Kirstin Maldonado is an award-winning American singer-songwriter. She is the only female member of the popular American a cappella group Pentatonix. Founded in 2011, Pentatonix has captured the hearts of millions of people around the world thanks to its amazing harmonies, bass and beatboxing. Her music, which consists of covers of popular songs, mashups, holiday songs and original songs, has made her a global sensation. In addition to her brilliant career at Pentatonix, Maldonado also has a solo recording career alongside her work as a Broadway actress. Find out more about her here, including her husband, ethnicity, net worth, etc.
Kirstin Maldonado Organic (origin)
Kirstin Taylor Maldonado was born on the 16th of May 1992 in Fort Worth, Texas. Her mother, Angelica Maldonado, is Spanish and her father, Michael Cisneros, is Mexican. The singer therefore has Spanish, Italian and Mexican roots. As a young child growing up in the Texas city of Arlington, Maldonado’s first love was theatrical musicals. She loved singing Disney songs and often accompanied her mother to see plays. She therefore fell in love with theater and aspired to one day become a stage actress.
To pursue her dreams, Kirstin Maldonado began singing and enrolled in voice lessons. She also joined a local drama troupe and performed in community theater. Maldonado received her high school education from Martin High School. In high school, she and two others (namely Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying) first formed an a cappella group and began performing locally. After high school, Kirstin Maldonado enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to study musical theater. She dropped out after a year and founded Pentatonix in 2011 with Grassi, Hoying and two other members. In the same year, the group won an NBC a cappella competition – The Sing-Off.
Since their 2011 win, Maldonado and her group’s members have built a solid career and proved they’re no fluke. The group has released a total of seven albums with at least one certified platinum and one certified gold. They have also won numerous awards including three Grammy Awards. They are the 2015 Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or Cappella for Medley of Daft Punk Songs, the 2016 Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or Cappella for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the 2017 Grammy for The Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their collaboration with Dolly Parton on their popular song, Jolene .
In addition to her involvement with Pentatonix, Kirstin Maldonado has also forged a successful career as a solo artist and actress. She released her debut EP, LOVE in July 2017. With her Broadway debut in February 2018, the Texas-born actress has also fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a stage actress. This happened in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots.
Is she married and who is her husband?
Kirstin Maldonado is not married, but she is engaged to Jeremy Michael Lewis. Lewis is a savvy businessman and owns his own digital marketing consulting firm. Interestingly, he is also an a cappella singer and took part in the 2013 edition of The Sing-Off.
Maldonado and Lewis (an Illinois native) startedYou can’t wrongly say that it was their shared passion for music that brought them together. The cute couple is just engaged to get married. They got engaged to the most romantic city in the world, Paris (specifically in front of the Eiffel Tower), in May 2016.
Height Weight
Kirstin Maldonado is 5 feet 4 inches or 1.62 m tall and weighs 55 kg. The Texas native also boasts a pair of lovely eyes. Regarding hair color, her natural hair color is brown but the singer usually changes it to whatever color she likes like blonde, black, etc.
assets
Pentatonix has an estimated group net worth of US$60million, which is their earnings come from their album sales as well as their sold out concerts. They also make money through their YouTube channel thanks to the millions of views they regularly receive. Her channel has at least 16 million subscribers and has accumulated more than 3 billion views. In addition, the group has also landed hefty endorsement deals with several companies. Regarding Maldonado, she has a net worth of $8 million and reportedly makes $750,000 a year.
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