Cast your mind back to that long-ago year of 2011.
“Glee” was on the air.
Barack Obama hadn’t yet been re-elected.
“Pitch Perfect” hadn’t yet hit theaters.
On NBC, however, the acapella aca-revolution was in full swing.
“I think we all realized we had something that was very different,” he recalled.
“I had no idea we could connect like that instantaneously.
We had this musical synergy that I had never felt before.”
Now, more than a decade after they won the show as college students,Pentatonix have grown up.
Those milestones have made it into their original music, as Mitch Grassi explained toAtwood Magazine.
It’s our emotional journey into adulthood," he said.
However, he demurs when people call him the lead singer.
“I have never met anyone that was so kind and selfless.
I have always just felt so comfortable with him,” Hoying toldPeople.
They also boasted “Jar of Hearts” singer Christina Perri as the wedding’s officiant.
Hoying performed at his own wedding; he sang “Four,” a song he wrote for Manio.
They continued performing with the main band, but they also released music as just the two of them.
Hoying and Grassi played into fan speculation in aYouTubevideo called “ARE WE DATING!?”
where they answered questions from listeners.
However, according to an interview withPaper Magazine, they did briefly date in high school!
Nowadays, of course, Hoying is married.
Grassi, for his part, has not gone public with any current relationship.
Instead, Maldonado has been in a relationship with filmmaker Ben Hausdorff for a while.
They invited him into the studio to film the behind-the-scenes recording process, and the rest was history.
Maldonado and Hausdorff welcomed a girl named Elliana in July 2022.
On Instagram, Maldonado shared several adorable selfies showing off her new ring.
i love you forever and always @hausdo, bah life 4eva."
He announced in a goodbyevideothat he had been struggling to keep up with the group’s fast-paced career engagements.
“I believe in what we do, and I believe in what they will do.
I could never inhibit their success in any way.
I would never, ever want that,” he said.
“I hope y’all LOVE him as much as we do!”
“They are the most welcoming people I’ve ever encountered.
They were excited for me; they were excited for the group,” he toldSouthern Maryland News Net.
He wrote, “I waited & prayed & God gave me you.
I will love you for the rest of my life.”
Preparing for their “Sing-Off” audition, the trio sought out Olusola to be their beatboxer.
“We’re five such different people in such a beautiful way.”
Olusola married college admissions counselor Leigh Weissman in 2019 after two years of dating.
Their wedding took place over two days, combining Olusola’s Nigerian family traditions with Weissman’s Italian ones.
“Day two was our traditional American wedding.”
Speaking withPeople, they reiterated their love for one another.
In April 2021, the couple announced onInstagramthat they had become parents.
Olusola wrote, “Kaia, your mommy & daddy love you more than words can describe.
And God, thank you for entrusting Leigh and me as her parents.”
Being your mom is the thing I’m most proud of in this world."
