The inaugural season featured a diverse group of 12 finalists, including eventually well-known performers like Alex Newell , Samuel Larsen , and Damian McGinty .
Darren Criss (who played Blaine Anderson on Glee ) served as the first-ever mentor for the series. IndividualityThe Glee Project : Season 1 Episode 1
The contestants performed "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder for Darren Criss . The inaugural season featured a diverse group of
The three lowest-performing contestants had to sing live for Glee creator Ryan Murphy to stay in the competition: IndividualityThe Glee Project : Season 1 Episode 1
