Pentatonix, the five-piece a cappella group that first drew television audiences during its Season 3 win on NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” has again looked toward evolution to continue its success.
Monday, Pentatonix released the latest in its “Evolution of” cover series, this time honoring the musical history of the late pop megastar Michael Jackson. The five-minute medley transitions from MJ’s younger years with the Jackson Five – “I Want You Back” and “ABC” – through “Billie Jean,” “Thriller” and “Bad,” before ending with the 1995 hit “You Are Not Alone.”
But whether mezzo-soprano Kirstie Maldonado is belting Jackson Five oldies, tenor Mitch Grassi croons to “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” or beatboxer Kevin Olusola surprises with his own delicately high vocals on “The Way You Make Me Feel,” the a cappella encapsulates the vocal prowess of Jackson’s prolific career with the sixth anniversary of the King of Pop’s death coming Thursday.