It's easy to wonder how Pentatonix started. How did five immensely talented singers find each other? They didn't hold open auditions like college groups, and they weren't thrown together by Simon Cowell like One Direction or Fifth Harmony. Pentatonix began long before they were competing on NBC.
Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, and Mitch Grassi have known each other since childhood. "Three of us grew up together, so we've been best friends our whole lives," Hoying told entertainment.ie. The group met their original bass, Avi Kaplan, through a mutual friend, but still needed a fifth member to compete on "The Sing-Off."
YouTube has served Pentatonix well throughout its career, and it began when a video of Kevin Olusola celloboxing went viral. The group contacted him to join, an offer which he turned down initially, but after some convincing, Olusola joined, giving the group enough members to officially compete on "The Sing-Off." All five members met and rehearsed just one day before their audition. "From that moment on, it's just been crazy," Hoying said. We agree, their rise to fame has been crazy.
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