Alex Newell
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Alex Newell is an American singer, actor, and reality TV personality. Newell is best known for being one of the runners-up on The Glee Project
, which gave him a recurring role on the TV show Glee
.
on the third season of Glee. He was picked as one of twelve competitors to be on the show from over 40,000 applicants. In the course of the show, Newell came to be identified as "the diva", referring to his vocal skills and professionalism. He reached the show's finale, but did not win the competition; however, the producers were impressed enough to give him and the other runner-up, Lindsay Pearce
, each a two-episode arc on Glee.
The Glee Project
The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It serves as an audition for the FOX TV series Glee. Although originally planned to begin broadcasting in late May 2011, The Glee Project premiered on June 12, 2011...
, which gave him a recurring role on the TV show Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
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Early Life
Newell was born on August 20, 1992. He had began singing at an early age. His father died when he was six and said that he never had a male influence since then.The Glee Project
In early 2011, Newell auditioned for The Glee Project, a singing/acting reality show where the winner would receive a seven-episode story arcStory arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
on the third season of Glee. He was picked as one of twelve competitors to be on the show from over 40,000 applicants. In the course of the show, Newell came to be identified as "the diva", referring to his vocal skills and professionalism. He reached the show's finale, but did not win the competition; however, the producers were impressed enough to give him and the other runner-up, Lindsay Pearce
Lindsay Pearce
Lindsay Pearce is an American singer, actress, and reality TV personality. Pearce is best known for being one of the runners-up on The Glee Project, which gave her a recurring role on the TV show Glee.-Early life:...
, each a two-episode arc on Glee.