Pentatonix Hopes to Get Their Daughters to Form Their Own 'Girl Group' One Day as They Join Them on Holiday Tour (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kevin Olusola, Matt Sallee, Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying of Pentatonix at the star ceremony where Pentatonix is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Pentatonixmay be a Grammy Award-winning a capella group, but there’s a shot their daughters will come for their gig one day.

Three of the five members of Pentatonix —Kirstin Maldonado,Matt SalleeandKevin Olusola— became parents to daughters between 2021 and 2024. Maldonado, 32, and her husband, Ben Hausdorff,welcomed their daughter Elliana, in June 2022, and she is nowexpecting her second child, while Sallee, 30, welcomed his daughter, Maliyah, in August.

Olusola, 36, became a father in April 2021 with the birth of his daughter, Kaia, and again in June 2024 when he and his wife welcomed their son, Christian.

Now, the kids have joined their parents on theirPentatonix: Hallelujah! It’s a Christmas Tourthis winter, and are getting a taste of the band life — and a potential tease for their future careers as Pentatonix 2.0? “We joke that it’s going to be a girl group because all the first ones have been girls,” Maldonado tells PEOPLE.

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Kirstin Maldonado, Elliana Violet, Ben Hausdorff at the star ceremony where Pentatonix is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Though they may be infants and toddlers now, the girls have already started forming bonds and making lasting memories, watching their parents perform on stage across 25 cities in the U.S. At one show, Elliana was photographed in a sweet moment as she held infant Maliyah.

“It’s just so sweet because obviously we’re such a family, and so then to see your children interact with your family, it’s just amazing. It’s just the best feeling,” Maldonado says.

“During production rehearsals, we had all the young kids come together and we took a little family photo and we’re hoping that could be a tradition so that they could see how they’ve grown throughout the years on our Christmas tours,” Olusola says.

Kirstin Maldonado celebrating Halloween with her daughter and husband in 2024.Kristin Maldonado/Instagram

Kristin Maldonado/Instagram

It may be too soon to tell, but the girls are already starting to show some early hints that a future girl group may not be too far-fetched of an idea. Elliana loves to sing, Maldonado says, and is a fan of some of the glitzier parts of being a performer.

“She goes into hair and makeup, and is like, ‘My turn,’ " the singer jokes. “I’m like, ‘Okay, well, the boys have to go first.'”

The toddler even sings into Maldonado’s microphone and wants to join the band on stage, Maldonado says. She also knows to keep the group in check, knocking on each of their doors ahead of curtain call to remind them, “Time to go to stage!”

Even Maliyah, who is only 4 months old, is showing off some dancing skills. “I’ll rap at her a little bit, and I’ll be like, ‘Go, move, move your legs, move your legs,’ and she’ll kick,” Sallee says. “She has rhythm, we’re good. She’ll be a dancer, she’ll be a singer.”

“It’s always magical in some way, and now that everyone’s having kids and stuff, Christmas magic has a new light to it,” fellow memberScott Hoyingsays.

source: people.com