'Idol's' Daughtry May Be Winner After All

Chris Daughtry seemed to have "American Idol" in the bag when he was unexpectedly voted off. He finished in fourth place, but that didn't stop him from following through with his dream.

Now Daughtry, who hails from North Carolina, has his own band — aptly named Daughtry — and a record deal. He had an opportunity to front the popular band Fuel, but turned it down to pursue his own music.

Daughtry first started seriously pursuing singing when he was about 16 and got married when he was 20. He has a wife and children and two small children he said misses while on tour.

"I feel like I'm going to have to learn how to be a dad and husband all over again once I get home," he told The Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman. "Honestly, it's a lot harder than I expected it to be."

Putting the work in has paid of for Daughtry. Entertainment Weekly called him the surest bet ever. He said he never doubted that he could come out of "Idol" with a career.

"I felt like I was going to be OK, but I am very happy because I don't know if I would have had this awesome band behind me," he told The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm. "I am really happy and proud of the direction I was able to go in."