Pentatonix

Pentatonix Often Abbreviated As PTX Is An American A Cappella Group Of Five Vocalists Originating From Arlington Texas. The Members Are Scott Hoying Baritone Lead/harmony Kirstin Maldonado Mezzo-Soprano Lead/harmony Mitch Grassi Counter-Tenor Lead/harmony Kevin Olusola Tenor/ Percussion And Matt Sallee Bass . Avi Kaplan Was Formerly A Member Of The Group He Was Replaced By Sallee In 2017. Their Work Mostly In But Not Limited To The Pop Music Style Consists Of Covers Of Pre-Existing Songs And Some Original Material Sometimes In The Form Of Medleys. Their Music Is Defined By Their Own Arrangement Style A Strong Presence Of Low Bass Vocals And A Diverse Range Of Vocal Percussion. Pentatonix Formed In 2011 And Came To Prominence The Same Year By Winning The Third Season Of "The Sing-Off" On NBC Their Victory Earning Them $200 000 And A Recording Contract With Sony. Their Debut EP "PTX Volume 1" Was Released In 2012 Followed By "PTXmas" The Same Year With Their Third Release "PTX Vol. II" Debuting At Number 1 On Billboard's Independent Albums Chart In 2013. 2014 Saw The Release Of "PTX Vol. III" And Their Two First Full-Length Albums "PTX Vols. 1 & 2" A Compilation Of Vol. 1 And Vol. II And "That's Christmas To Me". Their Second Holiday Release That's Christmas To Me With The Album Certified Gold By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA Platinum On December 24 2014 And Double Platinum On February 11 2016 Becoming The Highest-Charting Holiday Album By A Group Since 1962 And The Fourth-Best-Selling Album In The United States In 2014. The Following Year Pentatonix Released Their Album Their First Consisting Mostly Of Original Material Which Debuted Atop The US Billboard 200 Chart For The First Time In Their Career Followed By A Third Christmas Album A Pentatonix Christmas In 2016 And A New EP PTX Vol. IV – Classics The Following Year. In May 2017 Kaplan Announced That He Would Leave Pentatonix Due To His Inability To Keep Up With The Touring Demands Of The Group He Left After The Completion Of The Tour In September And Was Replaced By Matt Sallee The Following Month. Pentatonix Has Won Three Grammy Awards They Were The First A Cappella Act To Win Best Arrangement Instrumental Or A Cappella Doing So In 2015 And 2016 And Best Country Duo/Group Performance In 2017. Pentatonix Started Their Popular YouTube Channel Back In 2012 To Promote Themselves After The Sing-Off Season 3 2011 When They Were Dropped By Their Record Label According To A Recent November 2014 Interview. They Also Made Effective Use Of Social Media To Interact With Their Fan Base. They Have Eclipsed Almost 15 Million Subscribers And More Than 2.7 Billion Cumulative Views. Their Music Video For "Daft Punk" Recently Surpassed 273 Million Views. The Group's Website Is Www.Ptxofficial.Com. Pentatonix Official Youtube Channel Www.Youtube.Com/PTXofficial. read less