Glee Project Season 2

Glee Project Season two

Casting for a second season was announced after the first season finale. The season pickup was confirmed on January 17, 2012, at which time it was stated that the second season would feature fourteen contestants, an increase of two from the twelve in the first season. On January 21, 2012, Lea Michele revealed that she would be the guest mentor for the season premiere. Other guest mentors will include season 1 co-winner Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel) and returning season 1 mentors Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) and Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams).

The second season premiered in the US on June 5, 2012, and will run for eleven weeks.

Contenders

Contender	Age	Hometown	Result	Date eliminated	References
Blake Jenner	19	Miami, Florida	Winner	N/A	[33][34]
Ali Stroker	24	New York, New York	Runner-up	N/A	[35][36]
Aylin Bayramoglu	19	Chicago, Illinois	Runner-up	N/A	[37][38]
Lily Mae Harrington	19	Dennis, Massachusetts	11th eliminated	August 7, 2012	[39][40]
Michael Weisman	18	Chicago, Illinois	10th eliminated	August 7, 2012	[41][42]
Shanna Henderson	21	Auburn, Alabama	9th eliminated	July 31, 2012	[43][44]
Abraham Lim	24	San Diego, California	8th eliminated	July 24, 2012	[45][35]
Nellie Veitenheimer	19	Tacoma, Washington	7th eliminated	July 17, 2012	[46][47]
Charlie Lubeck	22	Chicago, Illinois	6th eliminated	July 10, 2012	[48][49]
Mario Bonds	24	Lanham, Maryland	5th eliminated	July 3, 2012	[50][51]
Tyler Ford	21	Boca Raton, Florida	4th eliminated	June 26, 2012	[52][53]
Dani Shay	23	Orlando, Florida	3rd eliminated	June 12, 2012	[54][55]
Taryn Douglas	22	Detroit, Michigan	2nd eliminated	June 12, 2012	[56][57]
Maxfield Camp	22	Nashville, Tennessee	1st eliminated	June 5, 2012	[58][59]

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Overnight viewers (millions)	Eliminated
12	0	"The Glee Project Season 2: The Final 14"[60]	June 2, 2012[61]	N/A	N/A
A casting special showing the selection process of the second season. Guest judges/mentors: Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Alex Newell (Wade "Unique" Adams) Music video: "The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga Note: Judges Robert Ulrich and Zach Woodlee made cameo appearances as themselves in the music video.
13	1	"Individuality"[60]	June 5, 2012[61]	0.389[62]	Maxfield
Guest judge/mentor: Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) Homework Assignment: "Born This Way" – Lady Gaga[63] Winner: Shanna Music video: "Here I Go Again" – Whitesnake Last chance performance: Aylin – "Without You" – David Guetta feat. Usher Tyler – "ABC" – The Jackson 5 Maxfield – "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson – Eliminated Note: Iqbal Theba made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Principal Figgins in the music video.[64]
14	2	"Dance-ability"[65]	June 12, 2012[65]	0.474[66]	Taryn and Dani
Guest judge/mentor: Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart) Homework Assignment: "We Got the Beat" – The Go-Go's[67] Winner: Abraham Music video: "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO Last chance performance: Dani – "Landslide" – Fleetwood Mac – Eliminated Tyler – "Daniel" – Elton John Lily Mae – "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" – Shania Twain Note: Taryn withdrew from the competition prior to the homework assignment.
15	3	"Vulnerability"[68]	June 19, 2012[68]	0.487[69]	N/A
Guest judge/mentor: Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)[68] Homework Assignment: "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson Winner: Nellie Music video: "Everybody Hurts" – R.E.M. Last chance performance: Lily Mae – "Mercy" – Duffy Charlie – "Fix You" – Coldplay Mario – "Over the Rainbow" No elimination this week
16	4	"Sexuality"[68]	June 26, 2012[68]	0.640[70]	Tyler
Guest judge/mentor: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez)[68] Homework Assignment: "I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd Winner: Charlie Music video: "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera/"Milkshake" – Kelis[71] Last chance performance: Charlie – "I Get a Kick Out of You" – Cole Porter Tyler – "Smile" – Charlie Chaplin – Eliminated Michael – "Lucky" – Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat Note: Mary Gillis made a cameo appearance reprising her role as Mrs. Hagberg in the music video.[71]
17	5	"Adaptability"[72]	July 3, 2012[72]	0.495[73]	Mario
Guest judge/mentor: Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams)[31] Homework Assignment: "You Oughta Know" – Alanis Morissette[74] Winner: Aylin Music video: "Price Tag" – Jessie J[72] Last chance performance: Nellie & Blake – "Waiting for a Girl Like You" – Foreigner Ali & Abraham – "Last Friday Night" – Katy Perry Mario & Charlie – "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – Elton John Bottom three: Abraham Charlie Mario – Eliminated
18	6	"Fearlessness"[75]	July 10, 2012[76]	0.507[77]	Charlie
Guest judge/mentor: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester)[75] Homework Assignment: "Now That We Found Love" – Heavy D & The Boyz[78] Winner: Lily Mae Music video: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" – Pat Benatar / "One Way or Another" – Blondie[79] Last chance performance: Aylin – "Take a Bow" – Rihanna Charlie – "It's Not Unusual" – Tom Jones – Eliminated Nellie – "If I Were a Boy" – Beyoncé Note: Rock Anthony made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Rick "The Stick" Nelson in the music video.
19	7	"Theatricality"[75]	July 17, 2012	0.342[80]	Nellie
Guest judge/mentor: Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe) Homework Assignment: "I Hope I Get It" – A Chorus Line Winner: Ali Music video: "When I Grow Up" – Pussycat Dolls Last chance performance: Nellie – "I'm the Only One" – Melissa Etheridge – Eliminated Abraham – "Stereo Hearts" – Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine Lily Mae – "Someone Like You" – Adele Note: For the music video, each contestant was assigned the role of a musical icon: Abraham played David Bowie, Ali was Katy Perry, Aylin was Madonna, Blake was Boy George, Lily was Cyndi Lauper, Michael was Elvis, Nellie was Britney Spears and Shanna was Lady Gaga.
20	8	"Tenacity"[75]	July 24, 2012[81]	0.357[82]	Abraham
Guest judge/mentor: Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)[75][81] Homework Assignment: "Survivor" – Destiny's Child Winner: Ali Music video: "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor[81] Last chance performance: Michael – "Brick" – Ben Folds Five Abraham – "Man in the Mirror" – Michael Jackson – Eliminated Lily Mae – "I'm the Greatest Star" – Funny Girl
21	9	"Romanticality"[75]	July 31, 2012[31]	0.339[83]	Shanna
Guest judge/mentor: Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson)[75] Homework Assignment: "More Than Words" – Extreme Winner: Blake Music video: "We Found Love" – Rihanna[81] Last chance performance: Aylin – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack Blake – "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. Shanna – "Stronger" – Kelly Clarkson – Eliminated Note: Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme accompanied the contenders on guitar during the homework assignment. Iqbal Theba made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Principal Figgins in the music video.[84]
22	10	"Actability"[85]	August 7, 2012[85]	0.447[86]	Michael and Lily Mae
Guest judge/mentor: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray)[85] Homework Assignment: "Addicted to Love" – Robert Palmer Winner: Michael Music video: "Perfect" – Pink[81] Last chance performance: Michael – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" – Cyndi Lauper – Eliminated Lily Mae – "Son of a Preacher Man" – Dusty Springfield – Eliminated Ali – "Here's to Us" – Halestorm Blake – "I'm Still Standing" – Elton John Aylin – "Fighter" – Christina Aguilera
23	11	"Glee-ality"[75]	August 14, 2012[31]	0.821[87]	N/A
Guest judge/mentor: Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel)[75] Homework Assignment: "You Can't Stop the Beat" – Hairspray Winner: Ali, Aylin and Blake Music video: "Tonight Tonight" – Hot Chelle Rae[88] Last chance performance: Ali – "Popular" – Wicked Blake – "I'll Be" – Edwin McCain Aylin – "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Note: Damian McGinty made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Rory Flanagan in the music video, as did all the previously eliminated contestants from the second season.[88] The eliminated contestants also sang backup for the homework assignment.[89] Winner of the series and earning a 7-episode arc on Glee: Blake Jenner

Contender progress

Contestant	Episode
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Blake	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	W/R	RISK	WINNER
Ali	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	RISK	RUNNER-UP
Aylin	RISK	IN	IN	IN	WIN	RISK	IN	IN	RISK	RISK	RUNNER-UP
Lily Mae	IN	RISK	RISK	IN	IN	WIN	RISK	RISK	IN	OUT
Michael	IN	IN	IN	RISK	IN	IN	IN	RISK	IN	W/O
Shanna	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Abraham	IN	WIN	IN	IN	RISK	IN	RISK	OUT
Nellie	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	RISK	OUT
Charlie	IN	IN	RISK	W/R	RISK	OUT
Mario	IN	IN	RISK	IN	OUT
Tyler	RISK	RISK	IN	OUT
Dani	IN	OUT
Taryn	IN	QUIT
Maxfield	OUT

Key

 IN   The contender was not at risk of elimination.
 WIN  The contender won the homework assignment and was not at risk of elimination.
 W/R  The contender won the homework assignment but was at risk of being eliminated.
 RISK  The contender was at risk of being eliminated.
 OUT  The contender was eliminated.
 W/O  The contender won the homework assignment but was eliminated.
 QUIT  The contender quit the competition.
 WINNER  The contender won a 7-episode arc on Glee.
 RUNNER-UP  The contender was crowned a runner-up.