@@tthom2459 Not overlooking Manhattan Transfer. I think they won around a dozen or so Grammys. But they recorded so many different jonres of music beyond acapella and their Grammys were not just for acapella stuff. And I think that after 50 years of performing, they're still out there.

Sorry to pick a nit, but "a cappella" are two Italian words, not one, meaning "of the chapel," referencing ancient Gregorian chant that was sung in churches by male vocal choirs, without Instrumental accompaniment, 1200 years ago.

@@tthom2459 Look at what the Grammy awards were for. Don't be dense in the head.

@@thomasjoyce7870 Why even mention this? Nobody even said anything about it. Snowflake for real!

it's like listening to Aliens speak not in a bad way

@@CVTECK1 They are definitely otherworldly!

YES!!!!

Yup. That’s going to knock him on his ass.

YEP!🔥🔥

Kiss From A Rose IS FIRE! Gotta react to that! However the beatboxer does play a cello in that. Best cello player ever! He played cello twice at Carnegie Hall when he was much younger AND coined celloboxing. Then you have to slide on over and react to Daft Punk! Another killer!

@@louellamoyer5578 I think the cello once and the saxophone once at Carnegie.

Don't forget Hallelujah! The first 3 every reactor does are usually (in order) Hallelujah, Daft Punk then Bohemian Rhapsody. They've a wide catalogue, covering many genres. Welcome to the rabbit-hole !! Shame you missed Christmas cuz they actually own it!

Kirsten is a mezzo-soprano but other than that, I agree. 😅 Though I do love a few other songs too, especially some that, unfortunately, don't have music videos. 🥰

@@ChibiChula, Scott and herself have lately taken to dubbing her an Alto-soprano. her lower range has increased in the past couple of years as her voice has matured and no doubt vocal lessons have helped as well.

You also forgot to mention that they have used auto-tune exactly once for a Cher tune that was part of the 90s Dance Medley video, and the only reason they used it there was because Cher had used it in her original, and to homage her properly in the Medley, they had to use auto-tune just as she had.

​@@heinleinreader I didn't forget, the fact didn't apply to this song. However, that's a great point to make. Also, they occasionally use instruments but when they do you'll see them in the video.

It was also referred to, I don't recall by whom anymore, as "a cuddle puddle" which is an image stuck in my brain from the moment I read it.

@@heinleinreader That was a term used by a reactor, one of the professional singing teachers I believe. She found the image delightful, as I recall.

@@margretrosenberg420 Yeah, I figured as much, but the point remains that I can't recall which it was. The image, however, is in my mind for eternity possibly.

Thank you so much for the in depth info. I just found PTX about a month ago. I cannot wait to list to every single PTX song. I wish I had heard of them 20 years ago. Also, you didn't mention, even though you probably know that Mitch has a 6 octave range. The guy is just brilliant! I told husband if I was 30 years younger and Mitch was strait he'd better watch out. I'm obsessed!

@@kathyhand5219 Actually, just one note more than six octaves. 😉 And I agree, Mitch is incredibly attractive. They all are, really. Had you heard that Mitch has a new boyfriend? They haven't released his name, just a few pictures of him together with Mitch, and the information that he's German. Mitch has been spending most of his time in Germany lately, to be with him. I hope it works out for them. 🤞 You couldn't have discovered Pentatonix twenty years ago; that was the year Mitch turned 12 and Kirstin and Scott turned 13. Even Kevin, the oldest member of the band, was still in high school. Here's how it happened: Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when he was still a pre-teen, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one. There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _"Glee,"_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix. Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia. Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor. Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea. Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could. So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _"The Sing-Off"_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped. Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a KZfaq search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?" They were in luck. At the time KZfaq had something called KZfaq messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have. And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in. Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂 Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _"The Sing-Off,"_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on KZfaq and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: Look for the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.) So, they'd won _"The Sing-Off,"_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to KZfaq. Their fans from _"The Sing-Off"_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract! And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame.

Yep, just also recommend the one from the Hollywood Bowl. 😊

They also do this live, though, We saw them this past summer. Worth every penny.

I remember the Police Academy movies, they were hilarious - glad you remembered the name!

Please do Oh Come All Ye Faithful too. It is NOT what you think it is!!You will be dancing in your chair.

crazy good

Nikki yes that was the cop thank you. also i will try to watch the live stuff

Michael Winslow also had a small part in Spaceballs.

Technically, Pentatonix won the 3rd season of NBC's The Sing-Off, a competition show for a cappella singing.

@@Badger77722 that is what I said dear

​ @gailseatonhumbert Respectfully, I disagree. Perhaps it's how we define "3rd national Sing Off competition" - I think of that phrase as meaning something like an NCAA championship in a sport, or a national spelling bee tournament. Those do exist, with governing bodies and rules that are clearly laid out - and generally, competitors from clearly defined geographical regions or organizational sub-entities. If there IS a "national competition for A Cappella singers", I can pretty much guarantee that it is/was NOT a commercial NBC TV show that ran for 4 seasons and then stopped.

haaaaaaaaaaaaa.....they are Amazing

Yeah i just didn't know what to expect and man i'm still baffled how beautiful sound can come from a group like that all in harmony

@@CVTECK1 You have just scratched the surface. The running joke is they don't do covers, they do upgrades. For the ultimate upgrade they have done, in their latest video they actually upgraded themselves with 'O' Holy Night', a song they did years ago and it was nothing short of EPIC. Add that it came right on the heels of their live VEVO studio performane of Seal's 'A Kiss From A Rose' which feature Kevin the beatboxer displaying all his incredible talents. You are in for a hell of a journey my friend and we Pentaholics will be here for every second.

Kiss from a rose one of my favorites songs so i can't wait to see what they do with it.

Thanks for the sub!

will do Dana thanks

Me too!!