latest on william hung...

[bum]

just got this on my mail...

dunno if its true but ...

its a giant step for underdogs everywhere

Hung's $42k deal

American Idol reject offered recording contract

SHE bangs and he scores - even though he can't sing and has no looks to speak of.

American Idol reject William Hung not only has a cult following, he also has something that many contestants don't - a US$25,000 (S$42,058) recording deal offer.

Last week, Koch Entertainment, the largest independent record company in the US, offered the 21-year-old a recording contract that includes a music video for his first single -to be aired on American music network, Fuse, reported PRNewswire last week.

The offer came after the University of California, Berkeley, civil engineering undergraduate performed his now-famous rendition of Ricky Martin's She Bangs at a school men's volleyball game on Wednesday.

Hung gave a polite smile but no immediate reply, reported the Associated Press on Saturday.

The Hong Kong-born Hung, who moved to California as a child, won fans worldwide after he appeared on American Idol 3, sang a dreadful version of She Bangs and announced that he had never taken singing lessons.

Now, there are T-shirts immortalising his Idol "adieu", "I have no professional training. I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all."

Fuse president Marc Juris said: "Everyone one of us is joyfully guilty of singing our favourite song at the top of our lungs with wild abandon, all the while completely off-key and uninhibited. That's what William did and instantly won the hearts of America."

He also won himself a place on the US TV circuit.

Last week, he appeared on Entertainment Tonight and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and had DeGeneres laughing: "I love him! I love him!" after he performed an abbreviated version of another Martin song, Shake Your Bon Bon.

Hung admits to struggling with his studies but intends to graduate and is still calling music his hobby, said AP.

He is also non-committal about a reported plan for him to appear on a "loser" special for American Idol: "Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented."

According to AP, Hung "seems to suspect some people are laughing at him, not with him"- but he is not letting that get him down.

He is now taking singing lessons and says that every time he sings She Bangs, "there's always something to work on, something to improve".

No kidding.

[blueheaven]

wow

[giantbicycle]

yar..he is the world famous ... heard hollywood is signing a contract ...how true... I dont know?

[Clownfish]

the article was on streats this morning...

shld be confirmed

[SpiderOne]

If u paid me 42k to look and sound like him. I'd take the money and shove it down your throat

, Hung "seems to suspect some people are laughing at him, not with him"- 

WOW TOOK HIM LONG ENOUGH

[FuEl]

what is the world coming to..........

[Siput]

It was in the papers today (yesterday?). Think its pretty sad that he is happy to look like a complete fool and moron just for s small shot at fame...1-hit wonder kind of thing. And make all Chinese look stupid in doing so...u reckon the same sort of hype would have been happening if he were ang-mo?

[RAV-65]

Well,

I guess what dat guy did was to make people laff, and I mean really laff...

Now dat's not easy!

Vincent Ho

[FuEl]

He shud have been offered a contract to be a comedian...not a singer...

[bum]

$42k is a lot of money,

to do what comes naturally?

why not

and he's already an idol to many in his own weird way.

many ang mos also start by making a fool of themselves...

look at jim carrey, and my all time fav, jerry lewis

i say laugh all they want, i'll laugh my way to the bank

besides, 1yr from now, who will remember him?

but he'll be a little bit richer, and a little bit famous...

i only hope that "Singapore Idol" will be up to standard

instead of eing a rip off....

i wonder who will be 'simon'?

Asha gill of weakest link comes to mind...

dun you just wanna slap her upstart ^%$#$%^&* face?