American vocalist, a baritone lead and backing singer in Pentatonix (PTX), a five-member ‘a cappella’ group from Arlington, Texas. Their work, which is mostly in the pop style, consists of covers of existing songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with their original material. Their music is defined by their own arrangement style, tight vocal harmonies, extensive vocal riffing, deep and steady vocal basslines, and a diverse range of vocal percussion and beatboxing.
Having now eclipsed 10.5 million subscribers and more than 1.54 billion total views, Pentatonix’s official YouTube channel is currently the 13th most subscribed music video channel and the 44th most subscribed channel overall, with their most viewed music video being a tribute to Daft Punk that has accumulated over 200 million views.
Their debut EP PTX, Volume 1 was released in 2012, followed by their holiday release PTXmas the same year, with Pentatonix’s third release, PTX, Vol. II, debuting at number 1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 in 2013.
Pentatonix, together with music producer and arranger Ben Bram, won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella twice, first in 2015 for “Daft Punk” at the 57th Grammy Awards, and then again in 2016 for “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” at the 58th Grammy Awards; they are the only ‘a capella’ band to have won the award.
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