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"Cory Monteith, the Canadian actor beloved for his role as Glee&amp;#039;s affable quarterback-turned-singer Finn Hudson, has died at the age of 31.  It&amp;#039;s too early to know how the tragedy will affect Glee&amp;#039;s upcoming fifth season, which was due to go into production this month. But what&amp;#039;s unquestionable is that the absence of Monteith, whose earnest, open-hearted turn was an emotional anchor for the show, will leave a terrible void in subsequent episodes.  Digital Spy looks back on ten of Monteith&amp;#039;s most iconic musical performances on Glee.  &amp;#039;Can&amp;#039;t Fight This Feeling&amp;#039; -\u00A0Season 1, Episode 1, &amp;#039;Pilot&amp;#039;      Mr Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is so impressed when he overhears Finn singing this REO Speedwagon classic that he blackmails him into joining the glee club, and honestly, we don&amp;#039;t blame him.  &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t Stop Believin&amp;#039;&amp;#039; -\u00A0Season 1, Episode 1, &amp;#039;Pilot&amp;#039;      As over-played as the song has become since Glee&amp;#039;s 2009 debut, it&amp;#039;s still impossible to watch this joyous first performance -\u00A0led by a fresh-faced Monteith and Lea Michele - without getting shivers.  &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ll Stand By You&amp;#039; - Season 1, Episode 10, &amp;#039;Ballad&amp;#039;      Monteith gives such a heartfelt and committed performance with this ballad that you can completely overlook the slight silliness of his singing to a sonogram.  &amp;#039;Jessie&amp;#039;s Girl&amp;#039; - Season 1, Episode 18, &amp;#039;Laryngitis&amp;#039;      This is the kind of rock number that Monteith always excelled at, and despite Finn&amp;#039;s fairly shoddy treatment of Rachel just prior, it&amp;#039;s tough not to root for him to win out over love rival Jesse St James (Jonathan Groff).  &amp;#039;Faithfully&amp;#039; - Season 1, Episode 22, &amp;#039;Journey to Regionals&amp;#039;      One of Rachel and Finn&amp;#039;s first out-and-out ballads together, &amp;#039;Faithfully&amp;#039; kicked off the first season finale&amp;#039;s Journey medley on an emotional and swooningly romantic note.  &amp;#039;Losing My Religion&amp;#039; - Season 2, Episode 3, &amp;#039;Grilled Cheesus&amp;#039;      While Finn&amp;#039;s religious fanaticism in this episode felt vaguely forced, Monteith&amp;#039;s performance of REM&amp;#039;s classic - performed during a crisis of faith over Burt Hummel&amp;#039;s heart attack -\u00A0was a highlight.  &amp;#039;Just The Way You Are&amp;#039; - Season 2, Episode 8, &amp;#039;Furt&amp;#039;      One of the second season&amp;#039;s most entirely touching moments was this gesture of love from Finn to his step-brother Kurt, which came after Kurt had endured months of bullying from closeted jock Karofsky.  &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ve Gotta Be Me&amp;#039; - Season 2, Episode 18, &amp;#039;Born This Way&amp;#039;      Finn&amp;#039;s two left feet were a running gag throughout the show, but in the second season&amp;#039;s Lady GaGa tribute episode he got the chance to redeem his dancing rep alongside Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr).  &amp;#039;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun&amp;#039; - Season 3, Episode 7, &amp;#039;I Kissed A Girl&amp;#039;      Solos for Monteith were thin on the ground in the third season, but this melancholy Cyndi Lauper rejig was a memorable and oddly haunting choice.  &amp;#039;We&amp;#039;ve Got Tonight&amp;#039; - Season 4, Episode 14, &amp;#039;I Do&amp;#039;      This spirited performance at Will and Emma&amp;#039;s wedding would, tragically, end up being the last song that Finn and Rachel sang together. Still, it&amp;#039;s a fittingly wistful send-off to the great love story of Glee. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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