American Idol: Fuel asks Chris Daughtry to be lead singer

Chris Daughtry was so good when he covered the Pennsylvania rock band Fuel's single 'Hemorrhage' he's been asked by them to join as their lead frontman.

Fuel`s songwriter/guitarist Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie went on the syndicated celebrity news show 'Extra' Thursday night and extended an invitation to 'Idol`s' rejected rocker.

In a shocker, Daughtry was eliminated from the Fox hit show 'American Idol' Wednesday, paying 13 to 1 elimination odds at a number of online gambling websites.  Daughtry had been the favorite to win throughout much of the competition. 

'Chris, if you are watching, we`ve talked about this before, and if you want to entertain it again we`ll take it and go,' Abercrombie said.

There was no immediate answer from Daughtry, who`ll be busy with the 'American Idol Live' U.S. tour at least until September.

One day after Chris Daughtry performed "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" on American Idol, the single shot up to the Top 10 download list on iTunes and stayed there for a number of days. This also sparked interest in other Fuel songs, which began to appear the Top 100 download chart on iTunes.

Originally from Tennessee, Fuel moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where they played local Pennsylvania bars and nightclubs. Their first EP Porcelin was released in 1996, and sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with "Shimmer." The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of Sony's 550 imprint, which released their second EP, Hazelton, the following year.

The band's full length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998. "Shimmer" was again included, and almost became a Top 40 hit, while the other singles ("Bittersweet," "Jesus or a Gun," "Sunburn") received some airplay.

After laying low for two and a half years, Fuel came back with their second album, Something Like Human, in 2000 and scored a Top 40 hit with "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" (#17), as well as going platinum with the album. A third album, Natural Selection, came out in 2003, and was another big seller.

Fuel released its greatest hits album, The Best of Fuel on December 13, 2005.

On February 7, 2006, Fuel announced through their website that singer Brett Scallions had left the band. The band (now just Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie) said that he left on friendly terms. "We will all miss him and we wish him the best", Bell wrote in a letter on their website. Fuel is auditioning for a new singer and are in preparation for creating their fourth studio album.
 

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