The vocalists who make up the American Cappella group Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) at the moment are Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee. They create cover versions of contemporary pop songs or Christmas music, frequently in the form of medleys, combined with original material. They are distinguished by their pop-style arrangements featuring vocal harmonies, basslines, riffs, percussion, and beatboxing. After forming in 2011, Pentatonix took first place in the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off, earning $200,000 and signing a recording deal with Sony Music. The group established its YouTube site and began using Madison Gate Records, a label owned by Sony Pictures, to distribute its songs after Sony’s Epic Records dropped the group following The Sing-Off.
Pentatonix has received three Grammy Awards: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in 2015 and 2016, as well as Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017. They became the first Cappella group to accomplish so.
The trio was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 21, 2023.
