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After appearing in Netflix's Meet Me Next Christmas, the group teases more branching out of their comfort zones: "We can sing, we can dance, we can act, all of it," says Scott Hoying
Pentatonix was formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, receiving $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music. [2] [3] When Sony's Epic Records dropped the group after The Sing-Off, the group launched its YouTube channel, distributing its music through Madison Gate Records, a label owned by Sony Pictures ...
Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi (born July 24, 1992) is an American singer from Arlington, Texas.Known for his high tenor voice, [1] [2] Grassi came to international attention as a founding performer in two groups—the a cappella quintet Pentatonix, and the duo Superfruit with Pentatonix bandmate Scott Hoying.
Kirstin Taylor Maldonado (born May 16, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for being a vocalist in the a cappella group Pentatonix.With the group, she has released seven studio albums, won three Grammy Awards, and sold over six million albums.
Scott Hoying (born September 17, 1991) [1] is an American singer, musician and songwriter who came to international attention as the baritone of the a cappella group Pentatonix and one-half of the music duo Superfruit.
In the third season of The Sing Off, the winning group Pentatonix sang a "mastermix" of "Since U Been Gone" and "Forget You". All three judges were impressed with Ben Folds commenting "You guys gave voices to the instruments" while Shawn Stockman, praising the rhythm and percussion section, renamed Kevin and Avi "Meat and Potatoes". [103]
After winning the title of champion in the reality show The Sing-Off, Pentatonix was signed to a record label, enabling them to pursue their goal of a musical career.The group promoted their then-upcoming EP through YouTube videos with covers of pop songs such as "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, "Gangnam Style" by PSY, and "We Are Young" by Fun, which went viral.
The group's cover of "Jolene", originally released as a single and later included in the EP, was particularly praised.Julia Brucculieri of The Huffington Post called the version "a hauntingly beautiful a cappella update" [6] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal called it a "stellar version", stating that "Pentatonix proves yet again that they can do no wrong with anything they sing or cover.