daughtry is the 4th placing contestant on the fifth season of the #1 TV show “American Idol”. After advancing onto the next round at his Denver audition of Joe Cocker’s “The Letter”, Chris continued to impress the judges in Hollywood with performances such as “The First Cut is the Deepest” and the group song “Emotions”. Daughtry was announced as one of the twelve male semifinalists and is considered to be one of the early frontrunners to win the competition. More recently