GLEE's Darren Criss and the Warblers Will Release Album in April

Darren Criss, the actor who became an overnight sensation after starring as Blaine on the hit FOX musical series GLEE, is taking the show's music to the Billboard charts when the Warblers release an album this April. 

As per the Hollywood Reporter, Criss told the eponymous hosts of "Live With Regis and Kelly": "[The album will contain] all of the songs we've already done, plus some new tunes."

New to GLEE's McKinley High, Darren Criss is certainly already making a name for himself. After making his GLEE debut in November, Darren Criss has already joined the cast as a series regular.

A University of Michigan grad, Criss appeared as Harry Potter in the YouTube viral hit A Very Potter Musical, and A Very Potter Sequel. He is credited with writing half of the songs in A Very Potter Musical and all of the songs in A Very Potter Sequel. He has also starred as Josh in the television series Eastwick and a guest-starring role in Cold Case.

GLEE's highest ranking song remains Journey's "Don't Stop Believin," which reached #4 in June of 2009. GLEE just broke its own record, set in December of 2010, with 9 singles on the list simultaneously in February.

To date over 13 million GLEE songs have been digitally downloaded, with over 5 million albums sold worldwide. GLEE scored three consecutive #1 releases with GLEE: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, GLEE: The Music, The Power of Madonna and GLEE: The Music, Journey To Regionals. This week four GLEE releases occupy slots within Billboard's top 100 best selling albums Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers at #31, Glee: The Music, Volume 1 at #58, GLEE: The Music, Journey To Regionals at #66 and GLEE: The Music, Volume 2 at #81. With all the excitement around Glee's return, it's evident why the New York Times proclaimed GLEE is now a bonafide phenomenon."

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