Canada’s Next Top Terror Suspect

Posted on Aug 28, 2010

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Khurram Syed Sher auditions for “Canadian Idol” judges in 2008.

Accused terror suspect Khurram Syed Sher is featured in a surprising new viral video that is popping up on the Internet. The video shows Sher auditioning for the “Canadian Idol” TV show in 2008 by singing a rather tortured rendition of Avril Lavgine’s “Complicated”—and tossing in a not-half-bad moonwalk.

The charges against Sher, announced Friday, are “conspiracy to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity,” according to a Canadian Broadcast Corp. report. —JCL

CNN:

Canadian terror plot suspect Khurram Syed Sher tried out for a spot on “Canadian Idol” in 2008, telling the judges he came to Canada from Pakistan in 2005 and performing Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” when the judges voted for that over a Hilary Duff song.

Sher, who is actually a native Canadian, sings in a Pakistani accent while performing a series of strained dance moves, one of which is reminiscent of ice skating form. Which make sense when at the end of the performance a judge asks Sher if he considered being a comedian rather than a singer.

“Not really, I like hockey,” Sher replies.

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