Daughtry

Daughtry gives credit to American Idol for making them bigger than Bon Jovi I can’t believe it’s been five years since Chris Daughtry made it to the top 5 on “American Idol.” Since then, he dropped the “Chris,” put together a band and now “Daughtry” (the band) is the third-highest selling band or artist to come off the “Idol” franchise.

However, he says it’s thanks to Idol that his band has catapulted to success.

“I never really thought about going into that show to win it. I really just wanted to get more gigs. I wanted to be able to play music -- even on a small level. Just getting booked every week and getting my music out there. I didn't expect it to go to what it did,” Chris Daughtry told Hollyscoop while helping launch the Duracell Holiday Insurance Program.