Does anybody remember Willam Hung?

Question

He was funny.
I thought I heard he got some kind of record deal after American Idol.

Answer 1

Yeah, he landed a deal with Koch records... which illustrates beautifully why the entire music industry is in the toilet.

William Hung is one of the worst things to ever hit the music industry since the filesharing lawsuits.

Answer 2

Read this I found



(CBS) For William Hung, it was a homecoming with his own back-up dancers. It was the engineering student's first performance on his University of California at Berkeley campus since he burst to fame on the TV show “American Idol” singing “She Bangs.” National Correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports.

Despite judge Simon Cowell's predictable disdain, Hung won America's hearts with his simple enthusiasm. On the show Hung admitted to Simon, “You know, I have no professional training of singing.” To which Simon ironically remarked, “No.”

Asked then what is the reason Hung is so popular, he says, “Because I believe it’s my personality and attitude toward life.”

Some people say that they love him because he is so honest. Hung agrees, “I'm genuine, yes,” he says.

The new-found fame has been quite hard to believe, Hung says, “I'm surprised, definitely, but I just got to do my best and go with it.”

You know you're famous when you're parodied on “Saturday Night Live.“
After watching a skit about himself, Hung says with a laugh, “I have to say it’s funny.”

On a fan Web site more than 70,000 people have written to say they want him back on “American Idol.” And Wednesday night, he got some more good news.

Marc Juris, president of Fuse Music Television announced, “We're here tonight, Fuse and Kotch Entertainment. to offer William a real-life, no-kidding-around record contract.”

Hung is still thinking about the offer and is undecided. He says, “Until I review the details, not yet.”

To further his career, he's taking singing lessons and says he is not afraid of losing his fans once his performance gets polished. On the contrary, he says, “I think I'll fare better because the fans already like me; then I should deal with the critics.”

Who knows whether people will actually buy his album? But he can definitely draw a crowd. Wednesday night's volleyball game has a bigger turnout than normal. It's all because of Hung.

He sang “She Bangs" for the crowd and received huge applause.

Kauffman asks the crowd about what they think of Hung and one man says, “He's the next American icon, bigger than Jimi Hendrix was in his day.”

A woman notes, “I love the way he came back at Simon. It’s about dignity.” No matter whether he can sing or not, “That doesn't matter, it’s about dignity,” she says.

And the back-up dancers say they would be happy to sing on his album. “We'll be your back-up dancers anytime. We'll go on tour with him,” they say.

Girls even brought banners with “We love you William!" written on them.

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. Well, we can't wait to hear what Simon says.


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Answer 3

Yes, he was the guy from American idol. He song, She Bangs. He has been used in commercials. I don't know about the record deal though.

Answer 4

Nice , He`s a very talented American idol,i like "she bangs"so much,Oohh and the nick names he`s got like "Hong Kong Ricky Martin".Very funny!!!

Answer 5

william hung needed to be hung... he can't sing at all... (sorry, just being honest...) the only reason he got so far was because he was so incredibly bad, that he was entertainingly funny...

to answer your question, he did get a record deal... and he recorded a couple of cds...

Answer 6

I really hope someone explained "stardom" to him; that he only had 15 minutes. I thought it was a real reflection of our pop culture that he was made 'famous' for his 15 minutes by being a crappy singer. My only concern was that he was trying to be serious in an industry that did not take him serious. He did have an album.

Answer 7

Hes the sh it! I fricken love him. Hes my idol. =D

Yes, he did get a record deal:

At a February 18 volleyball game at University of California, 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. On March 8, Koch Entertainment announced that Hung had decided to sign the record deal he was offered in February. Hung's first single, a cover of The Village People's "YMCA," debuted on March 19. 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. The album has sold 195,000 copies.

To promote his album, Hung performed before nearly 20,000 fans during half-time at a Golden State Warriors game on April 6. Several of his songs reached the top 10 on Apple's iTunes charts, and his album reached #3 on Amazon.com's sales rankings. With the release of his album, Fuse also aired a half-hour special called Idol Worship: The William Hung Story, featuring Hung in his first music video, another rendition of "She Bangs".

Hung released a Christmas album, Hung for the Holidays, on October 19, 2004.

Hung's third album, Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung, was released July 12, 2005 and sold poorly.

&& more info:

Meet William Hung. A student at UC Berkeley, William studies Civil Engineering, but his dream is to make music his career. William has true talent, and has captured the hearts of Americans across the country who watched him sing and dance his heart out on Tuesday, January 27. Since his TV debut, William has gathered a large fan base. Nobody ceases to be amused by his comical dance moves and earnest rendition of "She Bangs". Because we respect William's true talent and comical ability, we have decided to create this fan club dedicated to William himself.

Already, William has accumulated a few nicknames from us.
We affectionately refer to him as:
*William-Hung
*Leader Hung
*Hung Himself
*The Hung
*Hong Kong Ricky Martin
WILLIAM HUNG FOREVER

Answer 8

D funny guy which from hong kong who sing she bangs in America Idol. How can 4get him. 1of d most funniest singer i've ever seen in my life.

Answer 9

i remember william DUNG he did get a record deal unfortunately if i'm correct he even made a video.

Answer 10

yea he was that goof ball who tried out for american idol