William Hung

William Hung
孔慶翔
Hung in St. Cloud, Minnesota in July 2008
Born	(1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 41)[1] Sha Tin, British Hong Kong
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)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孔慶翔
Simplified Chinese	孔庆翔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kǒng Qìngxiáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Hung2 Hing3 Cheung4
Musical career
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop, outsider music
Years active	2004–2011
Labels	Koch
Musical artist
Website	www.willhung.net

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.^[2][3][4]

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.