Pentatonix They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (Not in this video) (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cove r of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET! They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star! They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
Hello, S; I've enjoyed your two Pentatonix reactions very much! Their "Sound of Silence" is one of my favorites. I love watching the group's body movements as they're performing this song; they sway and dip and wave their arms and hands as if they're literally weaving the music. And Matt's bass humming is a thing of beauty. Other commenters have filled you in on the information about the group; I'll just add that in addition to Kirstie and Mitch (short white guy with black hair and high voice) changing hair styles, hair color, and makeup a LOT, Mitch's body weight has fluctuated over the years so that in videos he may look very thin or kinda' chunky or in-between.
Fun reaction! You definitely need to hear more from this group! Some suggestions: Shallow, Havana, Say Something ( Kevin, the beatboxer plays his cello in this one), Daft Punk, Love Again ( original).
A very fantastic reaction 👼🏾🙏🏾👼🙏! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to Pentatonix before: Hallelujah. Sound Of Silence was released as a single by Pentatonix in 2019. It was written by Paul Simon. It was produced by Ben Bram and Pentatonix. No chart info on this song is available. No info on the music video is available. Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) is the original writer and singer of this song in 1965. Yes, their harmonies and a cappella singing are out of this world 🌎 ... mind blowin'🤯! Beatboxin' 🗣on an a cappella song- dope! Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains Within the sound of, silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of the streetlamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed By the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound Of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs That voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound Of silence (Of silence) "Fools, " said I, "you do not know Silence, like a cancer, grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells Of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said, "the words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls" And whispered in the sound Of silence Pentatonix Info 📰: Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee, and Kevin Olusola. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements with vocal harmonies, basslines, riffing, percussion, and beatboxing, they produce cover versions of modern pop works or Christmas songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with original material. Pentatonix was formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC's tv show: The Sing-Off, receiving $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music. When Sony's Epic Records dropped the group after The Sing-Off, the group formed its RUclips channel, distributing its music through Madison Gate Records, a label owned by Sony Pictures. Their RUclips channel currently has 20 million subscribers and 5.9 billion views. The group's video tribute to Daft Punk has over 365 million views as of December 29, 2022. Their debut EP: PTX Volume 1, was released in 2012, followed by their holiday album release: PTXmas, the same year, with Pentatonix's third album release: PTX Vol. II, debuting at number 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 in 2013. In May 2014, Pentatonix signed with RCA Records, a "flagship" record label of Sony Music Entertainment, while in the same year, the group released their fourth EP: PTX Vol. III, and two full-length studio albums: PTX Vols. 1 & 2, a compilation album released in Japan, Korea and Australia, and their second holiday album release: That's Christmas To Me, with the album certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), platinum on December 24, 2014, and double platinum on February 11, 2016, becoming the highest-charting holiday album by a group since 1962, and the fourth-best-selling album in the United States in 2014. The following year, Pentatonix released their album: Pentatonix, their first consisting mostly of original material, which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart for the first time in their career, followed by a third Christmas album: A Pentatonix Christmas, in 2016, and a new EP: PTX Vol. IV - Classics, in 2017. In September 2017, Avi Kaplan, the group’s original bass, left the group and was replaced by Matt Sallee, who was included on their album: A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe Version (2017), featured on their next album: "PTX Presents: Top Pop Vol. I" (2018) and every Pentatonix album since then. Pentatonix has won three Grammy Awards: they were the first a cappella act to win Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, doing so in 2015 and 2016, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017. On February 21, 2023, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is an American musical and comedy duo consisting of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, both known as members of the a cappella group Pentatonix. Superfruit is also the name of their comedy show, featured on their eponymous RUclips channel. The group still records new music and perform their music live on stage in 2023. Pentatonix Group Members 👨🎤👨🎤👩🎤👨🏿🎤👨🏿🎤👨🎤: Current Members Mitch Grassi- tenor lead and backing vocals (2011-present) Scott Hoying- baritone lead and backing vocals (2011-present) Kirstin Maldonado- soprano lead and backing vocals (2011-present) Kevin Olusola- vocal percussion, beatboxing, baritenor backing vocals, cello (2011-present) Matt Sallee- vocal bass, vocal percussion, bass lead and backing vocals (2017-present) Former Members Avi Kaplan- vocal bass, vocal percussion, bass lead and backing vocals (2011-2017) Pentatonix Concert Tours 🏟: Headlining VIP Tour (2012-2014) On My Way Home Tour (2015) Pentatonix World Tour (2016-2017) A Pentatonix Christmas Tour (2017) PTX Summer Tour 2018 (2018) Christmas Is Here Tour (2018) Pentatonix: The World Tour (2019-2023) The Evergreen Tour (2021) Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular (2022) Opening Act Piece By Piece Tour With Kelly Clarkson (2015) Pentatonix Albums 📀: PTX, Vols. 1 & 2 (2014) PTX (2014) That's Christmas To Me (2014) Pentatonix (2015) A Pentatonix Christmas (2016) PTX Vol. IV: Classics (2017) PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I (2018) Christmas Is Here! (2018) The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas (2019) We Need A Little Christmas (2020) The Lucky Ones (2021) White Christmas (2021) Evergreen (2021) Holidays Around The World (2022) Superfruit Albums 📀: Future Friends (2017) Some good Pentatonix songs 🎶: Starships, Crusin' For A Bruisin', The Baddest Girl, Radioactive (w/ Lindsey Stirling), Water, Daft Punk, Royals, Happy, Problem, Little Drummer Boy, La La Latch, Say Something, Mary Did You Know, New Year's Day, Love You Long Time, Aha!, Natural Disaster, Love Again, Cheerleader, Lean On, First Things First, Where Are You Now, Can't Sleep Love, If I Ever Fall In Love (w/ Jason Derulo), To The River, Good To Be Bad, Dancing On My Own, See Through, Rather Be, Light In The Hallway, Ref, Happy Now, Rose Gold, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Misbehavin', Pretender, The Christmas Sing-Along, New Year's Day, Run To You, Come Along, Jolene (w/ Dolly Parton), Standing By, Mad World, Shallow, Cracked, Na Na Na, Sing, How Great Thou Art (w/ Jennifer Holliday), Making Christmas, Waving Through A Window and Havana. Fun Fact 🕵: Matt Sallee graduated from Berklee College of Music, where he had been a member of the a cappella group "Pitch Slapped" before joining Pentatonix.
Here's some suggestions for other Pentatonix (PTX for short) official videos you might enjoy: FUN AND BOUNCY: Can't Hold Us Daft Punk Medley Bohemian Rhapsody Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch UPLIFTING: Imagine Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Mary, Did You Know? Can You Feel the Love Tonight The Prayer SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL: Say Something Mad World Somebody That I Used to Know Jolene [sung with Dolly Parton] Their performances are so good that some reactors close their eyes, carried away by the music. Keep 'em open, though, as the visuals in these official videos are AMAZING.
Some songs to consider 🤔: Shannon- Let The Music Play, The Persuaders- A Thin Line Between Love Hate (JORGE HITS OFFICIAL YT channel) or The Doobie Brothers- Takin' It To The Streets Live at the Greek Theater 1982 (Rick's Music Collection YT channel)
PTX members Scott (tall blond white guy) and Mitch (short white guy with black hair & high voice) also have a fun RUclips channel called Superfruit. It's short episodes of a variety of stuff: silly challenges (yoga poses; making each other laugh, etc); crazy singing; serious singing; random chatter...my Superfruit suggestions are: HIP-HOP GOES BROADWAY : a two-parter in which the guys sing a medley of lines from hip-hop songs -- complete with dirty words, tastefully bleeped out -- in the style of perky Broadway show tunes. Bloopers at the very end of each part! FROZEN MEDLEY : filmed in someone's living room; features Kirstie, weird wigs, and the fakest snow ever. Bloopers at the very end of this one, too! GUY.EXE : a very professionally-done music video in a Rocky Horror vein, as mad scientist Mitch tries to build a perfect boyfriend. Catchy tune, great lyrics, and a hilarious ending!
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Thank you for the great reaction to this beautiful Pentatonix video. They are amazing. I look forward to more of your Pentatonix reactions.
Your facial-expressions say EVERYTHING. I've been a Pentaholic since 2012. I know just how you feel. Enjoy!!!
You are a pleasure to watch. The faces you made were killing me.
Pentatonix
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (Not in this video) (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cove r of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET!
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star!
They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
Hello, S; I've enjoyed your two Pentatonix reactions very much! Their "Sound of Silence" is one of my favorites. I love watching the group's body movements as they're performing this song; they sway and dip and wave their arms and hands as if they're literally weaving the music. And Matt's bass humming is a thing of beauty.
Other commenters have filled you in on the information about the group; I'll just add that in addition to Kirstie and Mitch (short white guy with black hair and high voice) changing hair styles, hair color, and makeup a LOT, Mitch's body weight has fluctuated over the years so that in videos he may look very thin or kinda' chunky or in-between.
Fun reaction! You definitely need to hear more from this group!
Some suggestions:
Shallow, Havana, Say Something ( Kevin, the beatboxer plays his cello in this one), Daft Punk, Love Again ( original).
Yes to all of these!
Recommend their 90s Dance Medley.
You beatboxing skills were amazing....lol
Oh I can beatbox just haven’t done it in a long time lol
@@Sheraytv loved your reaction. Can't wait for some more Pentatonix reactions
A very fantastic reaction 👼🏾🙏🏾👼🙏! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to Pentatonix before: Hallelujah. Sound Of Silence was released as a single by Pentatonix in 2019. It was written by Paul Simon. It was produced by Ben Bram and Pentatonix. No chart info on this song is available. No info on the music video is available. Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) is the original writer and singer of this song in 1965. Yes, their harmonies and a cappella singing are out of this world 🌎 ... mind blowin'🤯! Beatboxin' 🗣on an a cappella song- dope!
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains
Within the sound of, silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of the streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound
Of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs
That voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound
Of silence
(Of silence)
"Fools, " said I, "you do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells
Of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sound
Of silence
Pentatonix Info 📰:
Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee, and Kevin Olusola. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements with vocal harmonies, basslines, riffing, percussion, and beatboxing, they produce cover versions of modern pop works or Christmas songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with original material. Pentatonix was formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC's tv show: The Sing-Off, receiving $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music. When Sony's Epic Records dropped the group after The Sing-Off, the group formed its RUclips channel, distributing its music through Madison Gate Records, a label owned by Sony Pictures. Their RUclips channel currently has 20 million subscribers and 5.9 billion views. The group's video tribute to Daft Punk has over 365 million views as of December 29, 2022.
Their debut EP: PTX Volume 1, was released in 2012, followed by their holiday album release: PTXmas, the same year, with Pentatonix's third album release: PTX Vol. II, debuting at number 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 in 2013.
In May 2014, Pentatonix signed with RCA Records, a "flagship" record label of Sony Music Entertainment, while in the same year, the group released their fourth EP: PTX Vol. III, and two full-length studio albums: PTX Vols. 1 & 2, a compilation album released in Japan, Korea and Australia, and their second holiday album release: That's Christmas To Me, with the album certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), platinum on December 24, 2014, and double platinum on February 11, 2016, becoming the highest-charting holiday album by a group since 1962, and the fourth-best-selling album in the United States in 2014.
The following year, Pentatonix released their album: Pentatonix, their first consisting mostly of original material, which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart for the first time in their career, followed by a third Christmas album: A Pentatonix Christmas, in 2016, and a new EP: PTX Vol. IV - Classics, in 2017.
In September 2017, Avi Kaplan, the group’s original bass, left the group and was replaced by Matt Sallee, who was included on their album: A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe Version (2017), featured on their next album: "PTX Presents: Top Pop Vol. I" (2018) and every Pentatonix album since then.
Pentatonix has won three Grammy Awards: they were the first a cappella act to win Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, doing so in 2015 and 2016, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017. On February 21, 2023, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is an American musical and comedy duo consisting of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, both known as members of the a cappella group Pentatonix. Superfruit is also the name of their comedy show, featured on their eponymous RUclips channel.
The group still records new music and perform their music live on stage in 2023.
Pentatonix Group Members 👨🎤👨🎤👩🎤👨🏿🎤👨🏿🎤👨🎤:
Current Members
Mitch Grassi- tenor lead and backing vocals (2011-present)
Scott Hoying- baritone lead and backing vocals (2011-present)
Kirstin Maldonado- soprano lead and backing vocals (2011-present)
Kevin Olusola- vocal percussion, beatboxing, baritenor backing vocals, cello (2011-present)
Matt Sallee- vocal bass, vocal percussion, bass lead and backing vocals (2017-present)
Former Members
Avi Kaplan- vocal bass, vocal percussion, bass lead and backing vocals (2011-2017)
Pentatonix Concert Tours 🏟:
Headlining
VIP Tour (2012-2014)
On My Way Home Tour (2015)
Pentatonix World Tour (2016-2017)
A Pentatonix Christmas Tour (2017)
PTX Summer Tour 2018 (2018)
Christmas Is Here Tour (2018)
Pentatonix: The World Tour (2019-2023)
The Evergreen Tour (2021)
Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular (2022)
Opening Act
Piece By Piece Tour With Kelly Clarkson (2015)
Pentatonix Albums 📀:
PTX, Vols. 1 & 2 (2014)
PTX (2014)
That's Christmas To Me (2014)
Pentatonix (2015)
A Pentatonix Christmas (2016)
PTX Vol. IV: Classics (2017)
PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I (2018)
Christmas Is Here! (2018)
The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas (2019)
We Need A Little Christmas (2020)
The Lucky Ones (2021)
White Christmas (2021)
Evergreen (2021)
Holidays Around The World (2022)
Superfruit Albums 📀:
Future Friends (2017)
Some good Pentatonix songs 🎶: Starships, Crusin' For A Bruisin', The Baddest Girl, Radioactive (w/ Lindsey Stirling), Water, Daft Punk, Royals, Happy, Problem, Little Drummer Boy, La La Latch, Say Something, Mary Did You Know, New Year's Day, Love You Long Time, Aha!, Natural Disaster, Love Again, Cheerleader, Lean On, First Things First, Where Are You Now, Can't Sleep Love, If I Ever Fall In Love (w/ Jason Derulo), To The River, Good To Be Bad, Dancing On My Own, See Through, Rather Be, Light In The Hallway, Ref, Happy Now, Rose Gold, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Misbehavin', Pretender, The Christmas Sing-Along, New Year's Day, Run To You, Come Along, Jolene (w/ Dolly Parton), Standing By, Mad World, Shallow, Cracked, Na Na Na, Sing, How Great Thou Art (w/ Jennifer Holliday), Making Christmas, Waving Through A Window and Havana.
Fun Fact 🕵: Matt Sallee graduated from Berklee College of Music, where he had been a member of the a cappella group "Pitch Slapped" before joining Pentatonix.
PTX's Daft Punk will really show you what the beatboxer, Kevin, can do.
Here's some suggestions for other Pentatonix (PTX for short) official videos you might enjoy:
FUN AND BOUNCY:
Can't Hold Us
Daft Punk Medley
Bohemian Rhapsody
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
UPLIFTING:
Imagine
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Mary, Did You Know?
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
The Prayer
SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL:
Say Something
Mad World
Somebody That I Used to Know
Jolene [sung with Dolly Parton]
Their performances are so good that some reactors close their eyes, carried away by the music. Keep 'em open, though, as the visuals in these official videos are AMAZING.
Some songs to consider 🤔: Shannon- Let The Music Play, The Persuaders- A Thin Line Between Love Hate (JORGE HITS OFFICIAL YT channel) or The Doobie Brothers- Takin' It To The Streets Live at the Greek Theater 1982 (Rick's Music Collection YT channel)
No one does it like PTX!
PTX members Scott (tall blond white guy) and Mitch (short white guy with black hair & high voice) also have a fun RUclips channel called Superfruit. It's short episodes of a variety of stuff: silly challenges (yoga poses; making each other laugh, etc); crazy singing; serious singing; random chatter...my Superfruit suggestions are:
HIP-HOP GOES BROADWAY : a two-parter in which the guys sing a medley of lines from hip-hop songs -- complete with dirty words, tastefully bleeped out -- in the style of perky Broadway show tunes. Bloopers at the very end of each part!
FROZEN MEDLEY : filmed in someone's living room; features Kirstie, weird wigs, and the fakest snow ever. Bloopers at the very end of this one, too!
GUY.EXE : a very professionally-done music video in a Rocky Horror vein, as mad scientist Mitch tries to build a perfect boyfriend. Catchy tune, great lyrics, and a hilarious ending!