The Glee Project Season 2: Meet the Cast, pick your favorites

A second season of “The Glee Project” is now underway, on Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET/9:00 PM CT on Oxygen, with a new cast of what began as 14 hopefuls vying for a guest role on the hit series “Glee.” At the time of this post, an “American Idol”-esque casting special aired on June 2, 2012 followed by the first official episode on June 5, 2012 with the theme “Individuality.”  Their first homework assignment was to perform Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” for Robert Ulrich and guest mentor Lea Michele from FOX’s “Glee.”  Their first group number was “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake.  Shanna Henderson proved to be a strong contender out of the gate by winning both the homework challenge and the group performance.  Episode 1’s bottom three were Tyler Ford, Aylin Bayramoglu, and Maxfield Camp.  Ultimately, Maxfield went home.

Episode 2’s focus is “Dance-ability” so we’ll see how this season’s cast will shake their tail feathers under the choreography of Zach Woodlee and Brook Lipton.

The Glee Project, Season 2’s first video: “The Edge of Glory”
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Not fully up to date on season 2 of “The Glee Project” just yet?  I’ve made a collage at the top of this post with all of the full names and faces from the season and put their hometowns and online info for each contestant below.

The Glee Project, Season 2 Cast

Season 2 “I Am” Promo
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Who are your Season 2 Favorites?

I’d love you to comment with your season favorites so far.  As of episode 1, I’d say I have my eye on Abraham Lim (Twitter hashtag #teamABRAHAM), Mario Bonds (Twitter hashtag #teamMARIO), Ali Stroker (Twitter hashtag #teamAli), and Blake Jenner (Twitter hashtag #teamBLAKE).  I’m raising an eyebrow for Shanna Henderson (Twitter hashtag #teamSHANNA) and Aylin Bayramoglu (Twitter hashtag #teamAYLIN)- meaning there’s something about them, but I think there’s more to be revealed as the season develops.  Aylin belted hell out of ballad version of David Guetta‘s “Without You” for Ryan Murphy, but I’m not sure about this flirtiness to her personality is going to work well in her favor as the judges seem to be thinking.  We shall see…

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Trailer for “The Glee Project” Season 2
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Related Links

• Buddy TV– ‘The Glee Project’ Season 2: Who will win?
• WetPaint– Lea Michele gushes about ‘The Glee Project 2’ cast: ‘I was just blown away’
• NorthJersey.com– Ridgewood High School graduate sings with ‘The Glee Project’
• The Hollywood Reporter– ‘The Glee Project’ adds Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley as mentors
• TV Line– ‘The Glee Project’ Season 2 premiere recap: Here they go again
• TVGuide.com– So you wanna be on ‘Glee?’ 5 Tips to winning ‘The Glee Project’
• Buzznet– Exclusive: Meet ‘Glee Project’ Season 2’s Taryn & Nellie

Read all of my blog posts related to “The Glee Project” – CLICK HERE and “Glee” – CLICK HERE.

Bonus Footage!!!

Fellow Gleeks, shut the front door! Oh yes I did get red carpet interviews with Damian McGinty, Cameron Mitchell, Lindsay Pearce, and Bryce Vine from “The Glee Project” Season 1 at the 2012 NewNowNext Awards. *sassy black girl neck roll* LOL! Check them out below:

The Glee Project Season 1 Interview with Cast Members at the 2012 NewNowNext Awards
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The Glee Project Season 1/Glee Season 3 Interview with Damian McGinty
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