Pentatonix
A five-person a cappella group originally from Arlington, Texas, Pentatonix first found a national spotlight by winning the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off in 2011. With a decidedly contemporary spin on the format and unique strengths at each position in their lineup, they followed the appearance with a string of Top Ten albums, multiple Grammy Awards, and international chart success. In addition to their popular covers and original songs -- they charted with both Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and their own "Can't Sleep Love" -- some of the quintet's biggest hits have been holiday standards. They reached the Billboard Top 20 with their version of "Little Drummer Boy" in 2013, and the album A Pentatonix Christmas went to number one in 2017. Marking a decade since their Sing-Off win, The Lucky Ones saw release in 2021. Formed by high school friends Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying, the group got its start after its version of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga's "Telephone," recorded for a local Glee-related contest, started garnering attention on YouTube. The band then added members Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola, renamed itself Pentatonix, and auditioned for The Sing-Off. Standing out for their unexpected stylistic range, which found them covering songs in such styles as electronica, reggae, R&B, dubstep, and more, Pentatonix ultimately won The Sing-Off performing Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger." They relocated to Los Angeles and released a debut EP, PTX, Vol. 1, in 2012, featuring versions of "Starships" by Nicki Minaj and "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye. The inevitable PTXmas and their debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno followed later that year. Another EP the next year, PTX, Vol. 2, featured versions of hits by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Calvin Harris, as well as "Daft Punk," which won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. In December of 2013, they reached number 13 on the Hot 100 with their spin on "Little Drummer Boy." PTX, Vol. 3, released in September 2014, included three originals and four covers, including "Problem" by Ariana Grande and a version of Disclosure's "Latch" called "La La Latch." The next month brought their second holiday release, That's Christmas to Me. Subsequently awarded a platinum certification from the RIAA, its "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" won the group a second Grammy. In 2015, Pentatonix delivered their fourth studio album, an eponymously titled release of all-original material that topped the Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "Can't Sleep Love," landed in the Hot 100. In the meantime, they also had a cameo in the hit musical film Pitch Perfect 2. The following summer, they reworked Ray Parker, Jr.'s Ghostbusters theme for the 2016 reboot of the film franchise, and in September 2016 the group released a version of "Jolene" featuring Dolly Parton. The latter ultimately won them a third Grammy, this time for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. That October, they issued A Pentatonix Christmas, which became their second number one, platinum-selling recording, given an extra boost with the NBC-televised A Pentatonix Christmas Special in December. It featured a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that hit the Top 25 in the U.S. as well as Canada and parts of Europe, where it topped the singles chart in Austria. Pentatonix returned with more music early in 2017 via PTX, Vol. 4: Classics, which featured "Jolene" as well as a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine." The EP made the Top Ten in Canada, Australia, and the U.S., reaching number four on the Billboard 200. The following year they delivered another covers album, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1, which featured their take on Camila Cabello's hit single "Havana." The album peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. In the first change to their lineup, Kaplan parted ways with the group and was replaced at bass by Matt Sallee, who appeared on the April 2018 covers album PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1. Featuring their version of Camila Cabello's hit single "Havana," it peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length of the year, Christmas Is Here!, saw release that October and reached the number seven spot. The 19-track The Best of Pentatonix Christmas followed in October of 2019 and included four previously unreleased songs. Another seasonal album, We Need a Little Christmas, arrived in November 2020, debuting at number 30 on the U.S. album chart. It was followed four months later by The Lucky Ones, a set of original songs. Consisting of one original song and 13 covers, Evergreen, the group's fifth holiday-themed album, arrived in October 2021.© Matt Collar & Marcy Donelson /TiVo Read more
A five-person a cappella group originally from Arlington, Texas, Pentatonix first found a national spotlight by winning the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off in 2011. With a decidedly contemporary spin on the format and unique strengths at each position in their lineup, they followed the appearance with a string of Top Ten albums, multiple Grammy Awards, and international chart success. In addition to their popular covers and original songs -- they charted with both Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and their own "Can't Sleep Love" -- some of the quintet's biggest hits have been holiday standards. They reached the Billboard Top 20 with their version of "Little Drummer Boy" in 2013, and the album A Pentatonix Christmas went to number one in 2017. Marking a decade since their Sing-Off win, The Lucky Ones saw release in 2021.
Formed by high school friends Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying, the group got its start after its version of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga's "Telephone," recorded for a local Glee-related contest, started garnering attention on YouTube. The band then added members Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola, renamed itself Pentatonix, and auditioned for The Sing-Off. Standing out for their unexpected stylistic range, which found them covering songs in such styles as electronica, reggae, R&B, dubstep, and more, Pentatonix ultimately won The Sing-Off performing Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger."
They relocated to Los Angeles and released a debut EP, PTX, Vol. 1, in 2012, featuring versions of "Starships" by Nicki Minaj and "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye. The inevitable PTXmas and their debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno followed later that year. Another EP the next year, PTX, Vol. 2, featured versions of hits by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Calvin Harris, as well as "Daft Punk," which won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. In December of 2013, they reached number 13 on the Hot 100 with their spin on "Little Drummer Boy." PTX, Vol. 3, released in September 2014, included three originals and four covers, including "Problem" by Ariana Grande and a version of Disclosure's "Latch" called "La La Latch." The next month brought their second holiday release, That's Christmas to Me. Subsequently awarded a platinum certification from the RIAA, its "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" won the group a second Grammy.
In 2015, Pentatonix delivered their fourth studio album, an eponymously titled release of all-original material that topped the Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "Can't Sleep Love," landed in the Hot 100. In the meantime, they also had a cameo in the hit musical film Pitch Perfect 2. The following summer, they reworked Ray Parker, Jr.'s Ghostbusters theme for the 2016 reboot of the film franchise, and in September 2016 the group released a version of "Jolene" featuring Dolly Parton. The latter ultimately won them a third Grammy, this time for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. That October, they issued A Pentatonix Christmas, which became their second number one, platinum-selling recording, given an extra boost with the NBC-televised A Pentatonix Christmas Special in December. It featured a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that hit the Top 25 in the U.S. as well as Canada and parts of Europe, where it topped the singles chart in Austria.
Pentatonix returned with more music early in 2017 via PTX, Vol. 4: Classics, which featured "Jolene" as well as a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine." The EP made the Top Ten in Canada, Australia, and the U.S., reaching number four on the Billboard 200. The following year they delivered another covers album, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1, which featured their take on Camila Cabello's hit single "Havana." The album peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. In the first change to their lineup, Kaplan parted ways with the group and was replaced at bass by Matt Sallee, who appeared on the April 2018 covers album PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1. Featuring their version of Camila Cabello's hit single "Havana," it peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length of the year, Christmas Is Here!, saw release that October and reached the number seven spot. The 19-track The Best of Pentatonix Christmas followed in October of 2019 and included four previously unreleased songs. Another seasonal album, We Need a Little Christmas, arrived in November 2020, debuting at number 30 on the U.S. album chart. It was followed four months later by The Lucky Ones, a set of original songs. Consisting of one original song and 13 covers, Evergreen, the group's fifth holiday-themed album, arrived in October 2021.
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The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas
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Evergreen
Pentatonix
Christmas Music - Released by RCA Records Label on Oct 29, 2021
Following the contrastingly animated We Need a Little Christmas by a year, the a cappella group's generally warm and tender fifth seasonal album, Ever ...
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PTX Vol. IV - Classics
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on Apr 7, 2017
Hot on the heels of their massively popular holiday album A Pentatonix Christmas and its accompanying TV special -- as well as their Best Country Duo/ ...
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The Sound of Silence
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on Feb 15, 2019
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The Lucky Ones (Deluxe)
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on Sep 10, 2021
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Hallelujah
Pentatonix
Christmas Music - Released by RCA Records Label on Jan 6, 2017
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That's Christmas To Me (Deluxe Edition)
Pentatonix
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A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe
Pentatonix
genre.id.1 - Released by RCA Records Label on Oct 21, 2016
The second full-length holiday outing from the Arlington, Texas-based, 2011 Sing-Off-winning a cappella group, A Pentatonix Christmas delivers a color ...
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PTXmas (Deluxe Edition)
Pentatonix
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Pentatonix (Deluxe Version)
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We Need A Little Christmas
Pentatonix
Ambient/New Age - Released by RCA Records Label on Nov 13, 2020
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PTX, Vol. III
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on Sep 22, 2014
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PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on Apr 13, 2018
The sequel to the 2017 Classics EP finds Pentatonix spending a full album singing the big hits of the day -- a move that isn't all that dissimilar to ...
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Christmas Is Here!
Pentatonix
genre.id.1 - Released by RCA Records Label on Oct 19, 2018
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Shallow
Pentatonix
Pop - Released by RCA Records Label on May 31, 2019
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