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Ever since the American Idol judges watched in amused disbelief as WILLIAM HUNG, 21, flailed his way through the Ricky Martin song, a cult of sorts has grown up around the Berkeley engineering geek. ''I don't believe I will be the next American Idol,'' he says of petitions to get him back on the show, but confesses, ''I'm taking singing lessons now.''

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Originally posted Feb 27, 2004 Published in issue #753 Feb 27, 2004 Order article reprints

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