William Hung

William Hung (Traditional Chinese: 孔慶翔, Simplified Chinese: 孔庆翔) (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.

Controversy

Hung's sudden fame has been met with various reactions from the Asian-American community. Some feel that Hung, due to his appearance, is being used to perpetuate historical American racist stereotypes of Chinese and Asians in general, and point out that Hung would have probably not have gained so much attention had he been of another race. Others feel that the American public's interest for him is entirely innocent and independent of his race, and that he should capitalize on his fame as much as he can.

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Rumours circulated around the Internet in mid-2004 that Hung had died of a heroin overdose. Started by a satirical article on Broken Newz written by internet legends Bill Doty and Joe The Peacock, the rumour spread far enough that a Singaporean newspaper printed an article confirming that he was not dead and would fulfill his tour schedule in that country.

Related Topics:
Internet - Heroin - Broken Newz - Bill Doty - Joe The Peacock

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