- His favorite female pop artist is Kelly Clarkson while his favorite male pop artist is Rob Thomas.
- His wife persuaded him to audition for American Idol (2002).
- He auditioned for Rock Star: INXS (2005) but he didn't make it in, so he decided to join American Idol (2002), instead.
- Has four children, with wife Deanna: a step-daughter, Hannah Price, born on September 7, 1996, a step-son, Griffin Daughtry, born on June 30, 1998 and fraternal twins, daughter Adalynn Rose, who arrived at 11:06 a.m., weighing 6 lbs, 5 oz and son Noah James, who followed at 11:25 a.m., weighing 5 lbs, 5 oz, on November 17, 2010, by a gestational surrogate.
- Video for "It's Not Over" placed number #2 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2007.
- Daughtry has been nominated for 4 Grammys including Best Rock Album (Daughtry), Best Rock Song ("It's Not Over"), Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("It's Not Over") and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("Home").
- "No Surprise," the first single from the platinum Leave This Town topped #1 on the radio charts making it their fourth #1 hit.
- Video for "Feels Like Tonight" placed number #6 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2008.
- The band's self-titled debut Daughtry was one of the biggest selling artist releases of 2006/2007 and the quickest selling rock debut in Soundscan history.
- Daughtry's second album Leave This Town debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it their second consecutive #1 album.
- He made it into the finals of the fifth season of the reality television show American Idol (2002) and is friends with Ace Young.
- He does push ups and vocal exercises before he performs on stage.
- Chris and his band, Daughtry, are active supporters of the ONE Campaign.
- Has two nieces, Caroline and Danielle.
- In the summer of 2009, Chris put an acoustic cover of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" on YouTube. The video has received over 2 million views.
- Bo Bice (who made it to the final 2 in American Idol (2002) in season 4) influenced him to audition.
- Video for "Home" placed number #24 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2007.
- Wife Deanna is a massage therapist.
- Has an older brother named Kenneth.
- Video for "No Surprise" placed number #15 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2009.
- Video for "September" placed number #23 VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2010.
- He has English, and smaller amounts of Irish, Scottish, and German, ancestry.
- He started to sing seriously when he was 16 years old.
- Has three dogs Chloe, Harlow, and Miley, a guinea pig, and chickens as pets.
- Released his fourth album 'Baptized' in November 2013, and debuted at number 3 on the world chart with over 330,000 copies.
- Daughtry has sold a total of 84.1 million albums and singles combined. 23.8 million albums and 60.3 million singles.
- Favorite cartoon character is Wile E. Coyote.
- Born at 5:30 AM.
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