Wednesday, May 18, 2011

GLEE PROJECT'S FIRST MUSIC VIDEO FIREWORK

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OXYGEN PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF ‘THE GLEE PROJECT’S’

FIREWORK MUSIC VIDEO DURING ‘GLEE’ MARATHON ON MAY 21
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The Glee Project



The wait is over! After months of anticipation, Oxygen will reveal the world premiere of “The Glee Project’s” first music video “Firework” during the 9pm hour of the “Prom Queen” episode of its “Glee” marathon on Saturday, May 21. After a record breaking first “Glee” marathon, which reached over four million viewers, “Glee” returns to Oxygen with a second “Gleekend” on Saturday, May 21 from 10am-11pm ET/PT.



The world premiere of the “Firework” music video will give viewers a closer look at the 12 contenders of Oxygen’s upcoming competition series, “The Glee Project,” showcasing their unique personalities and talents. Katy Perry’s hit single is the first main challenge in the series that will help determine the fate of one of these contenders.



Oxygen’s “Gleekend” will get viewers caught up on episodes from season two of “Glee,” including “Born This Way,” “Silly Love Songs” and “Prom Queen,” leading into the “Glee” season two finale, Tuesday, May 24 on Fox. “The Glee Project” will premiere on Sunday, June 12 at 9pm ET/PT on Oxygen.



Additionally, during the “Gleekend” on May 21, fans can log on to www.OxygenLive.com at 9:30pm ET for a chat with “Glee” and “The Glee Project” casting director Robert Ulrich. Fans following @TheGleeProject on Twitter will have the opportunity to show off their “Glee” know-how in our Twitter trivia contest. Rules and more info can be found on www.Oxygen.com.



Fans can get all of the latest info about “The Glee Project” and how to follow the contenders from our official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/thegleeproject and by following “The Glee Project” on Twitter. Additionally, viewers can log on to Oxygen for a more in depth look at each contender and to meet the judges, complete with photo galleries and video.



"The Glee Project" is produced by Ryan Murphy Television and Embassy Row with Ryan Murphy, Dante Di Loreto, Michael Davies and Shauna Minoprio serving as executive producers.




Full list of marathon episodes:



“Special Education”

“The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle”

“Silly Love Songs”

“Comeback”

“Blame it on the Alcohol”

“Sexy”

“Original Song”

“A Night of Neglect”

“Born This Way”

“Rumours”

“Prom Queen”

“Funeral”