CHORD OVERSTREET has acted and sung his way into the hearts of millions of Glee fans. But there’s more to come – the multitalented star has high aspirations and a thing or two up his sleeve, as VIVIENNE TANG finds out.

CHORD OVERSTREET BURST onto the scene with his role as high-school transfer student and football star Sam Evans (aka Trouty Mouth) on the hit TV series Glee. The Justin Bieber-haired, frequently abs-revealing role is a perfect fit for the 23-year-old Nashville native, whose family has impressive musical and artistic credentials. Born to make-up artist Julie Miller and country singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet, he bears a name that clearly indicates parental encouragement in music from an early age. His elder brother Nash plays in the band Hot Chelle Rae, and his four sisters, engagingly named Summer, Harmony, Skye and Charity, all play instruments. At one point there were rumours that Overstreet would opt out of Glee’s third season to focus on his music career, but he returned to the TV series as a recurring character late last year.

You first turned down the recurring role in Glee. Why did you change your mind?
It was just one of those things after the tour. We did the tour and I was going to make some plans to work on some music, try to get some stuff done there and then possibly come back later on. There was never anything set in stone. I was just going to take out some time to do some music, take a little break for a while.

What are you currently working on? I think you still have a few episodes left on Glee?
We’ve shot five, and I’m on my sixth episode right now. I’m just trying to work on that at the moment. I’m also working on my music and just having a blast right now.

Are you coming out with an album this year?
Yeah, that’s what I’m currently working on right now. It may take a while to do my album. I may do a few singles first. Hopefully, we can get it out there by summer, in an ideal world, you know…

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