First Time Hearing - PENTATONIX - Mary Did You Know ( Metal Vocalist Reaction )
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- KEVIN!!!!! What!?!?!?! How did I not know he had such a great voice!!!!
Pentatonix is insanely talented and I LOVE this song!!!!
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Kevin’s singing is angelic, but his beatboxing is godly. That’s why.
✨Perfectly stated! 🤍✨
Came here to say the same!
Amen! 💯💯💯
That is the perfect way to describe KO's musical ability.
exactly
Avi helped Kevin with singing and projecting his voice when they were roommates back when the group first moved to Los Angeles. Kevin has Perfect pitch so the group usually tunes to his pitch and tempo.
Kevin really shines in PTX's version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" that is a tribute to his parents from Africa. It is with Avi so a few years ago but well worth the time to listen.
Yess, I love that one, please react to itttttt!!
Africa's a whole continent, my dude 😅
Him and his parents are from Nigeria.
@@DiogoChris His father is originally from Nigeria, his mother is from the Caribbean ( Grenada ). Kevin is American was raised in Kentucky, both parents are Doctors
@@bfly5990 Good to know :)
I just went by his last name. It's a Yoruba name (a major ethnic group out of the 250+ ethnic groups here in Nigeria).
@@DiogoChris and Nigeria is in Africa. It's like saying I'm from North America. It's completely correct. If I went into 100% detail I'd say the city, state, country and continent.
Kevin is definitely a Renaissance man - beatboxer, tenor, plays cello, sax, drums, keyboard, graduate of Yale, spent 18 months in China and speaks excellent Mandarin, writes and/or arranges some of their songs, lastly and most important (to Kevin) husband of Leigh and father of Kaia.
He can speak Mexican too and I think Another other Language
@@linalu5881 I feel disadvantaged - none of the schools I attended ever offered a course in Mexican.
Kevin might be the Da Vinci of our time.
Maybe he will get around to curing cancer and brokering world peace one of these days.
I think Kevin Olusola may be one of the Most talented people on the planet, a truly amazing human being. And that's saying something because I love them all.
@@linalu5881 That would be Spanish not Mexican.
I can't express how good Kevin's solo rendition of Down is. Have fun at the concert. They are amazing in concert.
YES! Down MUST be reacted to in order to see his immense talent!
Yes. This this this. It's a big must!! Upvote lol.
Absolutely.
Kevin has a part in "imagine", it's an amazing song with an amazing message in the video. I would absolutely recommend it. Also the prayer and the sound of silence
I second doing a reaction to Imagine. One of my top 5 of theirs a Kevin sings in it too
And he raps on sing as well
Kevin sings when he can, but who can replace him as beat boxer. I don't think I have seen you do a video since Avi left and replaced by Matt so you might want to check out " Mr. Grinch" which highlights Matt.
Well on their Tiktok the other members have tried and beat box. Matt is a pretty good, Scott is decent but Kristen and Mitch… well they tried
Kevin is all-around awesome. The story I’ve heard: Kevin grew up doing the instrumental/classical side of music (he plays saxophone & cello), and taught himself how to beatbox because it intrigued him. He combined cello & beatboxing for a viral video back in early 2011, which brought him the the attention of Scott, who was putting together PTX & was searching for a beat-boxer.
After they established themselves as a group, Kevin got tired of not knowing how to sing, and got lessons from Avi (his roommate in the early years) and the rest of the group. 2014/15 was when he had enough confidence to solo (briefly) in recorded songs.
And he’s usually too busy beatboxing to sing much, but it’s always a fun treat on the occasions he takes a solo.
Another good Christmas song is Silent Night. It’s absolutely beautiful. You’ll hear them in 5part harmony. They are singing in what looks like a hall of a chapel and the acoustics are just amazing. Thank you for another great reaction. Love your channel ❤
SECONDING THIS, they totally own this song and it's a stunner.
Yes. It is one of my absolute favourites. Love that version.
If you want to hear Kevin sing more react to "Imagine" or "Amazing Grace". Kevin also has solo music.
Kevin's solo in Amazing Grace brings tears to my eyes every time. Technically not a Christmas song but it is on one of their holiday albums. I recommend 12 Days of Christmas, fantastic arrangement, Kevin does sing, but I'm not sure if it's in the set this tour. It was last year.
YES! You HAVE to react to the PTX version of Amazing Grace, it's, for lack of a better word, amazing. ❤️😄
Kevin is a classically trained cellist, he was born with perfect pitch, invented cello/ boxing. ( where he does both at once)
He is a genius He graduated pre med from Yale. While there he spent a year plus in China and speaks fluent Mandarin.
This is a group of insanely talented folks who also manage to be great humans!!
Check out Kevin’s separate channel
KO and listen to him doing “Down”
Hes so crazy talented
Kevin is a great singer, you should check out some of his solo stuff! And please explore some of Avi post-Ptx too, everything he does is amazing!
You really should check out Carol of the Bells and God rest ye merry gentlemen too, both absolutely beautiful and technically impressive.
In random order you should react to these...
O come all ye faithful, Joyful joyful, Mr. Grinch, Silent Night, Carol of the bells, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Deck the halls. There literally are very few Christmas songs they haven't covered in their own way, but you won't find a bad one in the bunch.
Perfect list
O Come All Ye Faithful…..please!
They use Kevin singing as a secret weapon. ☺️
I love watching Kevin’s version of down. Dude is a one man band lol. Super fun to watch.
And Kevin can rap! I love him in their teenage mutant ninja song
Kevin is probably one of the talented people on the planet and he’s a super lovely person. I saw them at their concert a couple weeks ago and Kevin does some cello boxing - you’re gonna love it. Their live performances are incredible, can’t wait to hear about your experience! ❤️🙌🙌
We get Mitch-Slapped all the time. But when Kevin sings, we get KO'd
Kevin is the main influence on their upgrade of "O Come All Ye Faithful". Don't be surprised when your jaw hits the floor.
I don’t know if you have heard him play cello yet, Kevin is awesome. You are going to have the best time! O Come All Yea Faithful is the Best!
Mitch makes me cry whenever I hear him.
Kevin is all around great. You really would love his solo songs. His cello performances are awesome too. Please check out Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. You will be amazed!
Silent Night, The First Noel, Carol of the Bells, and Joy to the World are beautiful.
Your daughter told you right! So glad you get to see them! Enjoy for me!
12 days of christmas is a surprise. And Kevin sings... 😉
I just saw Pentatonix "Oh come all ye faithful." I am obsessed. Please. Please.
I can’t WAIT for you to check out KEVINS solo work 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
You should check out pentatonix singing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
If you want to hear more of Kevin he did have a part in their rendition of little drummer boy too. Other than that he also harmonises in run to you and silent night and he also kills it. I would also suggest one of their more recent albums, Evergreen which they did a recording vlog type of video for and you can just admire more of their compositor side and just the behind the scenes of their arrangement process
Also I would like to apologize sir but you just put yourself in a never ending spiral with their talent slapping you from all sides. The concert will have you Mitch punched this time because the man is something else on stage and then all other members will just melt you with their talent.
Ok last time I’m ranting I promise but I forgot Kevin also had a part in their version of Imagine and other than having leads and harmonising he’s really good at imitating the trumpet/saxophone he’s an all-rounder and you can hear it in the evolution of music for example or if you want more singing I would suggest his introduction to Nature boy which you can die if you listen to it be careful Mitch is aggressive lmao
Yess
I hope you tell us about your live experience. Each member will blow your mind. You’re going to have an incredible time and a lifelong memory.
You have to listen to say something, can't hold us, Royals, problem and rather be too!!! It's Just perfect!!!!
Kevin can get close to singing as high as the others
These aren't Christmas songs but you can see Kevin's talents shine even more - Radioactive (Kevin plays his cello and beat boxes aka Celloboxing) and their cover of Imagine Kevin sing again. I swear that he has so much talent he is not human 👽
This song in general, but especially this rendition, never fails to give me goosebumps
You should check out Imagine, Kevin sings a lot in that one. Also, did you know he was a multi instrumentalist that has played Carnegie Hall? He has some amazing videos on his channel KO- Kevin Olusula. His rendition of Down will blow your mind...
AND he plays the cello --- he is so damned talented!!!
This was Kevin singing falsetto, wait until you hear his regular voice, that is like butter. If you are going to a concert, you must react to this, Scott and Mitch have a side channel, called SuperFruit. Scott is a big Broadway fan, his favorite show is called Wicked (I call it Wizard of Oz part 2), it is a continuation of the Oz story, specifically about Glenda the good witch and her sister Elphaba. So Scott asked Mitch to sing the last song in Wicked, because it's rather high, and it is Scott's favorite song. So for Scott;s birthday the two of them sang this song. The song is two women, so Scott is wearing a blonde wig, and singing falsetto. Mitch, well I;ll let that be a surprise, but you need to it as a reaction, because we need to see your face. If you don;t want to be freaked out in the concert you need to find out what Mitch can do.
Kevin sang the last part in Bohemian Rhapsody on the couch. And your right he does have a amazing voice. They are all so talented. He does not sing so much because he has to do the bebops. Another great review.
Yes!! Kevin also has the final vocal segments in "Imagine" and "Amazing Grace", plus an awesome solo in the middle of the "Evolution of Michael Jackson" video. I notice Scott snapping his fingers while Kevin sings in in the Michael Jackson one, but that's the extent of what I've seen of even a rudimentary "backup" beatboxer. Scott can cover for Avi and Mitch can cover Kirstie. But nobody can cover the Awesome Kevin.
God rest ye merry gentleman and The Prayer. They both are INCREDIBLE!!! And yes Kevin is awesome 🥰. Love your reactions to PTX!
Thei Carol of the bells is also incredible. :-)
You need to go check out Kevin's cover of "Down." It really shows off his talents!
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy PTX
Great reaction. Pentatonix will never stop surprising you. Once you’ve heard “O Come All Ye Fathful” you’ll never listen to another version.
Way back when they first started Avi and Mitch worked with Kevin on his singing so he would be more comfortable singing as he was doing his beat boxing and playing cello. Kev sings in many more songs and has released some independent stuff you will enjoy watching.
they are doing this live at the concert youre going to! check out carol of the bells, white winter hymnal, little drummer boy, god rest ye gentlemen, 12 days of christmas, amazing grace, since these are just a few songs on the setlist of the concert you are going to
Kevin didn't start as a singer, he started taking lesson at the urging of the others
oh boy you have no idea of all the amazing stuff Pentatonix does with music. You have only scratched the surface so far. They were good when they first started out over10 years ago but they have evolved to something beyond anything words can describe. So happy that you will be going to see them live, I love your reactions btw!
They need percussion and he’s the BEST!
2:43 *internal thoughts* HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh, just you wait!...3:32 'Yup, got another one, Kevin!!' Hahahahaha. Love this, man.
Now go and check out Kevin's solo stuff. ;)
He always doing the beats, but now and again he gets a verse. Kevin also plays cello
Avi and Kevin were added to provide bass and beatbox. I've always thought that they're exceptional vocal talent is frequently overlooked because of that. Every one of them has unbelievable singing voices but you just don't get to hear those two shine very often. You really need to listen to Avi's solo music.
This is in my top five PTX favorites! Thanks for the reaction ~ Happy for you getting to see them in concert, ENJOY!
I'd advize "12 days of Christmas", "My favorite things", "The prayer", "Amazing grace" or "Prayers for this world" or any other one with Matt in it so you can listen to his smooth and incredibly beautiful voice once before the concert 😉
We’ve all had the “what!?! Kevin can sing?!!” Moment.
I was at their show on 12/1 in Rosemont/Chicago. It is epic! You will be blown away. Especially by Kevin.
Gah! I'm so excited you're getting to see them soon! And Jesus. LOL! I saw them last year and, OMG ...
The setting for this video is the "Bat Cave" used in the 1960s tv series of Batman. It's somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles. I concur that Kevin has a voice of an angel. It's soft and pure.
Her name is NOT Kristen. It's Kirsten, Kirsten, Kirsten! (Kirstie....if she approves)
LOL I really need to work my names!!!!
Just left the concert. GREAT!!!
I really like their version of Little Drummer Boy. This reaction is great. Everyone always talks about KO’s beatboxing his voice is angelic.
I love Kevin’s voice too!!! My favorite songs of theirs are when they have five way harmonies! To keep with the Christmas theme you could listen to their song Evergreen, an original of theirs and the title track of their last Christmas album. It had a guitar and no beatboxing. Or do Amazing Grace, which they will 💯 do at your concert, everyone including Kevin has a beautiful solo in that.
I wanna repeat my suggestion though: before the concert, react to „The recording of Evergreen“ a 15 minute doc about their process. It’ll give you such good insight into how they work! And it won’t spoil any songs cause at most they are teased in there.
Love your insightful reactions! I love BTS and PTX both and it’s cool to see you enjoying the same 😊
Check out Amazing Grace - Kevin sings on that too, and it's gorgeous!
To really get an appreciation for the awesomeness that is Kevin, check out his channel, KO (Kevin Olusola). He sings, plays cello, beatboxes, and loops everything into amazing covers. I recommend his covers of Down, As Long as You Love Me, Sign of the Times, and his original, Renegade.
Kevin sings in a few songs as you will discover. and just to let you know Kirsten is pronounced like Thirst-in :) Love your reacts!
Amazing Grace and The Prayer are 2 awesome videos to react to. Have fun at the concert.
Kevin doesn't sing more because he's the heartbeat of the sound! What would we do without his fabulous beats?
Kevin kills it on their cover of "Imagine", by John Lennon! It will put in ur feels man! Enjoy ur journey w/ PTX. 👏🏻💕🙏🏻🤘🏻
My favorite Christmas song & my favorite version.
remember you are viewing all of these vids out of chronological order, start watching the Sing Off run of their performances when PTX was truly born...
and her name is KIRSTIN, small thing but important
Kevin is also a magnificent Cello player!
This is one of my very favorite songs by Pentatonix and I agree Kevin's voice is beautiful
I was going to say has been commented. Will be at concert next week as well and hope they do this and another amazing is dance of fairy plum. So much talent, beautiful yet no lyrics sung beyond talent. Yes Kevin is incredible at all he does angelic voice. Mitch high notes. Mitch sings 6 plus 1 Octaves (I believe needs rechecking)
He sings more then you realize
This is explicitly a Christmas song. It was originally done by Kenny Rogers on a Christmas album.
I highly recommend Little Drummer Boy. You can tell that song meant something to Kevin.
He sings on the songs
Imagine
Amazing Grace
And a few more
Kevin's voice is a secret weapon they pull out exactly when it can have the most effect, and when the arrangement doesn't need his super power beat-boxing. Others can cover minor league vocal percussion, especially Matt, but Kevin is untouchable.
Kevin sings in lots. Imagine, Little Drummer Boy, Amazing Grace... And his stunning solo stuff. Especially his version of Down on his own channel, in his own studio.
Okay, so I know it takes hours and hours of practice along with talent to harmonize like this, but good lord Pentatonix makes it look completely effortless. Just a seamless blend of sound like a tonic for the soul.
Absolutely beautiful!! They are the greatest group!! Yes, Kevin is an awesome singer as well as a fantastic beat boxer!!❤
I just love how you are geeking out. You sound so excited. Love it.
I’m so glad you’re going to see them live! Life changing experience. 🖤
I'm not going to be able to go to a concert, but from what I've heard some good ones to check out to prepare for the show would include: 12 Days of Christmas, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Amazing Grace, I Saw Three Ships, Little Drummer Boy, Joyful, Joyful (Live version!), Kid On Christmas, Evergreen, Star On Top, White Winter Hymnal, and It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (The version released on the Holidays Around The World album).
If anyone knows others on the setlist please add them!
❤️
The Prayer..... they have a full Christmas catalog
Kevin can do everything!! Dude is probably the most talented dude, Cello at Carnegie Hall as a teen, Created Cello-boxing form of music, beat-boxing, Producing, Sings in "Imagine", "Amazing Grace", among others. Speaks Mandarin Chinese, attended Yale med school. dude's a freak of nature. Pretty sure he got all my talent at birth LOL. For a solo thing check out "Down" he does it all!. Love Kirstie's voice it just cuts through like a bright laser!!
Great reaction to this beautiful Pentatonix video. Thank you. Kevin has his own CZcams channel (Kevin Olusola) and everything on it is amazing. Most people suggest his performance cover of "Down" to reactors to start. I'm currently obsessed with his performance video for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band needs Kevin's beatboxing and percussion skills for most songs. He loves doing it so it's a win-win.
Thank you for such an enjoyable reaction. " Mary Did You Know " is in my opinion, one of their best all around productions. And yes, Kevin's voice is indescribably beautiful! Another song that features him in this same high range is " Amazing Grace ". Congrats on the upcoming PTX concert. I hope you are able to share your experience with us. Be blessed, have a great week and I look forward to your next PTX reaction.
kevin's voice is incredible. there is nothing he can't do
What I know about is that KO used to be pretty shy and this is the first song in wich he started to show his voice... and we all love his voice
Kevin is the beatboxer. He is, quite literally, irreplaceable. If you notice, in general, if he is not actively beatboxing, he is filling in the background vocals. In the beginning, he and Avi Kaplan were roommates, and Avi gave him voice lessons. His confidence grew, and now he does sing more than he did in the beginning. Check out Kevin's channel. He has some wonderful covers where he sings. One such cover is of Marion Hill's "Down."
bro, you are going to love the concert! The stage, the vocals, the interaction! ALL 🔥🔥🔥!!! Saw them in Ft. Worth! You gotta hear Carol of the Bells!
Going to see them tonight. So stoked! One of my favorite songs of theirs.
Just wait until you hear him sing live! He tops his self from this video to now, he has elevated his singing. Oh and be prepared to have your mind blown during his cello solo. Have a blast at the show!! 🥰🙏🏾✌🏾
You should check out little drummer boy by them! It's awesome! Also Kevin sings beautifully in their version of Imagine!
Kevin is full of surprises. He writes, arranges and produces. He has a beautiful voice and plays multiple instruments. He is a master cello and saxophone player and played both at Carnegie Hall as a teenager.
He speaks multiple languages and used his fluency in Mandarin to work at the Chinese American Embassy as a young man. He had graduated pre med from Yale and was on his way to med school when Scott found a viral video of Kevin playing his cello and beat boxing at the same time (a skill that has since been called cello boxing).
Scott asked him to join PTX to compete in a televised acapella competition show called the Sing Off which they went on to win. Life took a major musical detour for Kevin because of that invite from Scott.
One if his favorite past times is to beat box versions if classical masterpieces like Beethoven's Fifth. The man is a musical genius! I think you would love reacting to some of his solo work. His cover of Down will melt your brain cells. His cover of Sign of the Times is fantastic and really show cases his voice. There is much more solo content from Kevin and it is all so good. These two covers are a great place to poke your head down the KO rabbit hole. I hope you get a chance to check him out more.
Thanks for your reactions. Really enjoying them!
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written! I love this arrangement so much. On the flip side it is theologically correct….an oddity in Christmas music.
No they will never have a video that DOESNT blow your mind haha - they are the bomb and never cease to amaze :)
Kevin sings a lot of harmony and he has parts in many songs. We have to remember they need the beat. Watch his Down video before you see their concert! ❤
Foe the concert, check out amazing grace, carol of the Bells, and little Drummer Boy. And although they don't perform it on this tour, I recommend Thank You.. it's an original Christmas song from 2020
Kevin Olusola is a beast. Still wanting you to react to his solo version of 'Down' (Marion Hill cover). You will be shocked at his talent--singing included. Oh yeah, Kirsten is pronounced Kir -Sten; or you can call her Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty).