Clip from Popstar, of awkward Sikh guy's audition

March 24, 2004 11:10 AM

Popstar - The British Version of American Idol. Does anyone know where I can find the clip of the Sikh guy who audtions for the judges - and is the equivalent of William Hung? As I recall he doesn't really sing, and in the middle of his routine he starts to do something that resembles some breakdance moves. Painful to watch, yet funny.
posted by turbanhead to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (5 answers total)

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posted by Mossy at 1:22 PM on March 24, 2004

You're aware Hung was a gag, eh?
posted by five fresh fish at 2:00 PM on March 24, 2004

Here is what you're looking for, turbanhead.
posted by Danelope at 2:42 PM on March 24, 2004

And, because I think it's fun to document such things:

Google: popstars sikh tells me the performance style is (supposedly) called "Bhangra".

Google: popstars bhangra tells me his name is Gus and his catchphrase is "West Punjab".

Google: "west punjab" leads me to some broken links to Windows Media files from the official Popstars site.

Google: "west punjab" wmv gives me the exact URL of one of them.

In a rare instance of actually caching multimedia files, archive.org had a copy of the WMV in question.
posted by Danelope at 2:50 PM on March 24, 2004

Um, the British version of American Idol is Pop Idol. It predated the American version. Either Pop Idol changed its name or Postars is a knockoff.
posted by abcde at 3:16 PM on March 24, 2004