Acidic tongue-lashings fromAmerican Idol judge SimonCowell could deflate anyone’s musical aspirations, but many Idol losers are finding that second-chance success isn’t a bad consolation prize.
William Hunt, the laughingstock of the third season, already has an album out. The 31-year-old engineering student performs comical covers of popular tunes by R. Kelly,Elton John, TheBeachBoys,Enrique Iglesias and, of course, the Ricky Martin numbers that made him infamous. In its first week, theCD、crackedBillboard’s Top 40, selling more than 38,000 copies. The self-proclaimed RealAmerican Idol has appeared on everything from The Today Show to The Tonight Show, and even sang at a nationally televised NB A、game. On May 15 he’s scheduled to share the same stage as Jessica Simpson, Lenny Kravitz, OutKast and Janet Jackson at the Wango Tango Music Festival at the RoseBowl in Pasadena,Calif. When will the laughingstock perform at the Wango Tango Music Festival A、April 24 B.May 15 C.May 26 D.July 23