Kevin Olusola
Nigerian-American singer-songwriter, beatboxer, and cellist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kevin Oluwole Olusola, also known as K.O., (born October 5, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, beatboxer, and cellist. Olusola is best known as the beatboxer of the a cappella group Pentatonix.[2] After the group won NBC's The Sing-Off in 2011, they released eleven albums, which have sold over 2 million records,[3] and have amassed more than two billion views on their YouTube channel.
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Born | Kevin Oluwole Olusola (1988-10-05) October 5, 1988 (age 35) Pasadena, California, U.S.[1] |
Other names | K.O. |
Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Leigh Weissman (m. 2019) |
Children | 1 |
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Labels | Madison Gate, RCA[1] |
Member of | Pentatonix, Triptyq |
Website | kevinolusola |
Olusola has also been identified as developing the art of "celloboxing" (playing cello and beatboxing simultaneously).[4] His celloboxing version of Mark Summer's "Julie-O" went viral in April 2011, which led him to become involved with Pentatonix. Olusola has performed at classical musical festivals such as the Amsterdam Cello Biennale and the Kronberg Academy Festival, opened the TED Conference in Vancouver, and was chosen by Quincy Jones to represent him in concert at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival on the same program as Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea.[5]