The most infamous american idol contestant is married. William james hung, also known as hung hing cheong, is a hong kongborn american former singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition performance of ricky martins hit song she bangs on the third season of the television series american idol. William hung she bangs, tonight show with jay leno. She bangs is an uptempo, salsainfluenced song made famous by ricky martin via his 2000 album sound loaded. And she talks like she walks she bangs, she bangs oh baby when she moves, she moves i go crazy cause she looks like a flower but she stings like a bee like every girl in history she bangs, she bangs im wasted by the way she moves no one ever looked so fine she reminds me that a womans got one thing on her mind she bangs, she bangs she moves. The song was cowritten by desmond child and draco rosa and produced by rosa and cowriter walter afanasieff. In 2004 when he went for the audition, he was a civil engineering student at uc berkeley. William hungs early life and eventual audition for american idol. However, the internet sensation can bang out an old favorite on the karaoke machine. After extensive voice lessons from ozzy osbourne, massive estrogen treatments form micheal jackson, and a couple of stoeroid shots from jose canseco. Jan 20, 2007 william hung auditions for american idol, singing she bangs by ricky martin.
Oct 26, 2019 after his american idol audition, william hungs rendition of she bangs became famous for all the wrong reasons. Today william is focused on helping others feel like and become champions by choice. William hungs american idol performance sings she bangs. William hung is a pretty awful singer, but his attitude and enthusiasm for music are great to see. William hung sang she bangs by the great ricky martin, much to the surprise of.
Aside from his two lps, he released a holiday album called hung for the holidays in 2004. Talk to me, tell me your name you blow me off like its all the same you lit a fuse, and now im. William hung sings she bangs on american idol finale. His fame from that has allowed him the opportunity to focus his attention now on being a motivational speaker. William james hung hing cheong traditional chinese. We were in the middle of a heartwarming originaljudge reunion when out of nowhere came william hung. His popularity grew so much that he was offered a record deal, which led to inspiration, his first ep. Apr 06, 2004 check out she bangs by william hung on amazon music. May 02, 2018 william was on american idol, and one of the reasons why hes on this podcast is because he has actually followed his passions and followed his dreams.
Lauren bennett, goonrock party rock anthem official video duration. Kong qingxiang born january, 1982 is a musician who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his offkey audition performance of ricky martins hit song she bangs on the third season of the television series american idol. Hung for the summer 2005 you may also like see all. Jan 29, 2016 remember american idol sensation william hung. Mar 17, 2015 william hung is alive and well and still enjoying the afterglow of his success as a geeky singing hero from american idol. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Chinese born william hung, 31, is most remembered for his rendition of ricky martins she bangs. Talk to me, tell me your name you blow me off like its all the same you lit a fuse, and now im tic. Its sports talk mixed with hot takes, debate, starstudded guests, occasional freestyles, beautiful women, and so much more. After his american idol audition, william hungs rendition of she bangs became famous for all the. His performance were uploaded and forwarded all over the internet, making him the latest in a line of web cult heroes. Although the album was commercially successful, it received a highly negative critical reception due to hung s poor vocals and the sound of. Geoffrey caple lead guitar, tom stampalia rhythm guitar, mick murray. Watch william hung return with she bangs at american.
William hung s sales figures are nothing to laugh at. The 2004 william hung craze was born virtually overnight fueled in large part by an incredible online reaction to his national tv appearance and so it is most fitting that the first songs off his new album are now just a download away. Talk to me, tell me your name you blow me off like its all the same you lit a fuse, and now im ticking away like a bomb, yeah baby talk to me, tell me your sign youre. William hungs sales figures are nothing to laugh at mtv.
Hungs performance went viral back in season 3 of the show, and he garnered a bit of fame in the wake of it all. Only 16 and a junior in high school in snellville, ga, diana degarmo was the youngest finalist of american idol 2004, but you wouldnt have guessed it from her powerful, confident voice. William hung auditions for american idol, singing she bangs by ricky martin. Born on january, 1983 in sha tin, hong kong, william hung relocated to new jersey at the age of ten with his family. Apr 07, 2016 william hung sings she bangs on american idol finale video william hung puts his arms out in a victory moment while on stage at the american idol series finale on thursday april 7. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. If you watched the auditions for this years american idol on fox, you may have seen william hung an interesting performer to say the least.
William hung first garnered worldwide attention after auditioning for the third season of american idol with a noticeable offkey rendition of ricky martins she bangs. In this interview, william shares what it takes to. Watch as american idol reject william hung dances to the song she bangs and fearlessly shows that anyone with enough courage can audition. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The popular chinese american music artistperformer was born in the city of sha tin, hongkong in 1982. William hung american idol star on the making of a champion. She bangs this song is by ricky martin and appears on the album sound loaded 2000. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. This song has been covered by william hung under the title she bangs. William hung is remembered most by when he was laughed off the stage by american idol judges for his rendition of ricky martins she bangs. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. William hung dance, american idol reject william hung, she bangs. Actually, perhaps the best feature of this cd is not the music, but the included bonus dvd which contains a documentarystyle feature where a camera crew follows william hung around the uc berkeley campus and interviews fellow students. Cast of william hungs she bangs video during william hung video shoot to premiere on fuse.
At the time of his audition, he was a civil engineering student at uc berkeley. After his american idol audition, william hung s rendition of she bangs became famous for all the wrong reasons. Apr 11, 2014 she bangs william hung mp3 put tongue in a mall. The lyrics, loaded with metaphor and double entendres, express the singers fascination with a woman who may be lady luck herself. 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. Episode 39 william hung unlikely american idol to international. Helping purposedriven business owners to turn their shameful stories into triumph. Degarmo had been in atlantabased productions of annie and joseph and th. The one place you can get sports mixed with entertainment. Aug 21, 2014 american idol reject william hung got married recently, and the news is leading to a lot of jokes reminiscent of the former contestants rendition of ricky martins she bangs.
Learn more about how he turned his failures to success. Hung took a leap of faith and stood on line for hours to sing his favorite song she bangs in front of the judges for a chance to make it to hollywood. Talk to me, tell me your name you blow me off like its all the same you lit a fuse. William hung performs she bangs american idol dailymotion. Chinkees performance, meanwhile, is taken directly from a chinese contestant william hung s american idol audition, which got him kicked off the show but catapulted him to fame anywayfame that many believe was due to the fact that the hung humorously embodied many negative stereotypes about chinese people.
Two weeks before the release of inspiration, itunes did a pre release teaser where. He talks about his own attitude towards failure and looking at the bright side of life. Click to tweet download the complete pdf show notes free for this episode william hungs story. William hung was one of the first viral american idol stars, made famous by his notoriously bad but also endearing audition singing ricky martins she bangs.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. American idol reject william hung launches his music career with an itunes music store exclusive. William hung of american idol fame committed suicide fiction. William hung videos watch william hung video clips on fanpop.
After his american idol audition, william hung is now an author and speaker. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Apr 07, 2016 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Overcoming your fears and succeeding anyway with william hung. We are the champions william hung blue skies diana degarmo bianca ryan bianca ryan no strings attached nsync the best of sweet. Inspiration, originally planned to be true idol, is the debut album by william hung, a former. William hung was made famous when he went on to the american idol auditions and sang a bad rendition of ricky martins she bangs. Also available in itunes more by william hung see all. Hung for the holidays 2004 we are the champions 2004 miracles. William hung s rendition of she bangs became famous for all the wrong reasons. He jumped on stage and performed she bangs, which quickly gained him a cult following. Download moment masters small business podcast episode 39. On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair warm smell of colitas rising up through the. Aug 21, 2017 william hung is not one to sing the blues.
Til she knocks me out cause she walks like she talks and she talks like she walks she bangs, she bangs oh baby when she moves, she moves i go crazy cause she looks like a flower but she stings. William hung lyrics she bangs send she bangs ringtone to your cell. American idol season 3 reject william hung got married in. The title of the rick martin song, for example, is shebang, not she bangs. American idol star william hung sings she bangs at karaoke. Later that week, he performed his signature song, she bangs, on the tonight show. William hung, also known as hung hing cheong born january, 1983, is a hong kongborn american former singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition performance of ricky martins hit song she bangs on the third season of the television series american idol. Whatever you want to do, you do it with excellence based on the knowledge you have. On sunday, the former american idol contestant was seen. The surprises just keep coming on the american idol finale. Ms wordlike content editing experience thanks to a rich set of formatting tools, dropdowns, dialogs, system modules and builtin spellcheck.
On this episode, i speak with william hung, who you all probably know as the guy who sang she bangs for his american idol audition back in 2004. 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 foxs hit television show american idol. Youll never guess what the she bangs singer is up to now. William hung returns to american idol to exact his revenge. American idol phenomenon william hung performs ricky martins she bangs on the tonight show with jay leno, may 6th, 2004. Two weeks before the release of inspiration, itunes did a prerelease teaser where.
American idol reject william hung gets an extended 15 minutes of fame, and kim wong keltners. William hungs rendition of she bangs became famous for all the. You can listen to the podcast and subscribe on itunes, the pk comedy. Provided to youtube by entertainment one distribution us she bangs william hung inspiration. Shortly after his version of ricky martins she bangs aired, a cult following sprung up including several fan sites.
Listen free to william hung she bangs radio iheartradio. Hung, who famously said he had no regrets and tried his best after. The album was recorded at fantasy studios and released by koch entertainment, now entertainment one in 2004, after his audition. Hung took a leap of faith and stood on line for hours to sing his favorite song she bangs in front. Despite a humbling start, william redeemed himself. Download on amazon she bangs play on apple music she bangs download on itunes she bangs play on spotify she bangs play on youtube she bangs. She bangs american idol studio version by william hung. Hes going to last about as long as an ipod download. Remember william hung, the dude who sang a rendition of ricky martins she bangs for american idol season 3 and got rejected. I may not be the best singer in the world, but i sing from my heart i enjoy what i do not for money, not for fame, i just enjoy singing. Watch william hung return with she bangs at american idol.
Inspiration, originally planned to be true idol, is the debut album by william hung, a former hopeful american idol contestant. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, and podcasts. This new frontline release dvd includes tons of incredible william footage including the full fuse special titled idol worship, new making of footage from she bangs video shoot, the she bangs video and much much more. Although his major is engineering, that wasnt what he wanted to do. Mar 01, 2014 american idol phenomenon william hung performs ricky martins she bangs on the tonight show with jay leno, may 6th, 2004. William hung from american idol hopeful to author 079. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. The erumor, which started in 2004, is a reprint of an article from, a satire news site that makes it clear its stories are not real. You might remember him from his 2004 takeover of american idol. William hung aka the she bangs guy and american idol star dropped in to share his thoughts on the making of a champion. As a losing contestant on american idol, william hung won the hearts of millions with his spirited if ugly performance. Singer who gained media attention for singing the song she bangs on american idol in 2004 and released his debut album inspiration that same year. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.