Ken Lee
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Kenneth or Ken Lee may refer to:
- "Ken Lee", an EngrishEngrishrefers to unusual forms of English language usage by native speakers of some East Asian languages. The term itself relates to Japanese speakers' tendency to inadvertently substitute the English phonemes "R" and "L" for one another, because the Japanese language has one alveolar consonant in place...
coverCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
song (which became a viral videoViral videoA viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
) based on a mishearing of the lyric "Can't live" from "Without You" (originally by BadfingerBadfingerBadfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969,...
, covered by Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
) by contestant Valentina Hasan on Bulgarian Music IdolMusic IdolMusic Idol is the Bulgarian version of the British television hit show Pop Idol. It is a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer and its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in...
in 2008 - Ken Lee (businessman)Ken Lee (businessman)Ken Lee was a Chinese-Australian businessman who co-founded the Bing Lee chain of electronic stores with his father, Bing Lee. He also served as the company's chairman from 1987 until 2007.-Early life:Ken Lee grew up in a poor rural region of Shandong province in China...
, co-founder of Bing Lee stores in Australia - Kenneth B. LeeKenneth B. LeeKenneth B. Lee was a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Lee was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957 . Prior to being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Lee was in his third year as District Attorney of Sullivan County,...
(1922–2010), former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Kenneth E. LeeKenneth E. LeeKenneth E. Lee is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, Pennsylvania politician - Kenton Lee, X/Motif consultant, maintainer of the X Window System OSF/MotifMotif (widget toolkit)In computing, Motif refers to both a graphical user interface specification and the widget toolkit for building applications that follow that specification under the X Window System on Unix and other POSIX-compliant systems. It emerged in the 1980s as Unix workstations were on the rise, as a...
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