Kirstin Maldonado
| Kirstin Maldonado | |
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Maldonado performing as part of Pentatonix in August 2015
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May 16, 1992 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www |
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| Labels | RCA, Madison Gate |
| Associated acts | Pentatonix, Voctave |
Kirstin "Kirstie" Maldonado (born May 16, 1992) is an American singer and songwriter, mostly known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix. Together with Pentatonix, Maldonado has released seven studio albums, won three Grammy Awards, and sold over 6 million albums.
Maldonado was born in Fort Worth, Texas on May 16, 1992. Her mother is Spanish-Italian, while her father, Michael Cisneros, is Mexican. Maldonado was raised by her mother Angelica Maldonado in Arlington, Texas. Maldonado was only five years old when she first expressed the wish to become a singer. At eight years old she sang at her mother's wedding reception ultimately convincing her mother to enroll her in voice lessons. Maldonado also got into theater and starred in several local productions. It was through the local theater community that Maldonado met Mitch Grassi; a future fellow Pentatonix member.
Maldonado attended Holy Rosary Catholic School and later Martin High School. At Martin High School she met Scott Hoying with whom she and Grassi would later form Pentatonix. The three friends created an a cappella trio and started getting attention around their school for their covers of popular songs. Maldonado graduated from Martin High School in 2010 and went to The University of Oklahoma where she was a Musical Theatre Performance major. She dropped out in order to form Pentatonix.
In 2011 Maldonado was contacted by her high school friend Scott Hoying who wanted to put together a group for NBC’s a cappella competition The Sing-Off. Maldonado agreed to join the group, which also included Mitch Grassi, another of her high school friends. Together they formed the a cappella group Pentatonix along with Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola. The group entered and eventually won the third season of The Sing-Off. Since then they have released several albums and EPs, reached 13 million YouTube subscribers and over 2 billion YouTube views, toured the world and won three Grammy Awards.
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