A vocalist from Arizona, Chester Bennington is a genius in his genre. His successful career as a musician started with bands like Lover boy, The Doors and Rush. The influence of the early bands made a significant impact on his present activities. Chester recorded two albums in his days with Grey Daze from 1993 to 1998. 'Wake me' in 1994 gave him a good starting and 'No sun today' in 1997 saw him gearing up for success. A demo tape with Sean Dowdell in 1993 gave him the ammunition for the events which were to follow.

In 1998, he sang for a demo created by Linkin Park, over the phone. Chester was asked to fly to Los Angeles immediately for an audition. At the audition, other singers were left spellbound when they heard him sing. The debut album 'Hybrid Theory' which he made with this group was a super hit and sold over 18 million copies. The numbers 'The End' and 'The Crawling' contributed to the runaway success. Their next album Meteora featured hits like 'Somewhere I belong'. The live album 'Live in Texas' and 'Collision Course' were albums that were released subsequently and they added color to his super hit bouquet.

In 2007, a new album is likely to come up which is a mixture of hard rock and hip hop. The fusion is expected to be a big success. He is set to release his solo album 'Snow white tan' shortly. Chester Bennington sings, plays guitar and excels in the keyboard. He has plans of joining one of his friends to release an album in 2008. He made his film debut in 'Crank' in which has only one line in the whole movie. His spectacular growth as a singer and his achievements in his field are to be marvelled at. Despite his ill health at crucial times, he rises up to the occasion to make himself a success.