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Article: What's so bad about losing `American Idol'?; For rocker Chris Daughtry, not a darn thing.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- March 16, 2007
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CHRISTOPHER JOHN TREACY
Chris Daughtry and "American Idol" viewers were shocked when the fan favorite was voted off last year.
But Daughtry is loving life now - and outselling season five winner Taylor Hicks. His "Daughtry" CD has topped the Billboard 200 twice, sold more than 2 million copies and etched a place in the history books as the fastest-selling rock debut in SoundScan history. What's more, despite having lost the competition, fifth-place finisher Daughtry is not only outselling Hicks, but last season's runner-up, Katharine McPhee. He seems on track to match the commercial heights of "Idol"s" two biggest winners, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie ...