#156: Spinning a Failed American Idol Audition into Success – William Hung

The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin with Ryan Levesque and Bo Bennett

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In parts of the world, William Hung has become a household name. After his American Idol audition where his song selection was his rendition of Ricky Martin’s, She Bangs, Hung became famous for all the wrong reasons. Since then he’s found incredible success but his life has has a number of twists and turns along that highway.

In this episode, Hung shares with Greg and Ryan a little about his journey including where he his now, his new book - Champion by Choice, his albums, how he discovered Toastmasters, and reliving that fateful day in September 2003 when he auditioned in front of Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell in San Francisco.

Hung was also profiled in the September 2018 Issue of the Toastmaster magazine.

William Hung inspires people to discover and leverage their talent. He can be reached at WillHung.com.