Pentatonix Hopes to Get Their Daughters to Form Their Own 'Girl Group' One Day as They Join Them on Holiday Tour (Exclusive)
Three of the five members of Pentatonix are parents to daughters who are starting to show some performing abilities of their own
Three of the five members of Pentatonix are parents to daughters who are starting to show some performing abilities of their own Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty 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:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)/pentatonix-tout-120224-286b5f14f2684a88abe1e6b783878b3f.jpg "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.")
Pentatonix may 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 Sallee and Kevin 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 now expecting 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 their Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's a Christmas Tour this 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.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty 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
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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.
The sweetness of sharing their love for music and spreading Christmas joy with their children isn't lost on the parents, who hope to continue capturing these special memories by starting a new tradition: annual Christmas tour family photos.
"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. Kristin Maldonado/Instagram Kirstin Maldonado celebrating Halloween with her daughter and husband in 2024
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."
This tour is the group's third holiday season in a row performing for audiences nationwide, but the gig never gets old. While they've always valued sharing the festive spirit with their fans, doing it with their kids by their side makes it all the more special.
"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 member Scott Hoying says.
