How Do They Do That.. Pentatonix - Hallelujah (Official Video)

Pentatonix - Hallelujah (Official Video)
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[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

If Pentatonix (PTX) is played, the Pentaholics will find you...

[@melissacoviello2886]

I’m late, but I’m here. lol

[@cissypentaholicpage864]

@@melissacoviello2886 Here from Knoxville, TN

[@Jennyknight1229]

Agreed! I’m here, too!

[@Hashtag_Not_All_Hippies]

Yes!

[@susanallen9161]

This!!!!

[@graceito973]

Originals. Covers (Pentaholics call them upgrades). 3 Grammys (5 nominations) so far. World tours. Sold out concerts. The ONLY a capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! And they absolutely OWN Christmas with at least 6 holiday albums so far. And for a sampling of their diverse skills: --Daft Punk --Can't Hold Us --Evolution of Michael Jackson --90s Dance Medley --Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Start a Pentatonix Playlist! The Pentaholics will find you and love you for it!!

[@tohsimomru7797]

U aint gonna believe this but their live performance of this is even better you would definitly like it. It has like 50 million vieuws

[@Melisa_V_]

This video has over 700 million views. Love the live version too. Will see what I can do. 🙂

[@terimullins8223]

​@@Melisa_V_ Daft Punk medley will blow them away!

[@thechomiji]

@@terimullins8223 It makes a great contrast to Halleujah. Some songs with the newer line up, with Matt on bass, would be good too: Amazing Grace, 90s Dance Medley.

[@AmandaSmith-zr8mn]

💯

[@JoSedunary]

Bohemian Rhapsody is a must .... you can't go wrong with any PTX track.... they are simply special...

[@Melisa_V_]

On my list as well. I think I’m leaning towards Say Something for my next request lol. I’m wondering if I should request the original to this song. 🤔

[@stormqueen29]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Pentatonix!! Your life will never be the same! YOu have 12 years of magic to experience, and you will love ever single moment of it!

[@declaneric]

The best part of this: Scott, the one who started the song, takes over on bass when the bass sings the second solo. You can see this if you watch the live version on their television Christmas Special, the camera rotates around them and shows Scott pick up the bass right after his solo finishes. Incredible.

[@klm422]

You should TOTALLY start at the beginning and watch them on the Sing-Off! Where the producers would tell Mitch (the high-pitched guy) to be more “masc”, and after the WON the competition, the record label they were signed with as part of their prize DROPPED them because a capella wasn’t popular enough and they wouldn’t get anywhere. Now, Pentatonix OWNS Christmas, has 3 GRAMMYS (one for a song w no words!), over 20m ytube subs with BILLIONS of streams, they tour the world year after year, and each member is successful in their own individual projects when they are not recording/touring as Pentatonix. Its an amazing journey that they have fought to have and they deserve everything!!!!

[@tracystewart2562]

Their version of amazing grace is an absolute must also the prayer ❤

[@vanessa4u4evr]

These guys have 3 Grammys out of 4 nominations. Plus, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. No other acapella group, past or present, can claim this. They're the real deal when it comes to authentic talent. There's soooooooo much more for you guys to check out. Occasionally their beatboxer will bring out his cello to spice things up a bit. But otherwise, it's all their voices.

[@loril2466]

Five nominations.

[@dalejanni1972]

I'm here for the Pentatonix journey! watch their first grammy award was for Daft punk then Bohemian rhapsody, the sound of silence and on and on over 200 videos to check out

[@terrycupp6687]

And starting a Pentatonix Playlist is a guaranteed subscriber move

[@davephillips7209]

All their ranges are insane. Yep best version, agreed. PTX is the deepest rabbit hole in musicdom. One of my favs, "Love Again", they took on the challenge to do an EDM song and destroyed it!! The beat boxer is insane, (once again see "Love Again) Enjoyed the reaction u2

[@josie9303]

Mary did you know by pentatonix is amazing

[@ellesadil5372]

Amazing Grace and The Prayer are must's to listen too.

[@sallypursell1284]

Now you really must try their Daft Punk medley. It was their first Grammy

[@carolinevitanza194]

AHHH I’m so happy yall are doing PTX!!!! I love how into it yall were. It’s so hard not to be blown away. You guys HAVE TO do more of their stuff!! Some of my other faves: Can You Feel The Love Tonight Sound of Silence The Prayer Daft Punk Medley 90s Dance Medley Love Again Sing You can’t go wrong with them truly

[@Melisa_V_]

I have written a list of songs to requests for them. 😂 It will be a bit. Unless someone else requests them with me too lol

[@pjb3583]

New subscriber, here for Pentatonix. To get an idea of their versatility, check out their Daft Punk medley (for which they won their first Grammy),their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody and, for a very recent release, their cover of Seal’s Kiss From A Rose (live VEVO video please.) For originals, check out Coffee in Bed, Love Me When I Don’t and Sing, maybe their most ebullient song ever. Loved your reaction, please consider more PTX! Peace from Ohio …

[@Melisa_V_]

So happy you love it. They have so much more and is such a talented group of people. Thank you for reacting. I’ll definitely request more for you guys. 🤗🥰

[@jus2react]

The way they control their voices is on another level 😎😎

[@Melisa_V_]

@@jus2reactI totally agree with you!! You guys are in for a treat with them. 🥰❤️

[@cassandradenise3037]

You guys are in for a treat when it comes to these amazing group of lovely people 💙

[@catherinelopresti7121]

Nice reaction guys! Hope you do more Pentatonix!!! If you think this is going to be the only version of Hallelujah that you will listen to now, I cannot wait to hear what you think of the Christmas songs!!!! Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy, Carol of The Bells and O Come All Ye Faithful are excellent ones to start with! I do not listen to any other Christmas music anymore. They have upgraded soooo many Christmas Songs! Enjoy the Pentatonix rabbit hole. By the way, Pentaholics listen to their Christmas songs all year so don't worry about it being July. We will come and watch your reactions.

[@bettassolamente8897]

"Super group for vocals" That they are my friend. The mighty Pentatonics.

[@tigercher93]

Ahhhh I am so happy you are reacting to this song - love love this version ❤❤❤

[@vickiandrews4087]

This group has covered such a range of music I know you would enjoy. This is the first time your channel was recommended to me - because of Pentatonix. I see that recommendations have been made in the comments. They did win Season 3 of The Sing Off in 2011. Their Grammys have been for their Daft Punk Medley, The Dance of the Sugar Plus Fairy (with absolutely no words) and their collaboration with Dolly Parton on Jolene. My favorite of their "upgrades" are Imagine and their latest cover of Kiss From a Rose (by Seal) with their newest member, Matt Sallee, on bass. They have original music, too! With over 300 videos available, you can have a lot of content, that will draw a lot of Pentatonix followers. Their latest appearance was on The Masked Singer (as Sushi) and those appearances are available, as well. Have fun, guys, and we'll be here to watch!!

[@hugoseno6473]

powerfull and beautifull

[@kensmithler5965]

So excited to hear more of your reactions to Pentatonix. They are amazing!!!

[@PTXPentaholic]

They don't record arrangements, they record upgrades.

[@margretrosenberg420]

This was recorded in the studio for release on their 2016 Christmas album, "A Pentatonix Christmas," so in the official video they're lip-synching to the music they've already recorded. Which, in the case of #Pentatonix, means that they're actually singing the song so they're in proper time and completely synchronized with each other and all their movements are genuine. But the audio track is from the studio recording. This was shot in the Mojave desert outside of Barstow, California. Because it went with a song on that year's Christmas album, they were all dressed in warm winter coats, even though they were filming it in the summer and the temperature was around 98° Fahrenheit (36.667° Celsius), so they were all miserably hot. Kirstin had injured her foot or ankle and was unable to walk with them; it was as much as she could do to stand in one spot while the men walked up behind her. And they were off-road and afraid that they wouldn't be able to find their way out in the dark, but they really wanted the video to include Mitch's hat eclipsing the setting sun. So they needed to do it as quickly as possible and then leave immediately, which is exactly what they did, and they were VERY relieved to be putting it behind them. And yes, they did manage to make it out before full darkness fell, just barely.

[@melissacoviello2886]

Definitely subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions! This is going to be fun!

[@audreywalker9025]

Lots more to hear.

[@sabrinajosephs441]

Absolutely love this reaction. PTX is amazing esp live! ❤❤❤❤

[@elainedavis9053]

Thank you guys - Awwesome Reaction!

[@lovesmusic0845]

IMO they do the best version of any song they sing. You don’t get to over 700 M views of a song by accident. They also have originals that are amazing too. The are five incredibly talented individuals. You should check out more of their work.

[@theresadeuschle8500]

Here for PTX.... Hope you enjoy them as much as us Pentaholics!

[@qman9177]

More Pentatonix please! 😊

[@maryhulen7277]

Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine, The Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace, The Prayer are just a few to start with. Their playlist is deep and wonderful.

[@margretrosenberg420]

#Pentatonix has put out a HUGE number of Christmas albums, and they always (or almost always - I haven't checked) include at least one song that isn't really a Christmas song. This was that song on their 2016 album, "A Pentatonix Christmas." Most pentaholics just listen to their Christmas music year-round; it's too good to worry about whether it's seasonal or not.

[@margretrosenberg420]

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 KZbin 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 KZbin had something called KZbin 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 KZbin 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 KZbin. 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.

[@danielcarter837]

The clothes they were wearing in the outro are the ones they were in when they filmed their first live version on their first Christmas special on NBC. The special came out a couple of months after the official video went viral. It has really become their signature song and they perform it at nearly every show. Their fans pretty much expect or demand it. If you include every reactor video, this video likely has over 1 Billion views.

[@curnicova9]

It never gets old watching someone get Mitch slapped 😂. Can't go wrong with anything from Pentatonix. They have covers across many genres. Fun, upbeat, sweet, sad, classics, whatever you might like. Tons of originals also.

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Thank you so much. You are so appreciated. I am so glad one of you never heard of Pentatonix. We Pentaholics love reactions to our favorite people. SINCE THEY STARTED ONLY ONE MEMBER LEFT THE GROUP DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS. SUBSCRIBED FOR MORE PTX. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

[@ttjoslin]

Get ready for the Ptx rabbit hole!

[@ChrissyCancilla]

Ohhhh now hear them do Mary Did You Know...OMG it will make you cry!!!

[@kirkrelf1402]

Leonard Cohen wrote this song and he agrees with you...the best version of this song ever! I agree.

[@mjbartholomew5317]

More Pentatonix please

[@marablemorgan8292]

Welcome to the Pentaholics!! Enjoy!

[@davidbuchanan3374]

You really REALLY need to checkout their DAFT PUNK medley. Won them their first Grammy. Absolutely mind blowing 👍👍

[@marablemorgan8292]

Wait for it!

[@lisas6450]

😊❤ Hi guys! When they perform this live you can hear a pin drop until the very last note of them humming stops!! 😊❤❤

[@leslielavertu5954]

More, more, more PTX!!!!

[@dieteroffermann3880]

Welcome to biiiiiiiig PTX rabbithole!

[@BCH092385]

....and down the rabbit hole we go...can't wait

[@kathycarias1271]

Great reaction! Subbed in the hope of more PTX!

[@larryross9492]

This is the perfect intro to PTX. To see the absolute opposite side of them watch their original Love Again.

[@ruthfowler4565]

Subbed for more PTX!!! Loved this reaction!!!!

[@shilohauraable]

Wow! A new Pentatonix reactor! I just subbed in hopes of more! 💖

[@katmit69]

Yeah it's not a Christmas song, Pentatonix has a quirky thing they do where they always stick a non-Christmas song on their Christmas albums. This is a very fun, deep and amazing rabbit hole to go down.😊

[@megan722]

Pentatonix “Evolution of Rihanna” next! 🙏

[@Melisa_V_]

On my list, but it will be a while lol

[@vanessalloyd2346]

You aint seen nothing yet!!😂 greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@vantreknerd]

Amazing!

[@sean1849]

Just subscribed more pentatonix please. I'm gonna say this and I don't mean any disrespect but you both remind me of the old Cartoon where there is this little hyper dog that jumps over the other dog back and forth and back forth. The dog getting jumped over is like super chill the whole time. I'm not sure why I had to explain all that really. Loved the reaction. Hopefully you will do some more.

[@marilyncernik4128]

Great reaction❤Subbing for more PTX❤

[@perrystevenson6364]

Pentatonix songs suggestions: **List may contain some songs you may have reacted to** Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene, Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch….. Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones…. During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams. SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.

[@donnagardner3138]

More PTX please!!

[@toscatattertail9813]

this video was released in 2016 and pretty much introduced them as a Must hear group when Acapella singing was not popular in 5 part harmony.

[@margretrosenberg420]

The members of #Pentatonix. In this video we have: • First verse: Tall blond guy, Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. In describing a man's vocal range, "lyric" means that the actual range exceeds the nominal range. In Scott's case, he sings everywhere from about the middle of a normal bass range through a normal tenor range, with an excellent falsetto on top. In live performances Scott typically takes over the bass harmony line when their bass has a solo. • Second verse: Bearded guy wearing a 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 to somewhere in the middle of a normal tenor range. If this were a live performance you'd be hearing Scott singing the bass line during Avi's solo, but if you listen carefully you can hear the bass starting up during Scott's solo, and the voice doesn't change as it continues into Avi's solo. So what gives? Early on, they decided that when they're recording in the studio for release on an album, it's worth a small cheat to improve the audio quality. The bass records one track with the bass line for the entire song, and a separate track with his solo, which is then layered in over the bass track. And since this is an official video of a song that was released on an album, that's Avi you hear singing bass while he's also soloing in the baritone and tenor parts of his range. • Third verse: The only woman in Pentatonix, Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings everywhere from a low alto through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has fantastic whistle notes on top of that. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano." • Fourth verse: Guy wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. No one is certain whether Mitch can sing higher than Kirstin or Kirstin can sing higher than Mitch; I suspect that it varies from day to day, though everyone agrees that Kirstin has better whistle notes. Mitch is known for his ethereally beautiful (some say "angelic") high vocals. Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches seamlessly from chest voice to mixed voice to head voice. He has a range of just over six octaves. And we call that stunned look people get the first time they realize that the beautiful high voice is coming from a man, "being Mitch slapped." You've just been Mitch slapped. Don't let it worry you; it's happened to all of us, generally more than once because Mitch is full of surprises. • The fifth member of Pentatonix (PTX for short) is Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth) beatboxer extraordinaire. We don't get to hear Kevin sing as often as we'd like because he's generally too busy being the entire percussion section, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally descends to the uppermost reaches of a baritone range. He's also known for the beauty of his falsetto, which goes higher than Mitch's and Kirstin's voices. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. When he was a teenager he performed at Carnegie Hall twice, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He beatboxes while playing the cello, which he refers to as "celloboxing." He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had already been accepted to Yale Medical School when he gave up his dream of becoming a surgeon to pursue his dream of becoming a professional beatboxer instead. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs the whole planet seems like a brighter place. In 2017 Avi found it necesssary to leave Pentatonix, for a variety of personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career, and I strongly recommend subscribing to his KZbin channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic Avi's replacement joined in either late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it) and has now been with Pentatonix longer than Avi was. You'll see him in all of their newer videos: • The second black member of Pentatonix is Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix Matt is also the youngest member, and I'm told that bass voices improve with age. Matt's range seems to be growing on a daily basis right now. His current lowest note appears to be A1, which just barely counts as basso profundo, albeit not the blowing out speakers variety (though he may achieve that within a year or two). But on his high end Matt reaches nearly the top of a normal tenor range. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah." You can find one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKLTmZuGltWepcUsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is astonishing. I believe Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.

[@marablemorgan8292]

You just got "Mitch slapped"!

[@annmc3878]

Thanks for reacting to PTX. I hope you react to more of their music.

[@judithbush939]

They all sing. Kevin the beatboxer is a tenor, Mitch the last singer has a six octave amd is natural counter tenor. Kirstie , he young lady is contra alto with a five octave range. Scott the first singer also ahs has a five voctave range from bass to tenor. He covers the bass when the bass sings solo. Avi the bass in this video is no long.er with group He suffered burn-out and now has a solo career. Their bass now is Matt Sallee who range is from bass to tenor. He joined the group in 2017. They have a huge catalog and cover everything from rap to gospel. They are currently on their Summer U. S. tout Kevin is also a classically trained cello player and sometime plays the cell in their songs and beatboxes at the same time. If the cello or another instrument is used, you will see it in the video. They all play instruments The perfrom both covers and original music. They are even better in the live shows, You can find these shows on You tube. They don't record music that they can't perform live.

[@fayewood1377]

If you ever wondered how the Angels sound like, now you know.

[@Broomrider1492]

Top Three Acapella groups. VoicePlay with bass Geoff Castellucci, Home Free with bass Tim Foust and Pentatonix.

[@sag2horses]

#PTX #HOMEFREE #VOICEPLAY #THEBASSGANG

[@terrycupp6687]

This reaction is really only 6 days old???? If so, I want MORE Pentatonix :)! Now that you’ve had a taste or their elegant side it’s time to take a dive into something a little more upbeat. I suggest either Daft Punk or 90s Dance Medley. They won a Grammy for Daft Punk, it is really displays their versatility and outlandish vocal abilities. I “Liked” this video and subscribed to your channel and I’m counting on you to keep me coming back…..

[@jus2react]

More to come!!! You will be back!!!😎😎

[@megjones7860]

Pentaholic reporting for duty. Subbed now to follow you down the rabbit hole. Was that a Mitch-slap?

[@CabinFever52]

It's among my top 10 performances of all time of any song, I would say, but Cohen wrote it about about being with a woman, so really isn't about religion, other than him shouting out a religious word in a moment of passion.

[@debrawalkermeyer9109]

Great reaction! Check Hallelujah out live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2022. They are amazing live and it helps to see something live before you see too many videos and question “are they really this good?” The answer is YES, they are this good. Their videos are wonderful to see who sings what and their story lines. You can’t go wrong in their huge catalog. They sometimes use an instrument( Kevin on cello, Scott on Piano and 3 collabs where Lindsey Stirling plays violin) but you see the instruments front and center. For harmonies try Imagine, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, My Heart With You, Amazing Grace, Perfect, I Just Called To Say I Love You, The Prayer shine. For something different try Come Along, Can’t Hold Us, New Rules x Are You That Somebody, Papaoutai, Over The River, Making Christmas, Butter x Dynamite, Gangnam Style, Favorite Things, Problem ( the studio version of Problem is great but there is a version live at a radio station that is top tier). Their medleys and evolutions are great; I like The Evo of Michael Jackson, 90’s Dance medley and History of Music For originals I like Sing, Thank You, Run To You, A Little Space with Ateez, Happy Now, Love Again, Coffee in Bed, Be My Eyes, Love Me When I Don’t Their Ultimate songs include Bohemian Rhapsody, Daft Punk( first Grammy), Kiss From a Rose, O Holy Night. They also won a Grammy for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, a song with no lyrics performed with a group without instruments . They won a country duet of the year with Dolly Parton for Jolene. Dolly has won many Grammies, but never with Jolene, one of her all time best songs and it was wonderful to see Dolly and Pentatonix win a Grammy for it It is Always Christmas in PTX land and they are the best Christmas group ever. Mary Did You Know, Little Drummer Boy, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Mr Grinch, 12 Days of Christmas, and their original Please Santa Please Anything you pick will be a great reaction and maybe choose one that is not a fav to see if Pentatonix changes your mind

[@marablemorgan8292]

Remember, PTX doesn't do covers... They do upgrades!!!

[@margretrosenberg420]

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" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKLTmZuGltWepcUsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL ) • "Imagine" (the official video) • "The Prayer" • "Bohemian Rhapsody" (the official video) • "Sound of Silence" • "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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJatcohoor2gbtksi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm ) • "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording - both of the Vevo recordings are available on KZbin) • "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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epOmkqasmLOrbZo and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ6TmGquic18jdUsi=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)": kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5y5ln6YZ86aqMk 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 KZbinrs isn't one of his vices.)

[@Fairplayer43]

There is not a weak link with this group! ❤ Thank you for the video! 😊

[@traceyanderson7489]

If you thought Kevin’s beatboxing was good, just wait until you see him cello-boxing (beatboxing whilst playing the cello)

[@perrystevenson6364]

Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson 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 KZbin, 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 KZbin 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! 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." They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on KZbin), 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 acappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on KZbin, 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. 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. 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. The 3 Grammys they’ve won include…. (1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…… (2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…. (3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!! UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqPVpn2mqdKVgbc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIW4hHVqntyHf6s and kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2PTp3yKmJ6Uabc UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKK6imV7iqyfnc0 UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled. UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group. 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. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24. 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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/onXbepmtm6igh6c&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha 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 auto-tune 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.

[@paulaanderson7691]

Subbed for more PTX!

[@TheCarolinaAsh]

If you're into acapella... Home Free's Butts Medley. It's hilarious and fantastic.

[@davedogg8556]

Mitch Grassi's voice spans 6 octaves and 1 tone, from A1 to B7. You made that comment about how high he can sing, not many cover this many octaves.

[@Peter-yj8fj]

I for got how much i liked you guys reactions it been a while,i really hope you get round to reacting to Sohyang one day,i know you'll love her.if you ever do I'll be happy to subscribe

[@marablemorgan8292]

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[@catsmeowchrissy]

My favorite of theirs is Mary did you Know. Please react to that. Blessings!

[@jeffkrum7158]

Please react to more from Pentatonix and Citizen Queen (Pentatonix's sister Acapella group, they're so amazing too).

[@bettygorman4545]

If someone didn’t mention it, listen to John Lennon’s “Imagine” as done by Pentatonix!

[@Hashtag_Not_All_Hippies]

Tell you what. You wanna dip a toe into the 3 biggest acapella groups out there, that have DOMINATED the field for the last decade? Check out these vids: - Pentatonix: (basically the choir group of the three) The Prayer, Evolution of Michael Jackson, Seasons of Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, I Just Called To Say I Love You, and Over the River featuring Linsey Stirling (for me, the most beautiful visually) - solo: check out Kevin Olusola's solo videos, where he beatboxes... while playing the cello. - Home Free: (the kids singing on the corner, of the three) Man of Constant Sorrow, cover of Boys II Men's End of the World, cover of Sledge's When A Man Loves A Woman, Brother (not Brothers In Arms), Ain't Going Down Till The Sun Comes Up, Helplessly Hoping - solo: check out Adam Rupp drum solo (beatboxing) - Voiceplay: (the theater group of the three, known for their visuals) Valhalla Calling, Warriors, If I Were A Rich Man/Girl, Tennessee Whiskey, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Little Mermaid Medley - solo: Eli (pronounced like "Jelly") Jacobsen does a lot of voice acting, in their cover of "Oogie Boogie" he does the voice of Santa Claus; Geoff Castellucci (pronounced "Jeff" is IMO the best bass of the three; check out Big Bad John, 16 Tons, and especially Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold, from The Hobbit It is hard as heck to pick among the best of the songs among each group. Partly because ALL the songs are good and they're all so incredibly talented. Not to mention the fact that each group has hundreds of songs, either originals or covers. And I agree with another commenter. Not only do you get to listen to great music and watch great videos, but the Voiceplayers, Home Fries, and Pentaholics (nicknames for the fans) WILL find your channel. And we absolutely love seeing people new to the groups who react to their songs. Basically, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[@johnlawrance5387]

love to see you react to amazibg grace by thease

[@cindyowens3965]

Glad you found a capella and Pentatonix. Please check out another group as well. Voiceplay does and incredible version of Valhalla Calling. I think it would blow your minds.

[@lindamickel8545]

Kevin is one of the best beat boxers there is.

[@valeriacapello7846]

Hi! React to the sound of silence, daft punk meddley, 90 meddley, etc, they are amazing!!

[@lisas3923]

I don't know if anyone else has said to WEAR HEADPHONES!!!! You don't get the full effect of their singing.

[@Melisa_V_]

They are wearing headphone lol and I did mention it to them. 🙂

[@celiachristman104]

I subbed. More PTX reactions please.

[@ericabop1872]

You need to listen to Sound of Silence from Pentatonic

[@donnone7295]

PTX'S version was the best one according to Leonard Cohen who wrote HALLELUJAH.

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

PLEASE READ THE COMMENT OF PERRYSTEVEN IN THE COMMENTS BELOW. REALLY WELL WORTH IT. PENTAHOLICS LOVE TO INFORM NEW REACTORS MORE ABOUT OUR PTX. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

[@mariapink533]

PTX upgraded covers. ….. listen to “O Come all ye faithful “… then you will know what we all mean. Welcome to the PRX rabbit hole ❤

[@samanthabrown2436]

You should do voice play for o holy night. It is amazing. It will give you the same feeling that you get from this video amazement. You will love it

[@helenabdulah7263]

Have not heard Voice Play's version of O Holy Night but would highly recommend PTX's version as well. There is one change in the lineup but the 'new' singer has fit in well. Enjoy!!

[@samanthabrown2436]

@@helenabdulah7263 ill check out PTX version out. Thanks