Christopher Adam Daughtry, better known as Chris Daughtry, is an American songwriter, musician and a lead singer of a famous rock band “Daughtry”. How rich is Chris Daughtry? According to sources, Chris Daughtry’s net worth is estimated to be $8.5 million. One of the main sources for Chris Daughtry’s net worth and wealth is his commercially successful singing career. Chris Daughtry was born in 1979 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Daughtry’s interest in music stems from an early age when he began considering singing as a profession. He took up music lessons and began performing with local rock bands at various events.
Chris Daughtry Net Worth $8.5 Million
While still studying in high school, Chris Daughtry formed a band called “Cadence”, for which he provided vocals. Even though the band released an album “All Eyes on You”, “Cadence” was soon replaced by “Absent Element”, where Daughtry was again in charge of lead vocals and guitar. The band released an album titled “Uprooted”. Some of the songs from the album would later be remade and featured on “Daughtry’s” album. That same year Daughtry tried to make his way into a singing competition “Rock Stars: INXS”, yet he was unsuccessful. He then auditioned for another contest called “American Idol” where the main judges were Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. Daughtry not only succeeded during the audition but even made it to the final four of the show. Daughtry was eliminated during the final four event, which raised a lot of controversy in relation to the voting system of the show. Nevertheless, Daughtry’s participation in “American Idol” helped him gain a wider public recognition, as well as opened many career opportunities. After the show, Daughtry made various appearances on television, including “The Tonight Show” and “Total Request Live”. However, Chris Daughtry’s major breakthrough came in 2006 with the formation of a now famous rock band “Daughtry”. Soon enough the band released their debut, self-titled album that peaked at #1 on the Billboard chart and was certified Platinum three times with a total of 4.8 million copies sold worldwide. The album also produced seven singles, one of which titled “It’s Not Over” was even nominated for two Grammy Awards.
With an immense success of the debut album, Chris Daughtry became a well-known name in the music industry, which consequently increased his net worth, as well as his annual salary. So far, “Daughtry” has four albums under their name, the most recent of which titled “Baptized” was released in 2013. The album produced three singles, and debuted at #6 on the US charts. During his lengthy music career, Chris Daughtry not only focused on his band, but has worked on other projects and made various collaborations. Some of the more notable artists with whom Chris Daughtry has worked are a famous lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses Slash, Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, a legendary Carlos Santana, Sevendust, as well as members of Alter Bridge. A widely recognized singer, songwriter and musician, Chris Daughtry has an estimated net worth of $8.5 million.
