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Tuesday, February 03, 2004

William Hung, my hero 

To those of you who don't know who William Hung is, do a search on Google and you will get a pretty clear picture of who this sweet man is.

He managed to entertain and enthrall the whole of America and Singapore with his flat rendition of Ricky Martin's She Bangs, complete with some good 'ol butt wriggling at the American Idol auditions. But bad singing aside, he won me over with his sincerity and honesty.

This man has absolutely no pretensions and illusions. He was genuinely sincere when he explained to the camera that he was here to try out something different from his major in university, civil engineering. And my heart just melted when he told the judges that he had no professional training (at which stage Simon Cowell remarked, "Oh surprise of the century!"). He was not cowed (pun intended) by the repressed laughter of the three judges and went on to say how he had done his best and had no regrets with his performance.

Look at that man. He is so real, so honest and so genuine. And the best thing was, he left the audition with dignity. Unlike other deluded people who refused to leave and whined about the judges being biased and blind, he said thank you and he left. No tantrums, no prima donna attitude. He accepted that he wasn't good enough and he left.

He may not have gotten past the auditions, he may seem to represent the stereotypical Chinaman in America but hey, he's a real winner.

This article showcases William Hung and his life after the audition.

He rocks!

yAnn at 2/03/2004 11:20:00 PM