Kirstin Maldonado

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Maldonado performing with Pentatonix in August 2015

Kirstin Taylor Maldonado (* 16th May 1992 in Fort Worth , Texas) is an American singer , songwriter and member of the a cappella - group Pentatonix . She has released seven studio albums with Pentatonix, won three Grammy Awards and sold over six million albums. With the song Break a Little from her debut EP L O V E , she started her solo career on May 19, 2017.

Life

Kirstin Taylor Maldonado was born to a Spanish-Italian mother and a Mexican father and was raised by her mother in Arlington, Texas . As a four-year show choir member, she played numerous roles in local stage productions, where she met Mitch Grassi, a future member of Pentatonix. When she was eight, she sang at her mother's wedding reception and ultimately convinced her to sign her up for singing lessons. During her eight years as a stage actress at the Arlington Theater, she developed her singing and performance skills. She first attended the "Holy Rosary Catholic School" and later the "Martin High School" (Arlington, Texas), where she met Scott Hoying. During this time her classical training began and she was a member of the Texas All State Choir for three years. The three friends founded an a cappella trio and made at the school attracted attention by familiar songs coverten . Maldonado graduated from Martin High School in 2010 and then moved to the University of Oklahoma, where she studied music theater . There she resigned to devote herself to her career at Pentatonix.

Pentatonix

In 2011, Maldonado was contacted by her high school boyfriend, Scott Hoying, who was trying to assemble a group for the NBC show 's a cappella competition, The Sing-Off. Together with Mitch Grassi, another high school friend, they formed the a cappella group Pentatonix with Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola and took part in the third season of the competition, which they eventually won. Since then, they have released several albums and EPs and toured the world. As a member of Pentatonix, Maldonado has won three Grammy Awards .

On February 8, 2015, Pentatonix won a Grammy in the category "Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A-cappella" for their song "Daft Punk", a year later in the same category for "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and in 2017 in the category "Best Country duo / group performance" with their song "Jolene", feat. Dolly Parton.

Further projects and appearances

In May 2014 Maldonado performed together with Scott Alan with the song "Never Neverland" at the Golders Green Hippodrome in North London. In January 2016, Maldonado sang the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the World Dog Awards in honor of the dogs who played the role of Toto in the story of the Wizard of Oz .

In the film Pitch Perfect 2 , Maldonado played a Canadian group of participants in the final round with Pentatonix 2015.

In February 2016 the a cappella group Voctave released the video "Disney Love Medley" with Maldonado and her fiancé Jeremy Michael Lewis. In May 2016, Maldonado appeared together with Grassi and Hoying in an episode of the TV series Bones . Maldonado played the role of Liz Dervan, a member of the college a cappella group "The Gingersnaps".

On May 19, 2017, Maldonado released their first solo single "Break a Little" along with a music video. Her debut EP "LOVE" was released on July 14, 2017.

Private

As of May 29, 2016, Kirstin Maldonado was engaged to singer Jeremy Michael Lewis. However, the two split up shortly before the wedding.

Discography

EPs

  • 2017: LOVE

Singles

  • 2017: Break a Little
  • 2017: All Night
  • 2017: Naked

Web links

Commons : Kirstin Maldonado  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pentatonix's Kirstin Maldonado Drops First Solo Single Break a Little , billboard.com, article from May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Kathy Campbell: Pentatonix Singer Kirstin Maldonado Is Engaged to Jeremy Michael Lewis: See Her Ring . In: US magazine . May 30, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Zack O'Malley-Greenburg: Pentatonix: Everything You Need To Know About The World's Biggest A Cappella Act . In: Forbes . January 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kirstie is daughter of FC's Michael Cisneros , twitter.com, reported on December 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ #WCW Kirstie Maldonado inspires as sole female in Pentatonix . In: The Daily Dot , June 24, 2015. 
  6. ^ Biography of Pentatonix .
  7. ↑ Amy Malkoff: An Exclusive Interview With Pentatonix's Scott Hoying . In: casa.org . November 27, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kirstie Maldonado- Interview With Pentatonix 'Lead Singer (en-US) . In: Asian Fusion , January 27, 2014. 
  9. ^ Phil Gallo: 'The Sing-Off' Finale: Pentatonix Takes The rophy . In: Billboard.com . November 29, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  10. ^ Preston Jone: Pentatonix takes home another Grammy; Fort Worth's Kirk Franklin also a winner . In: Star-Telegram . February 15, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Huffington Post, "Grammy Winners List For 2015 Includes Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé & More" .
  12. ^ Pentatonix Just Scored Their Second Grammy In a Row! .
  13. ^ Dolly Parton and Pentatonix win country duo / roup performance award for 'Jolene' .
  14. ^ The CW Springfield: Winners of "The World Dog Awards" . 15th January 2016.
  15. ↑ See Pentatonix's Kirstin Maldonado perform sweet 'Disney Love Medley' with boyfriend . In: Entertainment Weekly's EW.com . 
  16. ^ Robert Philpot: Pentatonix to appear in 'Bones' musical mystery . In: Star-Telegram . May 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  17. ↑ r / pentatonix - What happened to Jeremy Michael Lewis? Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Maldonado, Kirstin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maldonado, Kirstin Taylor; Maldonado, Kirstie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, songwriter and member of the a cappella group Pentatonix
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Worth , Texas