Tyler, 21
Half black, half white, Jewish and transgender, he has been performing for 11 years and is currently a student at Vanderbilt University.
Nellie, 19
Nellie hails from Washington, and is a vocalist for a local swing band—the youngest member by 20 years.
Abraham, 24
Abraham has indefinitely postponed his admission into law school in order to pursue his acting and performing dreams. He notes that he relates better to women due to the absence of a father figure in his life.
Dani, 23
She made last season's top 48 on America's Got Talent, and says if she gets on Glee, she'd like to play an androgynous female who bravely walks away from her Mormon upbringing.
Ali, 24
In a wheelchair since she was 2 and a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she hopes to inspire other people with disabilities to pursue a performance career.
Michael, 18
Although the youngest Glee Project contestant this season, he's already traveled the world performing and has had gigs at Chicago's famous House of Blues.
Lily Mae, 18
She has performed in front of 2,500 people at the Symphony Hall in Boston, but she still struggles with convincing people that a full-figured woman can be any show's leading lady.
Maxfield, 22
This country singer/songwriter is a former stereotypical jock who now wears a promise ring as a reminder to himself to always treat women with respect.
Aylin, 19
Aylin is a student at Roosevelt University majoring in vocal jazz performance, and says as a Muslim, she has had trouble balancing who she is with who her family expects her to be.
Mario, 24
Mario has been performing in school concerts and gospel choirs his whole life, and was born with morning glory syndrome, which ultimately caused him to go totally blind at 9 years old.
Shanna, 21
An Auburn University student, she has been involved with the music scene for 17 years, and recently recovered from vocal fold surgery.
Charlie, 22
Charlie has a BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and battles severe ADHD and low-spectrum autism.
Taryn, 22
This Detroit native, who is a trained aerialist, never performed live for a casting panel prior to her Glee Project audition.
Blake, 19
A recent Los Angeles newcomer, he works as a parrot salesman to make ends meet. His other talents include playing the drums and juggling.