‘American Idol’ Reject Gets Record, Video Deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Only in America could a bad singer become so popular that he gets a recording contract and a music video deal.
Independent music label Koch Records said on Monday that William Hung, who has become famous for his less-than-stellar performance of the song “She Bangs” in an audition for the Fox reality TV series “American Idol,” has agreed to a record deal. Hung was first offered the contract in February.
Koch said Hung’s album, tentatively titled “The True Idol,” will be released April 6, and cable channel Fuse Music Network said it would air Hung’s “She Bangs” music video.
The album, which will also include versions of Ricky Martin’s “Shake Your Bon Bon” and Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” will initially ship with a 40-minute “making of” DVD.
With his bad singing and stiff dancing featured in commercials for “Idol,” Hung has become a pop culture icon in recent weeks. The University of California at Berkeley engineering student has been spoofed on “Saturday Night Live” and is set to appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” next month.
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