FIRST TIME HEARING “Pentatonix” - Hallelujah

[@debragarcia671]

Yes, they absolutely do sing this live. Pentatonix in my opinion is the best Acapella group out there. They have many, many songs for you to react to. They have won 3 Grammys so far. My personal favorite songs are, Amazing Grace, Daft Punk, Sound of Silence, New Rules x Are You That Somebody and Mary Did You Know. Just to name a few. My fellow pentaholics will soon come to your channel and your channel will grow very fast.

[@KimbaLoveAdams]

What she said^^^^^

[@alan-freeman]

Daft Punk When you do "Daft Punk" set yourself up for a double. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX7Xloaipd12ptE&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D You will think that there is post production skipping, so to disprove that you need to catch the "Private Performance" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqiXinapfb1-nas&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D where they stand at the front of a back-stage room and sing with no mic's and captured on a fan mobile device so the sound is not 100% hence catch the official FIRST.

[@kathycarias1271]

Really enjoyed your reaction. No one is better than Pentatonix. Five grammy nominations with three wins. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The absolute GOAT of A capella bands. Subbed for more PTX!

[@tcith429]

Welcome to the Pentatonix "Wall of Sound". It really is just the 5 of them. They don't do cover, they make upgrades. Xheck out their Evolution of Michael Jackson.

[@victoriaburch1367]

PTX is the gold standard of acapella. No one does it better than Pentatonix.

[@theresarigio5627]

Just subbed for more Pentatonix. It is a deep rabbit hole. Enjoy the journey.💕💕

[@mikeleenlaurent9691]

Sound of Silence is amazing too

[@cynthiahammon9886]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@df5199]

Their song catalog is deep. Pentatonix (PTX) formed in 2011 to compete in the NBC sing off competition. They won and have been going strong ever since. They have won 3 Grammys and nominated for 2 more. Recommend their cover of Sound Of Silence.

[@vickiewiseman7112]

Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole! 😊 Love your reactions! Suggestions. The Prayer Amazing Grace ❤

[@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 he was still a pre-teen, 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.) (Home Free won season 4 of _"The Sing-Off,"_ BTW.) 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.

[@jessicajones182]

Yup amazzzing indeed. Check out next Sound of silence

[@jeanniewills2753]

YOU NEED TO HEAR THEM SING SOUND OF SILENS

[@marablemorgan8292]

It gets better!!!

[@GladiatorInGear]

Havana - Pentatonix

[@annmoomau881]

PTX pioneered the modern a capella movement, they wrote the playbook and lead the way for the others. So much music to listen to, just from this group.

[@SusieAnderson-ds7dq]

NOW YOU HAVE GOT TO LISTEN TO SOUND OF SILENCE, BY PTX!!❤

[@McGlothlin2008]

Subscribed for more ptx reactions

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Thank you so much. We Pentaholics love Pentaholics reactions. More much more please. Greetings from South Africa

[@geraldinebabb1960]

They are the best group out there. Please react to more of their songs

[@Nicole-bb5sl]

Their live version of this is amazing!!! Try Mary Did you know, the prayer, bohemian rhapsody……welcome to the club!

[@margretrosenberg420]

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" • "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) • "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.

[@KimbaLoveAdams]

Pent-a-tonix

[@Gwennedd]

Make it easy..PTX for short form.

[@annmc3878]

Thanks for the reaction. You might like their Evolution of Michael Jackson or their Evolution of Rihanna.

[@Gwennedd]

Home Free is a country group, and PTX ( Pentatonix) is more pop and modern genre stuff. A little bit of everything actually including LOTS of Christmas music. They've been around for 13 years now with only one member change ( Avi Kaplan, the guy with the deep voice, the beard and the beanie) left in 2017 for personal reasons. Matt Sallee is now the group's bass. They have over 200 songs in their catalogue of stuff, have won 3 Grammy's, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has lots of other awards, even been in a couple of movies! They do both covers and originals. Some songs of theirs for you to check out: Bohemian Rhapsody, Run To You (original), O Holy Night, Coffee in Bed (original), Evolution of Michael Jackson, Radioactive, Daft Punk medley, 90's dance Medley, Be My Eyes (original), Problem.

[@daleb1279]

Pentatonix and Home Free have very loyal fans. Pentatonix fans call themselves Pentaholics. Home Free fans call themselves Home Fries. If you are a fan of both, are you a Penta-fry. Both phenomenal acapella groups. Avi, the one you said looked like Jesus, who has since left the group, also makes some appearances in some of the Home Free videos, specifically he is featured in their video for Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire cover.

[@alan-freeman]

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 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! 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 a cappella 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. 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. 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. No dates YET! 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".

[@robin8773]

they just released a cover of seal's 'kiss from a rose' done live in the vevo studio. it is pretty amazing and you can tell how much they've improved from how good they are here. they have great original music as well.

[@toddschermann-vv2el]

Your head is down, look who is singing

[@SherriKatoen]

If you want, chills, listen to their version of the sound of silence

[@MaxWindshear]

Since you already reacted to Dolly Parton's "Jolene", you *MUST* listen to PENTATONIX and Dolly Parton do it together!

[@wbw910]

Pen/ta/ton/ix after the Pentatonic scale which is 5 notes per octave.

[@raestoysandmore3339]

New subscriber here. Great reaction to my personal favorite A Capella group! I had the chance to see them live in concert back in August of 2019.Hallelujah was the closing song of the show, and I loved hearing that performed live! Can't wait to catch more reactions from your page😁

[@patriciaheinzer9884]

Pentatonix voices are the real deal. They will not record anything unless they can replicate it live. There is no one like them.

[@susanpeterson9947]

This song was written by Leonard Cohen and is not a religious song, despite the couple of biblical references from Old Testament. However, they do have some beautiful religious songs, including The Prayer, Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone and innumerable Christmas songs. If you continue to react to them, we Pentaholics will be here!

[@marablemorgan8292]

Here it comes...

[@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 most of a normal tenor range. Probably five or six octaves. 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. • 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." • 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. There may be a better beatboxer than Kevin, but if so I've never encountered him or her. 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 voice. 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); you'll see him in a lot of their 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 seems to be A1, which just barely counts as basso profundo, though not the blowing out speakers variety. 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, and it will blow you away. His lowest notes don't blow out speakers, though they may within a year or two, but on the high end he's near the top of a normal tenor range. I believe Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.

[@simsweechuah9753]

Pentatonic or PTX started the acapella crazeand paved the way for others like Home Free and Voiceplay to follow. They sing in all genres and they have a cataloged of over 200 songs for u to react to. All are good o exceptional. Hallelujah is their most watched video with over 750 million views to date.

[@MelaniePoparad]

This song is actually more using religious imagery to get the meaning of the song along. Not so much of a religious song. And PTX is magnificent. Any song is worth it. ‘Kiss from a Rose’ is absolutely jaw dropping.

[@lauraa4294]

They are amazing!!! They have ton's of music for you to react to and I assure you, you won't be disappointed

[@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! 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 done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. 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. No dates YET! 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.

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

I’m in a bit of shock, how is it possible for anyone on the planet to not know PTX ( which is what us lazy pentaholics call them ) They are simply the very best group of singers on this planet. They are also really good people. They have a huge playlist and not one of them is a dud. They will only record a track if they can sound just the same on stage. They are totally Acapella, if they do use an instrument, it will be plainly seen but mostly it’s just their unbelievable talent.

[@helenoneil5592]

JOHN DENVER... please play his music. He's written and recorded so many hits. The music and the lyrics will make your Soul soar! • Rocky Mountain High • Back Home Again • Country Roads • Calypso (about famous ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau aboard boat Calypso) • Looking For Space • POEMS Prayers and Promises • ... and so many more Pentatonix is Amazing. Thanks for playing.

[@vickipeterson9633]

Loved your reaction! please react to or at least treat yourself to their live Christmas Special performance . Here is teh link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npKpeaWcost7mMU Avi Kaplan is the original basso profundo here. He is wearing the beanie with the beard. Pentatonix aka PTX knows the Home Free group very well. PTX won season 3 of the singing competition called the Sing Off and Home Free won season 4. PTX returned during season 4 as mentors and worked some with Home Free. Avi is featured in Home Free's video Ring of Fire. You're going to love everything they do. Looking forward to more reactions of them. Try Daft Punk (grammy win #1). Grammy win #2 was a Christmas themed song Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Grammy 3 was a colab with Dolly Pardon of her hit Jolene.

[@ricklagasca8196]

Sub'd for more PTX reactions

[@susanricketts8916]

Some of my favorite PTX songs, The Prayer, Mary did you know, Shallow, Say Something, Oh Come All Ye Faithfull, Can you see the love tonight, Bohemian Rhapsody. Honestly I could go on and on.

[@ShinyElfriend]

Fantastic first PTX reaction! Is there more? 😊 you betcha! They have been creating covers, original song, Christmas music, collaborations, and member solo side projects since 2011. There’s more alright, and they will never let you down. They are even better live, no lie. I’ve seen them in concert three times and already have tickets to a show this Summer! I don’t usually like concerts because I hate crowds, but Pentatonix is worth it.

[@crazycatlady7621]

Subbed for more PTX reactions! You know they are the GOAT of the A Capella world. No one can do what they do. They have 3 Grammys with 5 nominations. No other group has been nominated one time. I saw where you reacted to Dolly Parton singing Jolene. Well guess what? PTX has a Grammy for singing Jolene with Dolly as a duo. Crazy...I know! So, definitely react to that!! Great reaction...thanks!! Much love to you.from Texas!❤❤

[@marablemorgan8292]

Wait for it...

[@belindakennedy5828]

Real songs and talent.

[@margretrosenberg420]

RCA, Pentatonix's publisher and the owner of their video copyrights, is notorious for pressing copyright claims against reactors. To avoid that, I strongly recommend doing something to slightly obscure the video of Pentatonix when you're reacting. The fans (AKA pentaholics) have all seen the videos numerous times; we're watching because we want to see your reaction. We only need to see enough of the video to be sure exactly what you're reacting to. And I do hate it when a good reaction video gets taken down for something that should qualify as fair use.

[@Robstercraw]

This song makes me cry

[@lesaahrenstein6360]

Welcome to the world of acapella. PTX one season 3 of The Sing-Off. With their appearance in subsequent when they broke the ceiling on what acapella could be or at least put it right out there in front of the masses. Home Free won in season 4. Voice play, another acapella group, took fourth place in season 3. You don't have to pick one that you like above the others. Although they may all be acapella they have their own lane that they stay towards but by no means stay in. Pentatonix covers more pop music. Home Free is a country slant and voice play is considered the musical theater kids. All three groups have covered songs from all genres genres. Home Free has even done Nessun Dorma. Actually it's just Austin and Rob. The other acapella group that I listen to is the bass gang. They consist of four individuals. One lives in Egypt one lives in Europe and the other two live in the US but nowhere near one another and yet they're able to put out videos they are Masters at their craft. All four bands have extremely extremely loyal knowledgeable fanbases that will follow their group wherever they go. That means if Pentatonix starts to show up on your channel then all of the pentaholic's, what we fans call ourselves, will show up and you'll see noticeable increase in your subscriptions and the same is true for the home fries and the voice players. I know a good handful of reactors channels that were built on the Bedrock of the acapella groups Pentatonix also has a cover of Amazing Grace/My chains are gone period period period . Seeing how it is Easter another singer to react to is Dan vasc. He is a metal singer and he has a cover of Gethsemane and Amazing Grace. I enjoyed your reaction and I subbed for more acapella groups

[@marablemorgan8292]

You just got "Mitch slapped"...!

[@vickiewiseman7112]

😅 real hard! lol

[@godmodeforever]

Check out the Lucy Thomas version.

[@virginiahinke2015]

If you think this is good, listen to their version of "The Prayer".

[@georginaledlie7444]

Avi looks like Jesus in a beenie hehehehee

[@PMJonte]

Pen - tuh - TAH - niks That is how it's pronounced.

[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

Heres my take on Pentatonix and Home Free... they're both amazing... BUT... they are different musical genres: Home Free is Country Music, and Pentatonix is more Pop-ish music. So I dont personally compare them, theyre styles are different.

[@tohsimomru7797]

Why dont you pay more attention to the video you missed so many beautiful visuals 😫

[@sandihannig9836]

You miss a lot when you don't watch the video. Just saying!

[@briandaniels8945]

He didn't miss anything he felt every word of that song

[@Peter-yj8fj]

Dude if you liked Kirsties voice then let me direct you to Sohyang whose voice and looks are in my opinion (and i say this as a guy who thinks Kirstie is a wonderfull singer and very beautiful woman) is better and you have the added benifit of her singing solo so you can focus totally on her,So do youself a favour andccheck out her outsinging Whitney with i have nothing.

[@christinetodd9646]

You should watch the screen. As a watcher of reactors, I am looking for your facial expressions to what is going on. I do not want to see the top of your head! I will check out another reaction, if you have one, by PTX. I am not a Home Free fan.