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'== ===== Heading text ===== == {{Infobox person | name = Mitch Grassi | image = Mitch Grassi 2015.jpg | caption = Grassi performing with [[Pentatonix]] in 2015 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|24}} | occupation = Musician, singer | instruments = Vocals, [[Beatboxing]], [[Piano]], [[Music Production]] | home town = [[Arlington, Texas]], United States | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | years_active = 2011-present | associated_acts = [[Pentatonix]] | Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] }} }} '''Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mitch Grassi - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6377239/|website=IMDb.com|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=3 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903152717/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6377239/|archivedate=3 September 2015}}</ref> (born July 24, 1992),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grassi|first1=Mitch|title=Mitch Grassi on Twitter - "@skylarkeleven July 24th. Yours?"|url=https://twitter.com/mitchgrassi/status/455456761021861888|website=twitter.com/MitchGrassi|publisher=Mitch Grassi|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> known professionally as '''Mitch Grassi''', is an American singer, songwriter and [[YouTube personality]], most known for singing <!-- Grassi is not a countertenor or an alto- it is specifically stated that he is a tenor in the interview in the reference at the end of this sentence; do not change this to say that Grassi is not a tenor-->tenor<!-- Grassi is not a countertenor or an alto- it is specifically stated that he is a tenor in the interview in the reference at the end of this sentence; do not change this to say that Grassi is not a tenor--> in the a cappella group [[Pentatonix]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Darianna|title=Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don’t Be Afraid to Be Different"|url=http://boldandsugar.com/bold-sugar-interviews-mitch-grassi-of-pentatonix-dont-be-afraid-to-be-different/|website=BoldAndSugar.com|publisher=Bold and Sugar|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> He also co-hosts the web-show [[Superfruit (Web show)|Superfruit]] with fellow Pentatonix member Scott Hoying. ==Life and career== [[File:Mitch Grassi.png|thumbnail|right|175px|Grassi at a [[Pentatonix]] album signing in 2014]] [[File:Mitch Grassi BCN.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Grassi performing in Barcelona, 2015]] Grassi grew up in Arlington, Texas. He is of Italian, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, born to Mike and Nel Grassi.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} Grassi met [[Scott Hoying]] during a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stage play while in elementary school and met [[Kirstie Maldonado]] at the age of 8;{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} while attending Martin High School, Grassi, Hoying and Maldonado formed an a cappella trio, posting their first cover of the [[Telephone (Lady Gaga song)|Telephone]] by [[Lady Gaga]] to YouTube for a radio contest to meet the cast of [[Glee (TV series)|''Glee'']] in which Grassi sang alto.<ref>{{cite web|last1 = DeRosa|first1 = Nicole|title = Q&A with Mitch Grassi of acappella Group, PENTATONIX Talks: New Album, Starring in The Movie, PITCH PERFECT 2, Getting A Shout Out from Beyonce and More!|url = http://music.allaccess.com/qa-with-mitch-grassi-of-talented-a-cappella-group-pentatonix/|website = Music.AllAccess.com|publisher = All Access|accessdate = 24 January 2015}}</ref> Grassi made the TMEA All-State Choir three times during his high school career and was an extra in an episode of Glee in which he portrayed a member of the Golden Goblets.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} Grassi took first place at the Teen Talent Follies for his rendition of Scott Alan’s "Kiss the Air."{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} In 2011, the trio, with the addition of [[Avi Kaplan]] and [[Kevin Olusola]], formed the a cappella group Pentatonix and won NBC's [[The Sing-Off]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Snetiker|first1=Marc|title=Pentatonix: 5 members, 1 hour, 37 questions|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/10/15/pentatonix-five-members-one-hour-37-questions/|website=EW.com|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> Since the band's winning of The Sing-Off, they have released 4 EPs and [[That's Christmas to Me|a full-length album]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yahr|first1=Emily|title=Who are Pentatonix and why is their Christmas album so popular?|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/12/04/who-are-the-pentatonix-and-why-is-their-christmas-album-so-popular/|website=WashingtonPost.com|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> which went platinum in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pentatonix|title=Pentatonix on Facebook - "We cannot believe we get to say this, but... when the official charts come out tomorrow, #ThatsChristmasToMe will have officially gone PLATINUM!!! Thank you SO much to the (more than one) million people who bought our holiday album and for letting us share our music with you. We can't we for y'all to see (and hear) what's next! heart emoticon PTX"|url=https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix/photos/a.174988069245538.42930.153739784703700/777626248981714/?type=1&permPage=1|website=facebook.com/Pentatonix|publisher=Pentatonix|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref> Pentatonix with music producer Ben Bram won [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella]] for "Daft Punk" from their second EP, [[PTX, Vol. II]], at the [[57th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Grammy Awards Winners|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grammy-awards-2015-the-complete-winners-list-20150208/|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}</ref> Grassi is also working in producing electronic music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio|url=http://ptxofficial.com/bio|website=PTXOfficial.com|publisher=Pentatonix|accessdate=26 May 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526212957/http://ptxofficial.com/bio|archivedate=26 May 2015}}</ref> In August 2013,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Superfruit|title=AN INTRO TO SUPERFRUIT|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odb1UCQiDZ4|website=youtube.com/channel/UC9yXFuNnghsUHU6OpGg_MGA|publisher=Superfruit|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> Grassi and Scott Hoying created a webshow titled [[Superfruit (Web show)|Superfruit]]. Grassi and Hoying release a Superfruit video every Tuesday, and currently have over 1.6 million subscribers and over 160 million views.<ref>{{cite web|last1=YouTube|title=Superfruit - About|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/sup3rfruit/about|website=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> Grassi is openly [[gay]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Gregg |title=Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix on being gay in the cool a cappella band |work=The GA Voice LGBT News |date=2012-11-23 |url= http://www.thegavoice.com/aae/music/5494-mitch-grassi-of-pentatonix-on-being-gay-in-the-cool-a-cappella-band |accessdate=2015-07-16}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Pentatonix]] * [[SUP3RFRUIT|Superfruit]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Twitter|MitchGrassi}} {{Pentatonix}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grassi, Mitch}} [[Category:American musicians]] [[Category:American male singers]] [[Category:1992 births]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:LGBT singers]]'