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The music charts are crowded.
Pentatonix, though, is the exception.
Now we’re like, ‘It’s going to be a real thing watch!'"
Fans have certainly watched and listened.
Critics have taken notice, too.
As of 2023, the five-part group has collected three Grammy Awards.
“We recorded this in a bedroom closet.
We filmed it in a kitchen.
And now we’re Grammy winners,” he marveled.
In 2023, they even received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“It’s such a staple, to be immortalized,” Hoying told theAssociated Press.
This is the untold truth of Pentatonix.
Olusola on YouTube," Grassi recalled.
By the sounds of things, the group found their additional members just in time.
Talk about leaving things to the last minute!
Nevertheless, once the five singers started performing together, they never looked back.
As Olsuola put it, “We had this musical synergy that I had never felt before.”
They went on to win the show.
Mitch Grassi clarified, “We get snappy.”
Nevertheless, it’s clear that Pentatonix’s clashes were rare.
For the most part, Hoying said, they got along well.
According to Kevin Olusola, the family dynamic was something that happened naturally over time.
Apparently, it wasn’t an easy task for the fivesome.
“It was so hard,” Kirstin Maldonado confessed.
Wow, sounds like the group worked super hard for this one song.
Listening to thesong, it’s clear those lessons totally paid off!
We were so close to him."
Maldonado added: “He’s living out his dream doing what he wants to do, too.
It’s like worlds colliding.”
Wow, what a small world it’s clear that high school in Arlington produced loads of talent.
We bet Pentatonix didn’t mind a reminder of their past!
As the group confessed, they still get a little starstruck when meeting their famous fans.
Scott Hoying explained that he had loved Clarkson since he was a kid.
The group even ended up touring with her!
And for Kirstin Maldonado, seeing Tatum post their video of “Royals” was a huge moment.
“I geeked out because I was like, ‘He’sseenus,'” she recalled.
It’s so cute how down-to-earth this group is despite all their fame!
As it turns out, the singers have some … unusual routines.
During a press conference in Manila, as reported byRappler,the group revealed their bizarre habits.
Kirstin Maldonado confessed that her warm-up consisted of simply brushing her teeth.
Scott Hoying claimed that all he needed was a Red Bull.
And for Avi Kaplan?
His warm-up routine is to have a nap!
“It relaxes me, but it also makes my voice lower,” the bassist explained.
The group also said that before performing, they like to say a prayer together.
Talk about some unusual warm-up techniques!
Well, whatever they’re doing, it seems to be working.
However, it turns out, they haven’t always had it so easy.
In fact, their label dropped them unexpectedly, shortly after they won “The Sing-Off"in 2011.
As Scott Hoying revealed toCincinnati Magazine, it was tough at first.
The label contract was part of their prize for winning the show.
The whole group had just moved to Los Angeles to start working on music full-time.
Nevertheless, the group tried to stay positive.
In the end, it ended up being a pretty good thing.
As Hoying put it, “Reality show contracts are pretty rough.”
So, when they got dropped, it gave them the chance to grow a following on YouTube.
Soon, they had 8 million followers and “got signed to a bigger, better label.”
What a great comeback story.
The films followed a university team of misfits as they prepare for the a capella championships.
Pentatonix seemed like an obvious group to include in the films.
“It isn’t really something we would do in terms of style,” he said.
“They were like, do your thing,” Hoying said.
“We arranged it, sent it, and they were like check, we love it.”
After all, it was their viral YouTube videos that first got them noticed.
Not only does social media help spread the word, but it also lets fans into their process.
Aside from maybeMariah CareyandMichael Buble, few artists have made as much of a splash from their Christmas music.
Scott Hoying even laughingly told Billboard that making Christmas music might have been one of their smartest moves.
He has a point.
They are certainly giving us plenty of festive cheer!
“A capella and Christmas music really go well together.
It feels in the spirit of Christmas, how jolly and fun Christmas songs are,” she said.
Apparently, it was pretty hard after all, there are only so many Christmas-related words!
He announced his departure in a tearfulFacebookvideo, alongside the other members of the group.
“It’s been one of the toughest decisions to make in my entire life,” he began.
He went on to reassure fans that his six years with the group had been incredible.
Sallee, as it turned out, was a total Pentatonix fan.
Dreams do come true people!”
Pentatonix totally loves Ariana Grande, and she loves them!
Ariana Grande means alotto Pentatonix.
Like … a lot!
Musically speaking, she’s given the group a whole lot of great material.
Pentatonixreplied, “AHHH thank you @ArianaGrande for the kind words!
We’re so happy you enjoyed it!!
We love you!”
As Scott Hoying said, “We’re Ariana stans.”
Could there be a collaboration in the future?
We can only hope so!
Well, you’re in luck.
Two of the members of the group, Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, created a duo called Superfruit.
As Grassi explained toOutin 2017, the duo project allows him to show his more “raunchy” side.
“We’ve always had a rule,” he said.
Grassi himself, for example, records music under the moniker “Messer.”
He put out an EP, “Roses,” in 2021.
Grassi toldPaperthat the title track was meant to be “feel-good” and “hopeful.”
Hoying also puts out solo music; he released an EP called “Parallel” in 2023.
“And I was just so scared to be vulnerable and tell my own story.”
Kirstin Maldonado has released music as kirstinTM, trademark symbol included.
(Not so coincidentally, “T.M.”
are her middle and last initial).
“Hopefully we can just stick to one name and people get it,” she toldPeoplein 2017.
Kevin Olusola, too, has put out a covers EP on his own.
That’s just about everyone, except for Matt Sallee we’re looking at you!
Pentatonix: The Next Generation?
Besides the singers themselves, the Pentatonix family at large still keeps growing.
In addition tonumerous spouses and partners, two members are parents!
Kevin Olusola welcomed Kaia in 2021, as he revealed onInstagram.
“I became a father this weekend,” he wrote.
This is definitely my child," he joked.
Kirstin Maldonado has a daughter, too.
She announced onInstagramin 2022 that she had given birth to a girl named Elliana.
I love you with all my heart and soul."
Maldonado has even brought her daughter on tour.
Look at that … already a pro!
Pentatonix has made up the difference in the years since they were on reality TV.
In 2022, they performed at a Minneapolis charity event meant to combat bullying.
“Bullying affects kids for their entire life and affects your future.”
Hoying also joined Hilary Duff for a recreation of her iconic pro-gay PSA from the 2000s.
Inthe original ad, Duff happens upon two girls who are using “gay” as an insult.
“14 years later -still holds up,” Duff wrote.
Gee, we wonder who’s under those sushi suits…
It was, of course, Pentatonix.
“We just have so much fun singing together and we really love building together,” he said.
Scott Hoying joked that they planned to bring their sushi stardom on tour with them.
“They’ll get our California Roll experience as well as the Pentatonix experience,” he promised.
“The California-tonix Experience.”
“I feel like it was, like, a workshop in like, confidence,” she said.
“I felt free.”
Director Reginald Hudlin toldAbout Amazonthat casting the group just made sense.
It seems that the group enjoyed their foray into holiday film-dom, too.
“They all had fun, so that was my main thing,” Hudlin toldCovered Geekly.
Matt Sallee has fit right in
Matt Sallee replaced Avi Kaplan in 2017.
You’d think Sallee would be settled in by now, but that’s not the case.
“I’m still pinching myself,” Sallee joked in a 2023 interview with theSt.
He told them that his first concert with the other members took place in Toronto.
“I had done my homework.
I knew every Pentatonix song,” he recalled.
Thankfully, he fit right in.
“It went off fine,” he said.
“I was able to trust my training.”
Notice how he still said “they” rather than “we?”
You’re a Pentatonix too now, Matt!
To that end, Olusola co-hosts a podcast called"Imagine Faith Talk.
Olusola toldThe Christian Beatthat he hopes his podcast can help guide other entertainers.
He even had doubts, wondering whether he’d made the right choice.
Ultimately, Kaplan decided that, yes, this was the right move.
Still, Kaplan acknowledges the difficulty inherent in leaving behind a sure thing.
“It’s a lot to take on,” he said.
Kaplan turned that hurt and healing into music.
Kaplan has put out a number of singles and several EPs in the years since he left Pentatonix.
His debut album, “Floating On a Dream,” was released in 2022.
I had a beautiful time recording this and singing with myself."
As he told NPR, “It feels like I’m on the right path.”
It took until 2021 for Pentatonix to put out another collection of songs they’d written themselves.
“It’s kind of analyzing that and addressing it, taking the highs with the lows.”
