Chris Daughtry

There is a new video blog all the way from Switzerland from Josh Paul! Click HERE to watch it and see his goofiness. LOL Happy Halloween!

Also, Click here to see Daughtry’s performance at the 2007 TMF Awards in Amsterdam.
Although I’ve clearly never heard of the TMF (The Music Factory) Awards, and I’m assuming you haven’t either, apparently they are the biggest popular music awards in Belgium and the Netherlands. So…Go Daughtry. It’s all part of world domination.

Speaking of awards, don’t forget to vote for Daughtry for the American Music Awards! Voting ends November 2, 2007 at 3am ET!
Click HERE for the details, in case you’ve forgotten.

In other news, Daughtry will be a guest on VH1’s Top 20 Video Countdown on December 8, 2007! Their video “Over You” has been #1 on the countdown for the past few weeks, so GO VOTE and keep them at #1 through December!

Haven’t seen the video or just want to see it again…and again. Here you go:

I love the close ups when he stares into the camera…it’s very hypnotizing…

Also, today is the last day to bid on the signed T-shirt Chris designed to benefit the ONE campaign. The bid is already up to $786!!! Craziness. The celebrity T-shirt with the next highest bid is Gwyneth Paltrow’s which is going for $255. Who knew that Chris was so popular that he would put Gwyneth and Ben Affleck to shame. But, lest we forget, this is all for charity so none of that matters right? Hehe
Again, in case you need the details, click HERE

Well, there’s a lot going on in the world of Daughtry. I’ll do my best to keep you up to date and remind you of all the important upcoming appearances.

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Daughtry is making its way across Europe!
According to their tour schedule, they will be visiting France, the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ending in Germany on November 2nd.

Here’s Chris during a visit to a radio station in Paris, France this week:

Click HERE to see more pictures

I know I alluded to their tiring schedule in a previous blog but they have been touring non-stop since the beginning of the year!
Can you imagine being on the road in a tour bus for a year… there’s no way.

I remember they performed in Times Square on New Year’s Eve and they pretty much haven’t stopped since. I was actually in NYC for New Year’s but I was no where near close enough to see them. I watched it on TV just like the rest of the world. But New Year’s Eve in NYC was such a blast!! OK, I’m getting off topic now.

Well, since we’re already way off topic (New Year’s Eve in October?) I may as well run with it. Here’s the video of Daughtry performing in Times Square on New Year’s Eve last year…kind of a stretch but we’re back on topic!

*Sigh* brings back such good memories.

Anyways, Daughtry has tour dates on their website through the end of the year. If you haven’t gotten a chance to see them yet this year, check and see if they’re coming to a city near you.

If you sign up for Daughtry’s mailing list you will receive e-mails that will keep you updated on upcoming tour dates and even give you access to the passwords to get pre-sale tickets.
Wanna sign up? Go HERE

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OK, so I think it’s time to bust out the old American Idol footage and do some Chris Daughtry AI flashbacks. It was just a matter of time before this day came.

So, clearly, we should start with his audition. I need to stick my own Chris Daughtry fan testimonial in here:

I have been a little, *cough* OK extremely obsessed with American Idol every year, whether I wanted to be or not. Especially after Season 4 when I fell in love with Constantine Maroulis (but that’s a completely different story). So I was waiting with bated breath for Season 5 to start.

When the commercials started coming on for the Season 5 premiere in January, I was already paying close attention. Now, if you will recall, they played part of Chris’ audition in many of the commercials. From the second I saw/heard him on the commercials, I knew he would be my pick for the season (you gotta love the rockers, hence Constantine… again, another story for another day)

Here’s the video of his audition:

I loved his audition, I loved (and still love) his kind of scruffy rocker voice and his whole image, LOVED the song he chose. Needless to say, I was looking forward to seeing how far he would go in the competition.

Now, I’m sure I was yelling at the screen at the time, but I completely forgot that Simon said no! I can’t believe that! In retrospect, obviously that was a bad choice and I’m sure Simon regrets that. BUT, in his defense (kind of) you could tell that he was very nervous, especially seeing how he is now. So I suppose I can understand his point…even though he was wrong. It’s kind of scary when Paula makes the most sense out of any of the judges.

And until I could remember his name, I always referred to him as the bald guy with the crying wife. Gotta love that they sucked people in right away with his heart-warming story.

So, that’s my tale. I’ve loved Chris Daughtry since the moment I saw the clip of his audition on the preview commercials. True story…pathetic, but true.

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In case you missed the “Rocktober is here” blog, Daughtry has teamed up with MLB.com for the 2007 post season.
Throughout October…or “Rocktober” I suppose, MLB.com has featured Daughtry’s songs in their highlights and promotional videos.

Well, now the World Series is here and it’s time to take it to the next level. MLB.com has a ton of Daughtry exclusives including: “A day in the life of Daughtry” video, interviews, and live performances!

Find out who their favorite teams are, see what it’s really like on the road, see Chris without his shirt on…you know, all the good stuff.

Check it out HERE (Believe me you don’t wanna miss out on this. Let me just say one word before I move on…gorgeous. I know, I know that’s very fan girly but really…just amazingly gorgeous)

Can you imagine being on tour for as long as they have been? Must be very tiring.

And can you believe the Red Sox made it to the World Series?!? Unbelievable! Of course they had to give everyone a heart attack to make it, but whatever it takes I suppose.

And coincidentally, my other obsession is also teamed up with MLB for the post season, Dane Cook! Gotta love baseball this year. They know how to pick those talented, gorgeous men.

Here’s a little Daughtry/Dane Cook Fun Fact:
Did you know that Chris thanks Dane Cook in the “Thank you” section of his CD? Yep. Right after Billy Bob Thorton and Tobey Maguire…you have to wonder what these people did to make in into the “thank yous” ya know?

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Brand new info posted on Daughtry’s official website!

Chris Daughtry, as well as Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Liv Tyler, Courtney Love and other celebs, has designed and signed a T-shirt that is being auctioned off to benefit the ONE Campaign.

These T-shirts are made by EDUN, a “socially conscious” clothing company which has a mission to create high quality clothing while providing employment in developing countries.
All proceeds will benefit the ONE Campaign to flight global poverty and AIDS.
Bidding ends October 30th. Let the bidding wars begin!
Current bid (at the time of this post): $338

This is Chris’ original design:

To place a bid on the T-shirt Chris designed and signed go HERE

To see other celebrity T-shirt designs go HERE

Just goes to show how much everyone loves Chris. His T-shirt seems to be the most popular and is already over $300. Ben Affleck’s is only at $90 so far, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s is only at $57! Seems a little odd, but it’s great that Chris is using his popularity to bring some interest to the campaign.
Hopefully the bids go up a lot more since it’s for such a good cause.

Can’t afford to bid? You can still get a 2007 ONE Campaign T-shirt by EDUN at the ONE online store for only $40.
Although it won’t be the celebrity design, $10 of every purchase goes right to the ALAFA (Apparel Lesotho Alliance for Africa) Fund, which provides life-saving AIDS treatment to factory workers and their family members.

For more information on the 2007 ONE campaign go to ONE.org

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Here’s some very exciting news that you may or may not have heard yet…

Daughtry was nominated for 3 American Music Awards!!!
(That’s one exclamation point for each nomination)

*Favorite Album (Pop or Rock)
Up against: Linkin Park/Minutes To Midnight and Justin Timberlake/FutureSex/Love Sounds

This one we may have a little trouble with because, I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but Justin Timberlake is in the process of taking over the world…

*Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary Music)
Up Against: Norah Jones and John Mayer

This one should be a no-brainer, I mean come on.
By the way, am I the only one who thinks that John Mayer is absolutely, hideously, disgusting? *shudder*

*Favorite Breakthrough Artist
Up against: Plain White T’s and Robin Thicke

I think it’s blatantly obvious Daughtry deserves this one but apparently Robin Thicke is pretty popular as well…In my opinion, he looks too much like his Dad, Alan Thicke, and every time I see him singing all I can hear is the theme song for Growing Pains.
As long as we got each other da da da da… sorry

And get this, for the first time in history you can vote to determine the winner!
Just go HERE, register, and vote for Daughtry!!
Voting ends November 2, 2007 at 3am ET

The 35th Annual American Music Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel (Whom I adore! He is hilarious) and will air live Sunday, November 18th at 8pm EST on ABC.

And…Daughtry will be performing live! Other confirmed performers include Celine Dion (huh? Where did that come from?), Fergie and Rihanna.

Daughtry is tied with Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Linkin Park for the most nominations this year.

For all list of all this year’s nominee’s click HERE

So, go vote now! Daughtry deserves to win them all!

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As you may have noticed this blog has been on a kind of hiatus for the last month or so. And, as you may have also noticed, there has been a change of writers, but that is neither here nor there. We all know why we’re here: to discuss, inform, listen to, watch, and let’s be honest, drool over this man, Chris Daughtry:

So, let’s get down to business, we have a lot to catch up on. Besides writing about the news and any new, juicy, interesting details I come across, we will also have to catch up on some news in the recent past so we can look back on this 10 years from now and reminisce about the good times we had…or something like that.

I can also guarantee you that we will be having some American Idol flashbacks creeping up now and then because we all know that without American Idol, this healthy obsession (or at least that’s what I like to call it) would not be possible.

So keep checking back here at www.chrisdaughtry-fan.info for your Daughtry fixes.

Now to the good stuff:
God Bless America! Baseball, Apple Pie, and Daughtry?
Well, he was on American Idol…makes perfect sense to me.
Daughtry is being featured on MLB.com for Rocktober! Three of Daughtry’s songs are being used in their promotional videos for highlights and previews of the 2007 postseason games: “What I Want”, “Breakdown” and “There and Back Again”.
For more details and links to these videos go HERE
You have to check them out. They are very cool. Makes you proud to be an American… and a Daughtry fan.

Although the Cubs are out of the running for the World Series, here’s a little fun fact for you. During an interview, the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Will Ohman (who is a devoted American Idol fan…who knew?) was asked:

What’s the biggest travesty in “American Idol” history?
“Chris Daughtry not winning,” Ohman said.

A man after my own heart. Although, I do think Constantine Maroulis getting kicked off 6th in Season 4 was a travesty as well.

Alright, I can’t discuss baseball anymore because it gets me all upset. Let’s just say I was rooting for the NY Mets…need I say more?

Click HERE for a blog with all the baseball updates one could hope for. (Go Red Sox)

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