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	William Hung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hung also remarked, "And you know, I have no professional training of singing and dancing," eliciting a response of mock surprise from Simon Cowell, saying, "No, well this is the surprise of the century." Hung was not admitted to the next round.
		Hung's debut album, Inspiration, recorded over the weekend of March 6, was released on April 6 and includes covers of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" and "Shake Your Bon Bon" and Elton John's "Rocket Man," as well as a 40-minute DVD documenting the making of the album called A Day in the Life of William Hung.
		William Hung was crowned the Artichoke King in Castroville, California on May 21, 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Hung (1490 words)

	William Hung - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hung was born on Ultrajanuary 15, 1927 to two fl people.
		Hung was singing in the Oxford performance theater one day when a man from NASA walked in for no readily apparent reason.
		Hung is celebrated as one of the most loved Desert Sessions artist, and is set to appear on the next record.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/William_Hung (1140 words)

	Wishing William Hung into Oblivion (Second Thoughts)
		Laughing “with” William Hung would mean that he had some clue as to how bad he really is, but unfortunately, he is really clueless.
		Hung is not only an incarnation of many Asian stereotypes, with his tacky dressing, his buck teeth and his profession, but his heavy accent and his naivete allow people to ridicule his being an immigrant, too.
		As others have pointed out, William Hung is the kind of individual that in most social settings in America would be shunned for his lack of social graces or hipness.
	www.aamovement.net /art_culture/general/wmhung2.htm (610 words)

	Why William Hung Should Go Into Hiding
		William Hung may be the most well-known Asian American in the country right now.
		But Asian Americans, and Asian American men in particular, should be spared the spectacle of William on video shaking his “bon-bons” and croaking out a hideous rendition of “She Bangs” in front of a phalanx of blondes with fake breasts the size of his head.
		Despite the sneering English connotation of his family name, William is the emasculated Asian American man – supergeek, the eunuch, the guy noted for his utterly clueless lack of talent, style and shame..
	www.aamovement.net /art_culture/general/wmhung.html (484 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: William Hung
		Las Vegas, NV — Kitschy American Idol Star William Hung, famous for his botching of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs," was found dead yesterday, apparently of an intentional heroin overdose.
		Hung was found by a VH1 camera crew sent to begin filing "William Hung: Behind the 'Music.'" Viacom immediately decided to rename the special: "William Hung: fifteen minutes till death."
		In mid-July 2004, a rumor began to circulate that William Hung had died of a heroin overdose.
	www.snopes.com /music/artists/hung.asp (278 words)

	William Hung
		William Tanakiri Hung (born January 13, 1983) is a Chinese American college student who gained fame and notoriety in early 2004 as a result of his audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the television series American Idol, Season 3.
		Hung also remarked, "I have no professional training," eliciting a response of mock surprise from Simon Cowell, saying that it was "the surprise of the century".
		William Hung appeared on the last day of the 4th season where he acted in the shows parody of Simon Cowell's affair and offered to do the investigation.
	www.artistopia.com /william-hung (1130 words)

	All About William Hung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William Hung (born 1983) is a Chinese American college student who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the television series American Idol.
		At a February 18 volleyball game at UC Berkeley, Hung again performed his rendition of "She Bangs", and was offered a surprise $25,000 check from the Fuse music channel and a record deal from Koch Entertainment.
		Hung played a good-natured village kid who sells Chinese pancakes to pay his mother's medical bills and gets discovered as a singer and helps a woman protect her business from a jealous and scheming older sister.
	www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0405/entertainment/hung_over.html (827 words)

	William Hung - Biography - AOL Music
		Like Charles Atlas before him, William Hung is an example of American spirit and tenacity, someone who can turn his weaknesses into an inexplicable strength that won over the hearts of millions of viewers who first fell in love with him on Fox's hit television show American Idol.
		Prior to his 15 minutes of fame, Hung was an engineering student at the University of California-Berkeley who won over his classmates and fellow dorm residents at a university talent show.
		Ripe with confidence and a set of vocal cords to match, Hung auditioned in 2003 for American Idol, performing Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" and inadvertently invented new notes on the music scale in the process.
	music.aol.com /artist/william-hung/654552/biography (360 words)

	Brad Sucks » William Hung
		William Hung is the one to expose this.
		William Hung is mentally retarded and the people who gave him a record deal are exploiting him.
		william hung has died of a heroin overdose because of all you fucks, don’t get me wrong you would have never known about him if it wasn’t for the media.
	www.bradsucks.net /archives/2004/04/08/william-hung (3262 words)

	He's a loser, baby - REALITY TV - MSNBC.com
		William Hung's infamous audition earned no points from the judges, but plenty from fans.
		William Hung’s try-out, a spirited, if tuneless, rendition of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs,” was icily received by the show's three-judge panel.
		During the audition, Hung said that although his civil engineering studies are “totally not related to music,” he someday aspires to make his living through the craft.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4305972 (1108 words)

	William Hung: Racism, Or Magic?
		Hung returns this week with a new CD on Koch Records, a music video on the Fuse Music Channel and all the accompanying national media attention, including a "Today" show appearance Friday.
		From Li's perspective, Hung is dealing, at the same time, with both the negative and positive forces that stem from his predicament.
		Hung doesn't see himself reinforcing stereotypes with the lame dancing and the accented rhythmlessness of it all.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2004/04/06/eguillermo.DTL (1192 words)

	William Hung dead?-Fiction!
		The article says that William Hung, who became an unlikely star because of the American Idol television show, died of an intentional overdose of heroin.
		William Hung is alive and well and still enjoying the afterglow of his success as a geeky singing hero from American Idol.
		Las Vegas, NV - Kitschy American Idol Star William Hung, famous for his botching of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs,” was found dead yesterday, apparently of an intentional heroin overdose.
	www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/w/william-hung.htm (494 words)

	Amazon.com: Inspiration (includes Bonus DVD): Music: William Hung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Depending on your sense of humor, William Hung's 15 minutes of fame on one 2004 episode of American Idol were either a joke or the high point of the show's season.
		Tone-deaf, karaoke-trained, and a far cry from the series' polished and trendy wannabe pop stars, Hung was booted halfway through his classic cover of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs." Inspiration, his first (and possibly last) CD, gives his legion of fans a chance to hear him in his entirety.
		Basically, it's Hung with karaoke background music, warbling through classics such as "Hotel California," "Rocket Man," and "Y.M.C.A." A few "inspirational thought" tracks are interspersed between the songs, giving you insight into the UC Berkeley student's self-confidence and enthusiasm.
	www.amazon.com /Inspiration-Bonus-DVD-William-Hung/dp/B0001V1M64 (1452 words)

	William Hung favors Katharine - Tucker - MSNBC.com
		William Hung became an overnight sensation after performing his shockingly bad and endlessly entertaining rendition of Ricky Martin's song, “She Bangs” on “Idol” a couple years ago.
		Tucker Carlson got a breakdown of this year's finale with William Hung. This is a transcript of their conversation.
		I think, honestly, it's ironic to like William Hung. And everyone is kind of laughing at you and laughing with you at the same time. I think you're pretty good. I think you're great, William Hung.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/12647373 (515 words)

	William Hung
		William Hung became famous by performing badly in a televised audition for the talent show American Idol.
		He went along with the gag and began accepting invitations to perform "She Bangs" at Cal events, then on TV talk shows and even in concerts nationwide, often with a backing chorus of dancing girls.
		It was never quite clear if fans were mocking Hung's lack of talent or saluting his cheerful persistence, and Hung himself has continued to insist that he wants to pursue a career in music.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/williamhung.html (189 words)

	Hung As Buckwheat
		If you still think the stardom of UC Berkeley engineering student William Hung is so innocent, you should read some of the e-mails I received from Asian-American actors about my last column.
		When I linked race with the rise of Hung, I hit a nerve, one that reveals how people are so unaware of racism that when it roots itself in something seemingly innocuous, it moves through the culture like some stealth bacteria.
		But he says that if the William Hung type -- the ineffectual, infantile incompetent -- becomes the "look" for the Asian/Asian-American male, he knows his career is going to be compromised.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/archive/2004/04/20/eguillermo.DTL (1251 words)

	Willam Hung: Singing The Boos, Booed Off 'American Idol,' Singer Drawing Crowds - CBS News
		Hung, who also sang an unprecedented four songs on “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” sang a few bars of “She Bangs” for The Early Show.
		There's a chance that William Hung might still have a shot at being the next "American Idol," if fans are offered the opportunity to choose him as a "wild card" pick.
		William Hung may have been an 'American Idol' reject, but this lovable loser has gained a huge cult following.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/02/19/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main601111.shtml (616 words)

	CNN.com - The 'Idol' star who can't sing - Feb. 23, 2004
		Hung, who was born in Hong Kong but moved to Southern California with his family as a child, has always been interested in music.
		Levy, a Cal volleyball player, was so impressed by Hung that he invited the 21-year-old to sing at a game this week, drawing a crowd of hundreds.
		Hung seems to suspect some people are laughing at him, not with him, but he's not letting that get him down.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/23/music.idoldreamer.ap/index.html (879 words)

	'Idol' reject William Hung's CD 'Inspiration' debuts at #34 in U.S. sales charts - Reality TV World - News, ...
		WIlliam Hung, the American Idol 3 contestant whose awful rendition of 'She Bangs' during the show's auditions has sparked a national craze, released his first CD, entitled Inspiration, on Koch Records this week...
		William's first-week sales thus exceed the sales of Bachelor 4 star -- and professional singer -- Bob Guiney's first "solo" CD 3 Sides, which sold about 30,000 copies in its first two weeks combined and peaked at #114 on the U.S. Sales charts despite the support of the well-regarded Wind-up Records label.
		Other examples of atrocious novelty acts include William Shatner (whose version of 'Rocket Man' is linked here) and Tiny Tim (who ultimately got married on live TV in a bid to extend his 15 minutes of fame), plus such intentionally bad artists as Ross Bagdasarian (the "voice" of Alvin & the Chipmunks).
	www.realitytvworld.com /index/articles/story.php?s=2481 (746 words)

	William Hung : Inspiration - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		William Hung, somehow, defied expectations and turned into a phenomenon.
		Koch leapt at the opportunity to sign Hung and quickly churned out an album, Inspiration, since a phenomenon like this is clearly short-lived, as are all novelty records.
		That's not just because Hung is a terrible, terrible, terrible singer -- not only incapable of hitting notes, he can't stay in key within his own range and he mangles every word he sings -- but because this is nothing more than bad karaoke captured on record, from the instrumentals to the vocals.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,2868797,00.html (376 words)

	William Hung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William crowned King at the Castroville Artichoke Festival Parade at Castroville CA.
		William Hung speaks at Hong Kong University, Sept. 14.
		William Hung She Bangs Latino Dance Remix by VB
	www.williamhung.net (128 words)

	PRESS RELEASE William Hung Teams Up With Billy Ray Cyrus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William's rendition is already being serviced to various radio formats with an emphasis on country radio.
		William's quirky personality and lovable demeanor captured the hearts of music fans nationwide as the most memorable, rejected talent show contestant in American history.
		William has since become a household name through a variety of ventures in music, video and commercial endorsement deals with high-profile companies such as Cingular Wireless and AskJeeves.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=89506 (396 words)

	William Hung Sings
		William Hung filmed his audition last September, but was never told that his singing would be broadcast.
		Hung, who has sung karaoke for most of his life but never had professional training, said the audition inspired him to improve as a performer.
		Hung has begun performing and auditioning for various choirs on campus.
	www.ischool.berkeley.edu /~hqu/william_hung.html (173 words)

	MTV News - William Hung's Sales Figures Are Nothing To Laugh At
		Inspiration, which includes Hung's signature cover of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (see "William Hung 'Bangs' Latin Lovers, R. Kelly Cover On Inspiration"), was the #5 best seller at Trans World stores last week.
		Alan Grunblatt, general manager and executive vice president of Koch Records, which signed the 21-year-old UC Berkeley engineering student, admits Hung's accent makes the music funny, but he believes Hung's skills are nothing to laugh at.
		Grunblatt, who also praised Hung's sincere personality, said the key to the album's success has been the speed with which the label was able to capitalize on William Hung mania.
	www.mtv.com /news/articles/1486330/04122004/hung_william.jhtml (1379 words)

	William Hung? - College Discussion
		Berkeley was a prestigious school a long time before William Hung came around..
		Hung was going to Berkeley before he even tired out for Idol.
		But I think William Hung made the school more popular to the public because I don't think most people heard of berkeley before william hung.
	talk.collegeconfidential.com /showthread.php?t=92752 (556 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Idol' reject William Hung set to release debut album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NEW YORK (AP) — William Hung, whose spirited version of Ricky Martin's She Bangs got him booted from open auditions for American Idol, will release his debut album next week.
		The release of William Hung's album comes with several TV spots.
		Hung said he doesn't intend to stay unpolished.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-04-03-william-hung_x.htm (270 words)

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