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American musician and songwriter, Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry, has an estimated net worth of $8.5 million. Chris Daughtry proved that American Idol could generate a successful rocker outside the context of the show. Chris Daughtry is one of the most successful new rock & roll singers of 2006, as well as one of the most successful Idol graduates in the show's history. Like many American Idol finalists, Daughtry had a long run as an amateur musician.
He was the fourth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, from which he was eliminated on May 10, 2006. After his elimination from Idol, Chris Daughtry was immediately snapped up by RCA Records and released his debut album a few months later. The album went to #1 and earned him a Grammy nomination. He is the third highest selling “American Idol” alum. Chris Daughtry was born on Christopher Adam Daughtry on December 26, 1979, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Baptized |
$275,000 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Break the Spell (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$553,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Leave This Town (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$1,409,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Daughtry (certified 5x platinum by RIAA) |
$5,000,000 |