William Hung
William Hung | |||||||||||
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孔慶翔 | |||||||||||
Hung in St. Cloud, Minnesota in July 2008 | |||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Marist College (MBA) California State University, Northridge (BA) University of California, Berkeley (no degree) Pasadena City College | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, motivational speaker | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Jian Teng (divorced) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孔慶翔 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔庆翔 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Genres | Pop, outsider music | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2004–2011 | ||||||||||
| Labels | Koch | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
William Hing Cheung Hung (Chinese: 孔慶翔; born November 10, 1982) is a Hong Kong-born American motivational speaker and former singer who gained fame in 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition singing Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.
At the time of his audition, Hung was a civil engineering student at UC Berkeley. After his spirited audition to be the next American Idol, he won the support of many fans, ironically, based on his perceived lack of musical talent. Hung voluntarily left university to pursue a music career. His recording career was marked by negative critical reaction. His debut album Inspiration (2004) topped the Billboad Top Independent Album Chart. However, his next two records, the Christmas EP Hung for the Holidays (2004) and his second album Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005) were significantly less commercially successful.
He brought his own career as a musician to an end when in 2011 he accepted a job opportunity as a technical crime analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and decided to pursue law enforcement. Since then, Hung has reflected positively on his pop music career.