"
American Idol" alum
Chris Daughtry is hoping to actually make a little money off his Oak Ridge, NC home -- he's listed the home for just $900 more than be bought it for five years ago!
Chris bought the home back in 2006 for $690,000 ... and he's now put it on the market for $699,900.
The 4-bedroom, 4-bath house sits on more than two acres of land -- and includes an office, a walk-in pantry, a saltwater pool and a putting green.
Since losing "
American Idol" four years ago,
Chris Daughtry has really grown as an artist.
The 30-year-old showed off his non-bald scalp at a concert in Miami this weekend.
It's good to see Chris going back to his roots.
Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open, kill two stones with one bird and even though he never cries, his tears cure cancer -- so maybe Chris Daughtry's onto something with his Presidential pick.
Has Vin Diesel's movie career fallen so far that he's mistaken for an "American Idol" contestant?
Today's Hollywood Reporter boasts that Diesel and Paul Walker are in talks to reunite for the fourth installment of "The Fast and the Furious." While the print edition showed a pic of Diesel and Walker together, the
website put up a pic of "Idol" star Chris Daughtry with Vin's name below it. Nurse!
Makes sense though -- more people saw Chris on "Idol" than Vin in "The Pacifier."
UPDATE: Don't blame THR too much. Turns out if you go to
Getty Images and search for Vin Diesel, the first pics that come up are of Chris Daughtry! All bald men really do like alike.
Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis may have made it to the final two on "American Idol" but Chris Daughtry doesn't think either will win. Huh?!
TMZ spotted the last season's resident guy-linered rocker outside Hyde last night with his band, aptly named Daughtry, where he told cameras, "
I think we could win this year." Sadly, we don't remember hearing Seacrest read off the 866 number to vote for him after his performance in the finale.
Fans were rabid for celebs leaving the premiere of "Mr. Brooks," and while the film's star, Kevin Costner, stopped to sign autographs and take pictures with them, Dane Cook and Bruce Willis breezed past the entire group. Yippie-ki-yay mother lover!
Also out last night were a charmingly threatening Damon Wayans, Brian McKnight, Babyface, a studly Michael Vartan, Lance Bass and the always bearded Billy Gibbons.
All this and more in today's false idol edition of Star Catcher.
How's Chris Daughtry doing since his album release? --
Sara
Chris Daughtry and his band are seeing nothing but success since their record hit stores last November. In fact, Sara, their self-titled album shot to number one last week, selling nearly 1.3 million copies. A lot of those sales can be attributed to their hit single, "It's Not Over." The band's concerts are sold out all of next week, but if you're on the West coast,
click here to see some more Daughtry dates mid-February.
For the latest on "American Idol,"
check this out.
Our new favorite train wreck,
Chyna Doll, has officially joined
Tara Reid and
Brandon Davis in the I-can't-get-into-Hyde club.
After leaving Shag, another club in Hollywood, the wrestler-turned-Playboy model-turned-walking disaster showed up at trendy Hyde with porn star Mary Carey and their entourage, expecting to waltz right in. The group had no reservation, of course, and was
quickly denied admittance.
Stuck behind the velvet rope, Carey tried to make friends with
"American Idol" contestant
Chris Daughtry, who told the wild bunch, "wish I could help you, sorry," before sliding in with all his friends.
After finally telling Chyna and Mary the reality of their dismal situation, the doorman went and hid next to the bouncer. Finally, after waiting by his abandoned podium for about ten minutes, Chyna and her entourage finally hit the road.
Chris Daughtry may not have won "American Idol" but he has topped
AOL's 2006 "TV's Top 5! Viewer Awards."Daughtry's shockingly early elimination on "Idol" ranked as the fan pick for the best moment of the past TV season.
The TV's Top 5! recognizes the most talked about television moments in categories like best Trainwreck Moment and Best Steamy Smooches.
Fans voted online for their favorite nominated clips.
Other winners include Jennifer Garner accidentally admitting the sex of her baby on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for Best Celeb Did What?! Moment and
Derek and Meredith's kiss on "Grey's Anatomy" for Best Too Close for Comfort Moment.
Check out all the winners of this year's "TV's Top5! Viewer Awards."
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Chris Daughtry has left his small hometown of McLeansville for a bigger town and home.
The 26-year-old "American Idol" rocker, who finished fourth on this year's Fox talent competition, has moved to Oak Ridge, a town of about 4,000, which is north of Greensboro. NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick lives nearby.
Daughtry and his wife paid $690,000 for a four-bedroom,3,782-square-foot home with a swimming pool and putting green on a little more than an acre of land. McLeansville, also in Guilford County, has one barbershop, one grocery store and no gas stations.
"If you look at the houses here, and the type of people here, they're very upscale business people, and they're going to go about their daily life," said Steve Spalding, who works in the summer child care program at Oak Ridge Elementary.
While many observers billed Daughtry as the favorite to win "Idol," the raw-voiced rocker was voted off the show a few weeks before its finale. Southern soul singer Taylor Hicks took the competition's top award -- a $1 million recording contract.
Last month, RCA Records announced that Daughtry had signed to work alongside music mogul Clive Davis, with plans to produce a record album by the end of the year.
Taylor Hicks may have won 'American Idol' but he isn't the only finalist to get a record contract.
A source tells TMZ that RCA Music Group, which is home to all the past 'Idol' winners, will sign Katharine McPhee and is close to signing a solo deal with Chris Daughtry. Ace Young is also said to be in talks with the label.
It's looking like Chris Daughtry isn't going to accept the rock band Fuel's offer to become their new lead singer.
The band offered Daughtry the gig 13 days ago after his surprise elimination from 'American Idol.' But TMZ has learned that Fuel isn't expecting a thumbs-up from Daughtry, and has started to look at other options.
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