Where is sanjaya malakar now

Though Sanjaya Malakar didn't win American Idol , he's definitely someone whose name you won't easily forget. Despite coming in seventh place on Season 6 of American Idol in , Sanjaya wasn't exactly known and loved for his talent. According to Billboard , he actually became a viral sensation because of his not-so-amazing voice, his iconic hairstyle , public backing from radio host Howard Stern, Vote for the Worst a site that persuaded viewers to vote for who they think is the worst contestant on American Idol , and his fans known as "Fanjayas".

He continues to share his love of music through teaching and collaboration, with a strong focus on the art of intention and the importance of personal expression. Cryptocurrency, informally known as crypto, is a digital currency commonly used to…. March 31, - Nov. The end is near for American Idol, which made proper stars out of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and the like, and viral stars of William Hung and Crying Girl — long before the word viral entered the lexicon.

Where are they now? William Hung: Hung became a national sensation in thanks to a gloriously horrific Idol audition that brought his Ricky Martin moves to millions of living rooms. Now a married man — he got hitched to wife, Jian, in — Hung is now an administrative assistant for the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.

Get Me Out of Here. After that Sanjaya went off the radar a bit. In , he was living in Manhattan and working as a bartender, but Sanjaya recently told The Hollywood Reporter that he's moved back to his home town of Seattle where he's working on new music with his band.