About
Pentatonix is a five member a cappella group on YouTube known for its covers of popular songs. The group is comprised of Scott Hoying, Kristie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Avi Kaplan, and Kevin Olusola. Since joining YouTube, the group has gained over four million subscribers and 300 million views.
Origin
(researching)
On September 10, 2011, the Pentatonix YouTube channel, PTXofficial[1], was created. Nine days later, the group’s performance on the third season of The Sing-Off[2] was broadcast on NBC. They performed five different covers of well-known songs, including “Victory” as their final song after winning:
The group earned a recording contract with Sony, and have since released two albums.
Notable Works
References
[1]YouTube – PTXofficial
[2]Wikipedia – The Sing-Off (season 3)