Pentatonix is an American Acappella group from Texas, consisting of Avi Kaplan, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Kevin Olusola. They are characterized by their arrangements of the pop style with bass lines, beatboxing, vocal harmonies, riffing, and percussion. They are known for Christmas songs, sometimes in the form of medleys together with original material.
The group was formed in 2011 and won the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off receiving $200,000. They also got a recording contract with Sony Music. The group later formed its YouTube channel, distributing its music through Madison Gate Records. Today, the YouTube channel is the 13th most subscribed music video channel, has 19.6 million subscribers, and over 5.2 billion views. Their video tribute to Daft Punk has over 357 million views.
Caption: Pentatonix tribute video to ‘Daft Punk.’
They released EPPTX, Volume 1 in 2012, followed by their holiday release PTXmas, and then PTX, Vol. II debuted at number 1 on Billboard‘s Independent Albums chart and number 10 on Billboard 200 in 2013. In 2014, the group signed a “flagship” label of Sony Music Entertainment signed with RCA Records.
In the same year, they released their fourth EP, PTX, Vol. III and PTX, Vols. 1 & 2, released in Japan, Korea, and Australia. They also released 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, which became the best-selling album in the United States in 2014. The following year, Pentatonix released their eponymous albums.
Pentatonix has won three Grammy Awards, the first acapella group to win Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in 2015 and won 2016, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017.
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Pentatonix net worth
Pentatonix’s net worth is mainly from their music albums, discography, music tours, and other performances. This crew began when the group made a tape and sent it to the radio show, which got the attention of very many people. Since then, they have released many albums, songs, discography, etc.
Here is the list of top ten songs of Pentatonix: Mary, did you know? Little Drummer Boy, Radioactive, Hallelujah, Daft Punk, Carol of the Bells, Jolene, CheerleaderSay Something, and Can’t sleep, love. The net worth of Pentatonix is $40 million, which also includes $300,000 earnings by sponsors.