Mercedes Jones is a fictional character from the Fox popular musical comedy-drama series Glee.
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30 Facts About Mercedes Jones
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Mercedes Jones is a dynamic diva-in-training who refuses to sing back-up, and is a member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.
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Mercedes Jones develops a crush on fellow member Kurt Hummel, unaware that he is gay.
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Mercedes Jones has a rivalry with glee club co-captain Rachel Berry, which comes to a head in the episode "Sectionals", when she impresses the club with a rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".
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Rachel agrees that Mercedes Jones should perform the solo competitively, but she loses the chance when a rival school steals the song.
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Mercedes Jones' friendship with Kurt is tested when they disagree over religion; Mercedes Jones is a devout Christian, and Kurt an atheist.
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When his father has a heart attack, Mercedes Jones convinces Kurt to attend church with her, devoting the service to the Hummels and performing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with her church choir for him.
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Mercedes Jones begins to neglect Mercedes, and offends her by trying to set her up with another student.
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Kurt suggests that she is substituting food for love and their friendship for a romantic relationship, and Mercedes Jones agrees to talk to the student Kurt attempted to set her up with.
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Mercedes Jones remains romantically unattached and explains to Kurt and Rachel that sometimes it is necessary to choose between love and talent.
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Mercedes Jones writes an original song entitled "Hell to the No" to be a contender for the glee club's set list for the Regionals competition; though director Will Schuester thinks it's a great song, he doesn't think it's appropriate for the competition.
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When New Directions plans a benefit concert, Mercedes Jones allows her performance slot to be moved to a less desirable place in the program; club member Lauren Zizes is surprised by her failure to stand up for herself, and offers to be her agent, suggesting that she make diva-like demands to ensure they appreciate her talent.
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Ultimately, Mercedes Jones takes the closing slot from Rachel by performing an overwhelming rendition of Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" so good that Rachel doesn't even try to follow it.
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Mercedes Jones attends the junior prom as part of a group with Rachel and fellow New Directions member Sam Evans.
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At the beginning of the third season, Mercedes Jones says that she and Sam had dated for a while, but after he moved out of state she started a relationship with Shane Tinsley, a member of the football team.
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Mercedes Jones is angry about what she perceives as continued favoritism shown to Rachel, especially in the awarding of solos, and quits glee club.
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Mercedes Jones still has feelings for him, and eventually breaks up with Shane, though she refuses to date Sam while she is unsure of her true feelings.
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Sam continues to support her, and a YouTube video he posts of Mercedes Jones singing results in her being offered a job as a backup singer in Los Angeles after she graduates.
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Mercedes Jones usually returns when there is an event in the lives of one of her friends back home in Ohio.
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Mercedes Jones has moved to Los Angeles and is taking classes at UCLA while she works as a backup singer, though she returns to help with the school musical, for Thanksgiving, and for Mr Schuester's ultimately failed wedding.
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Mercedes Jones returned in the premiere episode "Love, Love, Love" to be present for Blaine's proposal to Kurt, and again for Finn's funeral and memorial in "The Quarterback".
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Mercedes Jones sang "I'll Stand By You" as a tribute to Finn, who had sung it to the sonogram of what he thought was his and Quinn's baby in the first-season episode "Ballad", and later told her about doing so.
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Mercedes Jones went on a mall tour across the state with her high school friends, Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce as her main back up.
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Mercedes Jones was promoted to the main cast again for the final season.
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Mercedes Jones comes back to McKinley with all of the McKinley graduates to try to help Rachel recruit new members for the glee club in the episode "Homecoming".
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Mercedes Jones later tries to convince Rachel to chase her dreams to be on broadway.
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Mercedes Jones attends the McKinley auditorium rededication to Finn Hudson, sings one last song with every former members of New Directions, and take a final bow with the rest of the Glee cast.
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Anthony Benigno of the New York Daily News enjoyed the number, and found that while Mercedes Jones lacked the stage presence of Tim Curry, Riley did something "completely remarkable" as Frank, giving a largely flawless performance.
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Mercedes Jones featured in three of the third season's "Asian F" episode's musical numbers.
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Many reviewers were unhappy with the return of the Rachel versus Mercedes Jones rivalry, including AOLTV Crystal Bell, who lamented that it had "been done every season".
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