'The Glee Project' winner announced in shock result
Published Aug 22 2011, 03:08 BST | By Christian Tobin
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Samuel Larsen and Damian McGinty have been crowned joint-winners of The Glee Project.The 19-year-old from California and the 18-year-old from Northern Ireland were announced as the overall champions on tonight's finale, and have each won seven-episode storylines on the third season of Glee.
The pair beat fellow finalists Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell. However, both Pearce and Newell were also rewarded for their time in the competition with two-episode guest stints on the Fox drama's next run.
Glee creator Ryan Murphy featured as a guest judge on the finale, in which the finalists tackled Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'' for their homework assignment, and took on Pink's 'Raise Your Glass' for this week's music video.
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The Glee Project's executive producer Michael Davies recently revealed that he feels "incredibly confident" about the show's chances of a second season.
"[It hasn't been] officially picked up, [but] talks have begun," he told reporters at the Television Critics Association. "A lot of the planning has begun."
Glee will return on September 20 on Fox.
> Ryan Murphy: 'Glee Project winner will surprise'
Watch the cast of Glee talking to Digital Spy about season three below:
Damien McGinty! All the way!
August 29th 2011 at 9:02pm
Have you watched him in any of the Celtic Thunder videos? He is amazing and was the only competitor of the final four who wasn't "mean" or stole material from other contestants and passed it off as his own (as Samuel did.)
August 26th 2011 at 3:33pm
But I will be totally happy with the result if Cameron also won....instead of Damian!
August 26th 2011 at 4:31am
Chord himself and everyone involved have said he walked. They wanted him back, he wanted to move on. I'm gutted about it but it was his decision. As for terrible human beings? If you had watched TGP you'd know they're both really nice teens!
August 23rd 2011 at 8:43pm
Unhappy about the verdict (although glad Alex didn't win). Damian is the least talented IMO, don't think he has an amazing personality and has the weakest voice, remember it's only MY opinion although he should have left of Cameron and yet now he has won? Nice judgment there Murphy.
Marissa shouldn't have left.
August 22nd 2011 at 11:43pm