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The Glee Project was a reality series in which twelve contestants were competing for a role with a 7-episode story arc on Glee. A series of competitions stood in the way of the final decision.
Over 10 episodes, the contestants are paired down through a series of “homework assignments” orchestrated by the Glee creators that assesses their singing, dancing, and acting. Those from the Glee team who make the final decision on the winner include writer Ryan Murphy.
Cast members also make appearances as guest mentors in each episode to help guide the contestants and offer their expertise. Each episode includes a homework assignment and a music video shoot. The winner of the homework assignment receives the starring role in the week's music video as well as one-on-one time with the guest mentor from the Glee cast. The second season of The Glee Project premiered on June 5, 2012.
The Glee Project was canceled on July 16, 2013.[1]
Season 1[]
Season 1 contestants[]
Contender | Age | Hometown | Result | Date Eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|
Damian McGinty | 18 | Derry City, Northern Ireland | WON | N/A |
Samuel Larsen | 19 | Los Angeles, California | WON | N/A |
Lindsay Pearce | 19 | Modesto, California | RUNNER UP | N/A |
Alex Newell | 18 | Lynn, Massachusetts | RUNNER UP | N/A |
Hannah McIalwain | 19 | Asheville, North Carolina | OUT | August 7, 2011 |
Cameron Mitchell | 21 | Fort Worth, Texas | QUIT | July 31, 2011 |
Marissa von Bleicken | 19 | New York, New York | OUT | July 24, 2011 |
Matheus Fernandes | 19 | São Paulo, Brazil | OUT | July 17, 2011 |
McKynleigh Abraham | 19 | Paducah, Kentucky | OUT | July 10, 2011 |
Emily Vasquez | 22 | New York, New York | OUT | June 26, 2011 |
Ellis Wylie | 18 | Grayslake, Illinois | OUT | June 19, 2011 |
Bryce Ross-Johnson | 22 | Westlake Village, California | OUT | June 12, 2011 |
Season 1 episodes[]
Week | Title | Special guest mentor(s) | HWA | HWA Winner | Music Video(s) | Eliminated | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Auditions | Darren Criss | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | |
1 | Individuality | Darren Criss | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Matheus | Firework | Bryce | |
2 | Theatricality | Idina Menzel | Bad Romance | Alex | We're Not Gonna Take It | Ellis | |
3 | Vulnerability | Dot-Marie Jones | Please, Don't Leave Me | Matheus | Mad World | Emily | |
4 | Dance-ability | Harry Shum Jr. | Hey, Soul Sister | Samuel | U Can't Touch This | McKynleigh | |
5 | Pairability | Darren Criss | Need You Now | Marissa | Lady is a Tramp, Nowadays, Don't You Want Me, Baby It's Cold Outside | Matheus | |
6 | Tenacity | Max Adler | Bulletproof | Marissa | Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby | Marissa | |
7 | Sexuality | Mark Salling and Ashley Fink | Like A Virgin | Samuel | Teenage Dream | Cameron | |
8 | Believability | Jenna Ushkowitz | True Colors | Hannah | The Only Exception | Hannah | |
9 | Generosity | Kevin McHale | Lean on Me | Lindsay | Sing | N/A | |
10 | Glee-ality | Ryan Murphy | Don't Stop Believin' | N/A | Raise Your Glass | N/A |
Contender progress[]
Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damian | RISK | LOW | RISK | IN | LOW | IN | Saved | IN | RISK | WIN |
Samuel | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN |
Lindsay | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | IN | RISK | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
Alex | IN | WIN | IN | RISK | RISK | RISK | RISK | IN | RISK | RUNNER-UP |
Hannah | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | ||
Cameron | IN | IN | RISK | LOW | RISK | RISK | QUIT | |||
Marissa | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||
Matheus | WIN | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
McKynleigh | LOW | RISK | IN | OUT | ||||||
Emily | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||
Ellis | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
Bryce | OUT |
IN The contender was called back.
LOW The contender was cited as needing improvement but was not at risk of elimination.
WIN The contender won the homework assignment.
WIN The contender won the homework assignment but was at risk of elimination.
RISK The contender was at risk of being eliminated.
OUT The contender won the homework assignment but was eliminated.
OUT The contender was eliminated.
QUIT The contender quit the competition.
SAVED The contender was originally eliminated, but was saved due to another contender quitting.
WON The contender won the competition, and got a minimum of 7 episode arc.
RUNNER UP The contender is the Runner Up of the competition, and got a 2 episode arc.
Season 2[]
Season 2 contestants[]
Contender | Age | Hometown | Result | Date Eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blake Jenner | 19 | Miami, Florida | WON | N/A |
Ali Stroker | 24 | New York, New York | RUNNER UP | N/A |
Aylin Bayramoglu | 19 | Chicago, Illinois | RUNNER UP | N/A |
Lily Mae Harrington | 18 | Dennis, Massachusetts | OUT | August 7, 2012 |
Michael Weisman | 18 | Chicago, Illinois | OUT | August 7, 2012 |
Shanna Henderson | 21 | Auburn, Alabama | OUT | July 31, 2012 |
Abraham Lim | 24 | Queens, New York/San Diego, California | OUT | July 24, 2012 |
Nellie Veitenheimer | 19 | Tacoma, Washington | OUT | July 17, 2012 |
Charlie Lubeck | 22 | Chicago, Illinois | OUT | July 10, 2012 |
Mario Bonds | 24 | Lanham, Maryland | OUT | July 3, 2012 |
Tyler Ford | 21 | Boca Raton, Florida | OUT | June 26, 2012 |
Dani Shay | 23 | Orlando, Florida | OUT | June 12, 2012 |
Taryn Mai | 22 | Detroit, Michigan | QUIT | June 12, 2012 |
Maxfield Camp | 22 | Nashville, Tennessee | OUT | June 5, 2012 |
Season 2 episodes[]
Week | Title | Special guest mentor(s) | HWA | HWA Winner(s) | Music Video | Eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Auditions | Samuel Larsen, Damian McGinty and Alex Newell | N/A | N/A | The Edge of Glory |
N/A |
1 | Individuality | Lea Michele | Born This Way | Shanna | Here I Go Again | Maxfield |
2 | Danceability | Samuel Larsen | We Got The Beat | Abraham | Party Rock Anthem | Taryn (Quit) |
Dani | ||||||
3 | Vulnerability | Cory Monteith | My Life Would Suck Without You | Nellie | Everybody Hurts | N/A |
4 | Sexuality | Naya Rivera | I Wanna Sex You Up | Charlie | Moves Like Jagger/Milkshake | Tyler |
5 | Adaptability | Kevin McHale | You Oughta Know | Aylin | Price Tag | Mario |
6 | Fearlessness | Jane Lynch | We Found Love | Lily Mae | Hit Me with Your Best Shot/One Way or Another | Charlie |
7 | Theatricality | Grant Gustin | I Hope I Get It | Ali | When I Grow Up | Nellie |
8 | Tenacity | Amber Riley | Survivor | Ali | Eye Of The Tiger | Abraham |
9 | Romanticality | Darren Criss | More Than Words | Blake | We Found Love | Shanna |
10 | Actability | Dianna Agron | Addicted to Love | Michael | Perfect | Michael |
Lily Mae | ||||||
11 | Glee-ality | Chris Colfer | You Can't Stop the Beat | Aylin, Ali and Blake | Tonight Tonight | N/A |
Contender progress[]
Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blake | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | RISK | WON |
Ali | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | RISK | RUNNER-UP |
Aylin | RISK | IN | IN | IN | WIN | RISK | IN | LOW | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP |
Lily Mae | LOW | RISK | RISK | IN | IN | WIN | RISK | RISK | IN | OUT | |
Michael | IN | IN | IN | RISK | IN | LOW | LOW | RISK | LOW | OUT | |
Shanna | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||
Abraham | IN | WIN | IN | IN | RISK | IN | RISK | OUT | |||
Nellie | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | RISK | OUT | ||||
Charlie | IN | IN | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
Mario | LOW | IN | RISK | IN | OUT | ||||||
Tyler | RISK | RISK | IN | OUT | |||||||
Dani | IN | OUT | |||||||||
Taryn | LOW | QUIT | |||||||||
Maxfield | OUT |
IN The contender was not at risk of elimination.
WIN The contender won the homework assignment and was not at risk of elimination.
WIN The contender won the homework assignment and was cited as needing improvement but was not at risk of elimination.
WIN The contender won the homework assignment, but was at risk for elimination.
LOW The contender was cited as needing improvement but was not at risk of elimination.
RISK The contender had to do a Last Chance Performance and was at risk of being eliminated.
OUT The contender was eliminated.
OUT The contender won the homework assignment but was eliminated.
QUIT The contender quit the competition.
WON The contender won the competition, and got a minimum of 7 episode arc.
RUNNER UP The contender is the Runner Up of the competition, and got a 1 episode appearance.
RUNNER UP The contender is the Runner Up of the competition.