@@kshavon3098 Also, I’ve seen other reactors say that reacting to Pentatonix helps grow your channel bc their fan base is massive!! Their fans are called the Pentaholics and I have no doubt you will join the group bc they are so awesome!!
Where Pentatonix came from: Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when they were still pre-teens, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one. There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _Glee,_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix. Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia. Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor. Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea. Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could. So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _The Sing-Off_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped. Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a RUclips search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?" They were in luck. At the time RUclips had something called RUclips messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have. And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in. Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂 Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _The Sing-Off,_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on RUclips and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: If you decide to react to these, be sure and watch the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.) So, they'd won _The Sing-Off,_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to RUclips. Their fans from _The Sing-Off_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract! And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame.
Pentatonix a "brief" background. 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 (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 cover 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. It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. 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 have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Another nomination for Holidays Around the World album in the 2024 list! 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. They married 22/04/24! 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. 4. It is "Pentatonix" there is no "The".
They are a acapella group who uses no instruments, they use their body's and voices for the music part. They have over 6.5 Billion views & over 20 million Subcribers. They won 3 Grammy award out of 4 nominations. Check out their other covers it will blow your mind.
since 2011 Sing Off winners, this group has just continued to produce magic! There are so many covers, and so many originals to react to, and all fantastic.
The members of #Pentatonix: • First verse, tall blond guy: Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. Scott's range extends from about midway through a normal bass range to a fairly high tenor, probably about 5 or 6 octaves. In live performances Scott can and does take over the underlying bass line whenever the bass has a solo. • Second verse, dark haired guy next to Scott: Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. Mitch has a range of just over 6 octaves, but he's most comfortable in his higher registers. When Mitch was 19, Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said that Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches between chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice seamlessly, and is known for his ethereal high solos. Everyone in Pentatonix says he has the best voice of any of them. • Third verse, black guy in a white jacket on the far left: Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. Matt is the second bass Pentatonix has had; he joined after their original bass, Avi, had to leave in 2017 (more about Avi later). It's hard to be sure just what Matt's range is, because it's still growing. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah": ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL (but you should probably watch the official video of "Hallelujah" first, to hear what it sounded like with Avi). Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is fantastic. Matt's lowest notes don't accidentally blow out speakers the way Avi's sometimes did, but on the high end he comes close to the top of a normal tenor range. I believe that Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present. • Fourth verse, the only woman in Pentatonix: Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings anywhere from a low alto (though not contralto, which is the female equivalent of baritone) through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has whistle notes on top of that which are off the charts. Lately Pentatonix has begun describing her as an "alto soprano." • The fifth member of Pentatonix is the black guy on the right: Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth syllable), beatboxer extraordinaire. Kevin is generally too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally dips into the uppermost reaches of baritone. He's also a pretty good rapper. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. He beatboxes while playing the cello, a technique he calls "celloboxing." He performed at Carnegie Hall twice when he was a teenager, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had been accepted to Yale Medical School before he decided to become a professional beatboxer instead of a brilliant surgeon. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs he makes the whole planet seem like a brighter place. As already mentioned, Matt joined Pentatonix in late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it), after their original bass left the group for personal reasons in 2017; he has now been with Pentatonix longer than their original bass was. Which brings us to the one member of Pentatonix who doesn't appear in this video: • Bearded white guy who usually wore a beanie or stocking cap: Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends upward to about the middle of the tenor range. Since leaving Pentatonix Avi has gone on to have an extremely successful solo career; you can find his RUclips channel here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic I highly recommend subscribing. The appearance of Mitch and Kirstin tends to vary greatly from one video to another, so people will frequently think they see someone new in Pentatonix when it's really Kirstin or Mitch. With these two, go by their voices, not their appearance; their voices don't lie. To be clear: Avi is the ONLY member who's left Pentatonix and Matt is the ONLY member who joined later. Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin are childhood friends from Arlington, Texas, and in high school they formed a trio which they unimaginatively named "The Trio." They performed frequently at school functions and occasionally on local television. For this reason, pentaholics (Pentatonix fans) still refer to them as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix. Pentatonix publishes all their songs on RUclips, even when they're selling them on an album. You can find their channel here: youtube.com/@PTXofficial When searching RUclips for a specific Pentatonix song you can abbreviate "Pentatonix" as "PTX"; it makes searching easier.
Amazing Grace, The Prayer, Imagine, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Hallelujah would all be great choices if you want more of this type of song. ❤❤❤❤❤ I enjoyed your reaction and I subscribed
Nice reaction to a beautiful song sung brilliantly. Silly girl, if you ever get to Canada, we all have knee pads from playing hockey, so you won't need to bring your own 😊 ✨️🎶🙏🎶✨️
Although deserving, the 90’s Dance Medley wasn’t a Grammy winner. The other Grammy was for the Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy. A band without instruments won a Grammy for a song without words.
@@leet9181 Their first two Grammys were for Daft Puck and Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy, both for arrangement. Their third was for Jolene featuring Dolly Parton for best Country Duo.
Hi sweetheart. Thanks for doing these guys as well. The song that they are singing at the moment was originally done by Simon & Garfunkel. You did the Home Free version of Ring of Fire and in the video there is a guy named Avi Kaplan who used to belong to Pentatonix. He is another one that has a voice that goes very very low. I am still at homefry though. LOL. Thank you for another great video and for putting a smile on my face as you always do. Blessings to you from across the pond.
@@kshavon3098 hi sweetheart. Unfortunately, whenever your videos come out, it’s roundabout 12 midnight here but my day has been pretty good. I hope your day went well and please take care.❤️
Almost fell out of my chair when you said "I hope her hair falls out". Kirsten Does look like ethnic Barbie sometimes but with fantastic pipes as well.
"Sound of Silence" was originally sung by Simon and Garfunkel, an American folk rock duo in the 1960s. It was written by Paul Simon, and they first released it in January, 1966. In the nearly 60 years since then, it has been covered by numerous bands and singers, including, as you know, both Disturbed and Pentatonix. Disturbed released their cover first; in many ways Pentatonix's version is a response to Disturbed. The best version comparison I've heard goes like this: Simon and Garfunkel warned us. Disturbed is angry that we didn't heed the warning. And Pentatonix says that it isn't too late - we can still save the planet if we're willing to make the effort. Is Pentatonix right? I don't know. But I'm CERTAIN that if we just give up we lose, so I'm with Pentatonix on this one. If they're wrong and it's already too late, at least we'll go down fighting for our planet, and that beats the heck out of the only other option I see, writing an angry suicide note.
Every song they sung has been slayed. Thw song doesn't want to touch the lips of another singer anymore. You should listen to Hallelujah or Holy Night. Great reaction.
Subscribed for more Pentatonix (PTX). The girl is Kirstin or Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty). The band calls her an Alto Soprano which means she has a very wide vocal range. PTX has no main singer so they split up the leads and solos. Kirstie has a great lead in their early cover of Rather Be and a recent lead in their original of Please Santa Please. PTX has a deep song catalog over their 13 year history. Enjoy.
they just released their cover of seal's 'kiss from a rose' done live in the vevo studio. it is better than the original. for fun you can hear them rap on 'can't hold us' or 'problem'.
Subscribed. If you decide to continue down this rabbit hole you can expect a LOT of new subscriptions; Pentatonix fans are enthusiastic about reaction videos to anything our favorite band puts out. Some useful terminology: • pentaholic = Pentatonix fan • PTX = abbreviation for Pentatonix - extremely useful in searches • the trio = Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott • Mitch slap = what you get the first time you realize how incredible Mitch's voice is. • Avi-lanche = like a Mitch slap, except with Avi instead of Mitch. • KO = like a Mitch slap or Avi-lanche, except with Kevin Olusola. (Note: You never become immune to Mitch slaps, Avi-lanches, KOs, or the similar things that Kirstin, Scott, and Matt do. They always have the ability to surprise us.) You can't go wrong listening to anything Pentatonix has released; it's all gorgeous. But all pentaholics have our own personal favorites that we like to recommend. These are some of my favorites: • "Hallelujah" (the official video, with Avi) • "Hallelujah" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL ) • "Imagine" (the official video) • "The Prayer" • "Bohemian Rhapsody" • "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin) • "Happy Now" (another original) • "Daft Punk Medley" (their first Grammy winner) • "O Come All Ye Faithful" • "O Holy Night" (they did a totally new recording for their 2023 Christmas album; you can find the official video here: ruclips.net/video/ReJAU2mXm8w/видео.htmlsi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm ) • "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" • "The Lucky Ones" (an original, written by Scott) • "Thank You" (an original, written by Scott and his then fiancé, now husband, Mark Manio Hoying, shortly after the end of COVID lockdown, about how much easier it was to get through that time because they were together) • "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ruclips.net/video/DbCasvcNx78/видео.html and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: ruclips.net/video/7m0g7xThIWs/видео.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43 Additionally, IF you're familiar with _"The Wizard Of Oz"_ (the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland), I recommend "Todrick Hall - The Wizard of Ahhhs (ft. Pentatonix)": ruclips.net/video/QkVeKb2igrg/видео.html If you've never seen the movie it won't make sense, so take care of that first. One advantage to reacting to "The Wizard of Ahhhs" is that you won't need to obscure the video to avoid copyright claims. Most of Pentatonix's copyrights are owned by their publisher, RCA, and RCA is notorious for getting reaction videos taken down over copyright issues, but the copyrights for "The Wizard of Ahhhs" are owned by Todrick Hall, and Todrick seems to be more interested in good publicity than in stomping on innocent reactors. (I regret to say that Todrick has gotten a lot of bad publicity in recent years, for very good reasons; he appears to be something of a jerk. But making copyright claims against other RUclipsrs isn't one of his vices.)
Hey beautiful lady. There are a TON of Pentatonix songs to check out, and you should do as many as possible. They are close to being a favorite like Ren is to me. Have you done Halelulia? You might have. "Mary Did You Know?" is GORGEOUS. I adore you. I love it that you put Kirstin in your basket!!! LOL. I know you like white boys, but come ON, Kevin the beat boxer is amazingly HOT.
@@kshavon3098 Ahh. I'm moving this month too. Moving to my mom's place since she is in the nursing home. I can live there a lot cheaper. Pain in the ass though. I've lived in my apartment for 21 years!!!!
Hallelujah will blow your mind frfr!! I’ve listened to it more times than I can count and watched problem 100 reactions to it and I still get chills every time. As another best friend said in their comment, it will shake you to your core!! Hope you can react to it soon 😊
Now you need the metal version! Disturbed ***SOUND OF SILENCE*** cover here! Make sure you heard the original old Simon & Garfunkel if any of yall have not heard that classic... But this is epic! ruclips.net/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/видео.html
Girl!!! You are a trip!! Love you!! I hate to break it to you but you'll have to shop for your "white boys" somewhere else. These 2 are gay. LOL 😆 🤣 😂 Thanks for bringing a big smile to my face. Great reaction!! I hope you realize there was no music...just their voices creating every sound. No instruments or drums used. Please react to their Daft Punk Medley or their 90's Dance Medley next. You will be floored. Thanks again for a great reaction!!! Sending you love from Texas ❤❤
Oh come on, You are Just as Gorgeous!!! She of course is very self conscious, like all us women. But her voice is incredible! I'm happy you watched this😉😗
I’m a giant fan of them but not to disappoint you but the two white buys are gay and the blonde one just got married. I drooled over him and I found out he was gay and not that I could ever be with him but I was kind of bummed lol but they are all such wonderful people and Scott and Mitch have their own RUclips channel called super fruit and they do some amazing stuff on there too along with his comedy stuff as well. And I’m not homaphobic I’m just letting you know since you said that lol they are gorgeous for sure.
I believe you are thinking of the Sound of Silence by Disturbed which was also a cover version of the original from way back by Simon & Garfunkel. Hate to mention it, but the music is turned down WAY too low and I can't hear anything but singing.
Umm...the group is a capella...no instruments. They sing and harmonize and have a beatboxer. No instruments of any kind are used other than the human voice, body percussion and beatboxing.
Girl...first...thanks for reacting to PTX. You got some sound issues. Your voice volume is at like 15 and the video volume is at like 5...so to hear the video, we have to turn it up really loud...then you yellin' all the time with our volume way up and your voice volume was already loud. Damn, Girl. I hope you get the Like count that PTX usually brings, but I'm not sure with all this goin' on.
They're rendition of Amazing Grace will have you crying too.
Absolutely transcendent.
You will never be able to climb out of this rabbit hole you just fell into. It's been real. 😂
What you just heard had no instruments, just their voices.
Loved your reaction and do more Pentatonix please ❤
THX BABE❤
@@kshavon3098 Also, I’ve seen other reactors say that reacting to Pentatonix helps grow your channel bc their fan base is massive!! Their fans are called the Pentaholics and I have no doubt you will join the group bc they are so awesome!!
"The Prayer", "Oh Holy Night", both are untouchable. Something really different, their original EDM song "Love Again". Enjoyed your energy!!
"Grl Bye...Shut up Im jealous" Hehe U crack me up. Brilliant music with no instruments. Their harmonies give ya chillzzzzz. Thanx Sis, Peace
🤣🤣THX TAM
Their cover of " hallelujah" will shake you to the core best friend ❤️
Yes, yes, yes!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is true😳
"I like going white boy shopping"
Girl you are hysterical ♡
Kirstin Maldonado her mother is Spanish-Italian her father is Mexican.
Where Pentatonix came from:
Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when they were still pre-teens, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one.
There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _Glee,_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix.
Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia.
Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor.
Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea.
Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could.
So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _The Sing-Off_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped.
Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a RUclips search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?"
They were in luck. At the time RUclips had something called RUclips messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have.
And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in.
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂
Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _The Sing-Off,_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on RUclips and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: If you decide to react to these, be sure and watch the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.)
So, they'd won _The Sing-Off,_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to RUclips. Their fans from _The Sing-Off_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract!
And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame.
I'm here for ALL your PENTATONIX reactions! 🤩👍
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Harry Mack too!
Welcome to PTX! Let’s have more of them, please. Much love from South Africa!
👍Awesome performance. One of my favorite versions of this great song. 🖖❤
you like her see them do my favrite things its all her
Pentatonix a "brief" background.
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 (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 cover 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.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
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 have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Another nomination for Holidays Around the World album in the 2024 list!
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. They married 22/04/24!
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.
4. It is "Pentatonix" there is no "The".
They are a acapella group who uses no instruments, they use their body's and voices for the music part. They have over 6.5 Billion views & over 20 million Subcribers. They won 3 Grammy award out of 4 nominations. Check out their other covers it will blow your mind.
since 2011 Sing Off winners, this group has just continued to produce magic! There are so many covers, and so many originals to react to, and all fantastic.
Awesome group. Hallelujah next.
The members of #Pentatonix:
• First verse, tall blond guy: Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. Scott's range extends from about midway through a normal bass range to a fairly high tenor, probably about 5 or 6 octaves. In live performances Scott can and does take over the underlying bass line whenever the bass has a solo.
• Second verse, dark haired guy next to Scott: Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. Mitch has a range of just over 6 octaves, but he's most comfortable in his higher registers. When Mitch was 19, Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said that Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches between chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice seamlessly, and is known for his ethereal high solos. Everyone in Pentatonix says he has the best voice of any of them.
• Third verse, black guy in a white jacket on the far left: Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. Matt is the second bass Pentatonix has had; he joined after their original bass, Avi, had to leave in 2017 (more about Avi later). It's hard to be sure just what Matt's range is, because it's still growing. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah": ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL (but you should probably watch the official video of "Hallelujah" first, to hear what it sounded like with Avi). Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is fantastic. Matt's lowest notes don't accidentally blow out speakers the way Avi's sometimes did, but on the high end he comes close to the top of a normal tenor range. I believe that Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.
• Fourth verse, the only woman in Pentatonix: Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings anywhere from a low alto (though not contralto, which is the female equivalent of baritone) through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has whistle notes on top of that which are off the charts. Lately Pentatonix has begun describing her as an "alto soprano."
• The fifth member of Pentatonix is the black guy on the right: Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth syllable), beatboxer extraordinaire. Kevin is generally too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally dips into the uppermost reaches of baritone. He's also a pretty good rapper. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. He beatboxes while playing the cello, a technique he calls "celloboxing." He performed at Carnegie Hall twice when he was a teenager, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had been accepted to Yale Medical School before he decided to become a professional beatboxer instead of a brilliant surgeon. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs he makes the whole planet seem like a brighter place.
As already mentioned, Matt joined Pentatonix in late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it), after their original bass left the group for personal reasons in 2017; he has now been with Pentatonix longer than their original bass was. Which brings us to the one member of Pentatonix who doesn't appear in this video:
• Bearded white guy who usually wore a beanie or stocking cap: Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends upward to about the middle of the tenor range. Since leaving Pentatonix Avi has gone on to have an extremely successful solo career; you can find his RUclips channel here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic I highly recommend subscribing.
The appearance of Mitch and Kirstin tends to vary greatly from one video to another, so people will frequently think they see someone new in Pentatonix when it's really Kirstin or Mitch. With these two, go by their voices, not their appearance; their voices don't lie. To be clear: Avi is the ONLY member who's left Pentatonix and Matt is the ONLY member who joined later.
Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin are childhood friends from Arlington, Texas, and in high school they formed a trio which they unimaginatively named "The Trio." They performed frequently at school functions and occasionally on local television. For this reason, pentaholics (Pentatonix fans) still refer to them as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix.
Pentatonix publishes all their songs on RUclips, even when they're selling them on an album. You can find their channel here: youtube.com/@PTXofficial When searching RUclips for a specific Pentatonix song you can abbreviate "Pentatonix" as "PTX"; it makes searching easier.
If you think she looks good here watch her in the video Havana.
Not only do they look and sound good but they're really good humans
A new Pentatonix reactor! How exciting! 💖
5 of the most talented people ! Watch the prayer, amazing grace, Deft punk , MJs
We Pentaholics welcome you. You must check out their Daft Punk medley. I'll be waiting to see it.
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Girllll.... prepare to be blownnnn awayyy 🤯. Welcome to PTX family. You need to check out Hallelujah next.
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Amazing Grace, The Prayer, Imagine, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Hallelujah would all be great choices if you want more of this type of song. ❤❤❤❤❤ I enjoyed your reaction and I subscribed
Great reaction! Mary, Did You Know, Imagine, O Holy Night and Kiss From A Rose are so good. You will love them ❤😊
THX BEAUTIFUL
Nice reaction to a beautiful song sung brilliantly. Silly girl, if you ever get to Canada, we all have knee pads from playing hockey, so you won't need to bring your own 😊 ✨️🎶🙏🎶✨️
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Just subscribed more pentatonix please
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the 90's medley and Jolene with Dolly Parton (both won Grammy's) one of the most famous a capella groups that sound just like the videos live!
Although deserving, the 90’s Dance Medley wasn’t a Grammy winner. The other Grammy was for the Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy. A band without instruments won a Grammy for a song without words.
@@df5199 was it the Daft Punk Medley that got a Grammy then. Pretty sure one of their medleys did
@@leet9181 Their first two Grammys were for Daft Puck and Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy, both for arrangement. Their third was for Jolene featuring Dolly Parton for best Country Duo.
Hi sweetheart. Thanks for doing these guys as well. The song that they are singing at the moment was originally done by Simon & Garfunkel. You did the Home Free version of Ring of Fire and in the video there is a guy named Avi Kaplan who used to belong to Pentatonix. He is another one that has a voice that goes very very low. I am still at homefry though. LOL. Thank you for another great video and for putting a smile on my face as you always do. Blessings to you from across the pond.
HEY BABE! THANK U AND HOW IS UR DAY GOING??❤
@@kshavon3098 hi sweetheart. Unfortunately, whenever your videos come out, it’s roundabout 12 midnight here but my day has been pretty good. I hope your day went well and please take care.❤️
Almost fell out of my chair when you said "I hope her hair falls out". Kirsten Does look like ethnic Barbie sometimes but with fantastic pipes as well.
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I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Sound of Silence" was originally sung by Simon and Garfunkel, an American folk rock duo in the 1960s. It was written by Paul Simon, and they first released it in January, 1966. In the nearly 60 years since then, it has been covered by numerous bands and singers, including, as you know, both Disturbed and Pentatonix. Disturbed released their cover first; in many ways Pentatonix's version is a response to Disturbed.
The best version comparison I've heard goes like this: Simon and Garfunkel warned us. Disturbed is angry that we didn't heed the warning. And Pentatonix says that it isn't too late - we can still save the planet if we're willing to make the effort.
Is Pentatonix right? I don't know. But I'm CERTAIN that if we just give up we lose, so I'm with Pentatonix on this one. If they're wrong and it's already too late, at least we'll go down fighting for our planet, and that beats the heck out of the only other option I see, writing an angry suicide note.
Thanks for the reaction. Check out 90s Dance Marley.
Original's from Simon & Garfunkel, covers have been made by NEVERMORE (you should react to their song "The River Dragon") and DISTURBED.
Every song they sung has been slayed. Thw song doesn't want to touch the lips of another singer anymore. You should listen to Hallelujah or Holy Night. Great reaction.
PTX!!
Welcome to PTX... their fan base Pentaholics will find you and watch your channel GROW. Subs, views, and comments will grow.
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Subscribed for more Pentatonix (PTX). The girl is Kirstin or Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty). The band calls her an Alto Soprano which means she has a very wide vocal range. PTX has no main singer so they split up the leads and solos. Kirstie has a great lead in their early cover of Rather Be and a recent lead in their original of Please Santa Please.
PTX has a deep song catalog over their 13 year history. Enjoy.
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they just released their cover of seal's 'kiss from a rose' done live in the vevo studio. it is better than the original. for fun you can hear them rap on 'can't hold us' or 'problem'.
Subscribed.
If you decide to continue down this rabbit hole you can expect a LOT of new subscriptions; Pentatonix fans are enthusiastic about reaction videos to anything our favorite band puts out.
Some useful terminology:
• pentaholic = Pentatonix fan
• PTX = abbreviation for Pentatonix - extremely useful in searches
• the trio = Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott
• Mitch slap = what you get the first time you realize how incredible Mitch's voice is.
• Avi-lanche = like a Mitch slap, except with Avi instead of Mitch.
• KO = like a Mitch slap or Avi-lanche, except with Kevin Olusola.
(Note: You never become immune to Mitch slaps, Avi-lanches, KOs, or the similar things that Kirstin, Scott, and Matt do. They always have the ability to surprise us.)
You can't go wrong listening to anything Pentatonix has released; it's all gorgeous. But all pentaholics have our own personal favorites that we like to recommend. These are some of my favorites:
• "Hallelujah" (the official video, with Avi)
• "Hallelujah" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL )
• "Imagine" (the official video)
• "The Prayer"
• "Bohemian Rhapsody"
• "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin)
• "Happy Now" (another original)
• "Daft Punk Medley" (their first Grammy winner)
• "O Come All Ye Faithful"
• "O Holy Night" (they did a totally new recording for their 2023 Christmas album; you can find the official video here: ruclips.net/video/ReJAU2mXm8w/видео.htmlsi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm )
• "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording)
• "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording)
• "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
• "The Lucky Ones" (an original, written by Scott)
• "Thank You" (an original, written by Scott and his then fiancé, now husband, Mark Manio Hoying, shortly after the end of COVID lockdown, about how much easier it was to get through that time because they were together)
• "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ruclips.net/video/DbCasvcNx78/видео.html and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: ruclips.net/video/7m0g7xThIWs/видео.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43
Additionally, IF you're familiar with _"The Wizard Of Oz"_ (the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland), I recommend "Todrick Hall - The Wizard of Ahhhs (ft. Pentatonix)": ruclips.net/video/QkVeKb2igrg/видео.html If you've never seen the movie it won't make sense, so take care of that first. One advantage to reacting to "The Wizard of Ahhhs" is that you won't need to obscure the video to avoid copyright claims. Most of Pentatonix's copyrights are owned by their publisher, RCA, and RCA is notorious for getting reaction videos taken down over copyright issues, but the copyrights for "The Wizard of Ahhhs" are owned by Todrick Hall, and Todrick seems to be more interested in good publicity than in stomping on innocent reactors. (I regret to say that Todrick has gotten a lot of bad publicity in recent years, for very good reasons; he appears to be something of a jerk. But making copyright claims against other RUclipsrs isn't one of his vices.)
THANK U BESTIE❤❤
@@kshavon3098 Any time. Always happy to welcome a new pentaholic.
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Hey beautiful lady. There are a TON of Pentatonix songs to check out, and you should do as many as possible. They are close to being a favorite like Ren is to me. Have you done Halelulia? You might have. "Mary Did You Know?" is GORGEOUS. I adore you. I love it that you put Kirstin in your basket!!! LOL. I know you like white boys, but come ON, Kevin the beat boxer is amazingly HOT.
HEY BFF!!! THANKS BABE! OK EMAIL THE LINKS AND I GOTCHA! I HAVE BEEN SO DRAINED FROM MOVING, TILL I DONT REALLY HAVE TIME FOR NOTHING 😂I GOT U BOO
@@kshavon3098 Ahh. I'm moving this month too. Moving to my mom's place since she is in the nursing home. I can live there a lot cheaper. Pain in the ass though. I've lived in my apartment for 21 years!!!!
What a great reaction! Can't wait to see you react to more Pentatonix!
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Hallelujah will blow your mind frfr!! I’ve listened to it more times than I can count and watched problem 100 reactions to it and I still get chills every time. As another best friend said in their comment, it will shake you to your core!! Hope you can react to it soon 😊
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I think "the prayer" was there best
I knew you would like them! I've seen them live. They were fantastic!
Now you need the metal version! Disturbed ***SOUND OF SILENCE*** cover here! Make sure you heard the original old Simon & Garfunkel if any of yall have not heard that classic... But this is epic! ruclips.net/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/видео.html
Girl!!! You are a trip!! Love you!! I hate to break it to you but you'll have to shop for your "white boys" somewhere else. These 2 are gay. LOL 😆 🤣 😂
Thanks for bringing a big smile to my face. Great reaction!!
I hope you realize there was no music...just their voices creating every sound. No instruments or drums used.
Please react to their Daft Punk Medley or their 90's Dance Medley next. You will be floored.
Thanks again for a great reaction!!! Sending you love from Texas ❤❤
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Pentatonix and Home Free are such GREAT acapella groups.. Best I have ever heard! IMO
Oh come on, You are Just as Gorgeous!!! She of course is very self conscious, like all us women. But her voice is incredible! I'm happy you watched this😉😗
AW THANK U BESTIE😘
ruclips.net/video/iaEmQJG2HHU/видео.htmlsi=6HZz6AB6h9DM8mLM
Try this song too... ruclips.net/video/ZIdCo_QAz_E/видео.htmlsi=KKSYlTvCmaQWNt2S
Welcome to the rabbit hole. They are amazing and getting better every year.
If you liked this one, you will love their cover of "Imagine."
Get ready for a trip babe!
The original singer and songwriters are Simon & Garfunkle who sand The Sound of Silence.
Bohemian rhapsody by Pentatonix. You need to see..
Night Ranger Don’t tell me you love me
I’m a giant fan of them but not to disappoint you but the two white buys are gay and the blonde one just got married. I drooled over him and I found out he was gay and not that I could ever be with him but I was kind of bummed lol but they are all such wonderful people and Scott and Mitch have their own RUclips channel called super fruit and they do some amazing stuff on there too along with his comedy stuff as well. And I’m not homaphobic I’m just letting you know since you said that lol they are gorgeous for sure.
you should try aha by them
Love your reaction. Hate to disappoint you, but the “two white boys’” are both gay. Scott, the blond, is married.
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I believe you are thinking of the Sound of Silence by Disturbed which was also a cover version of the original from way back by Simon & Garfunkel.
Hate to mention it, but the music is turned down WAY too low and I can't hear anything but singing.
You got that right it's all singing 😂
Umm...the group is a capella...no instruments. They sing and harmonize and have a beatboxer. No instruments of any kind are used other than the human voice, body percussion and beatboxing.
@@Gwennedd Pretty sure you are getting that confused with "Al Dente".
@@ThePelagicHermit , chewy pasta?????
@@Gwennedd Damned autocorrect! I meant "Ala Carte". Obviously.
Well the 2 white guys don't play for your team but go ahead and shoot your shoot 😂 you never know lolol
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We prefere Pentaholics... lol.
Wait until you get to Harry Mack!
You would need more than knee pads for those two white boys, you would need a third leg, if yo know what I mean.
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Girl...first...thanks for reacting to PTX.
You got some sound issues. Your voice volume is at like 15 and the video volume is at like 5...so to hear the video, we have to turn it up really loud...then you yellin' all the time with our volume way up and your voice volume was already loud. Damn, Girl. I hope you get the Like count that PTX usually brings, but I'm not sure with all this goin' on.