Pentatonix Wins the Sing-Off!
2nd Place: Dartmouth Airs
3rd Place: Urban Method
AHHHH! Pentatonix wins and all is right with the world! Dartmouth Aires coming in second place was pretty perfect too! It’s such a shame this wonderful singing competition didn’t find a wider audience. I could not be cynical about 1 single second of this show, I loved it so much.
Tonight’s finale featured the Top 3 groups performing one last song, and a tune with a cast member. 4th place finishers Astro Blue sang with the legendary Smokey Robinson. Pretty good deal, eh?
Hey Simon Cowell! When you cast groups for X Factor next year, you might want to consider an outfit like Pentatonix! If any vocal group from a singing competition is going to have a hit record it’s going to come from the Sing-Off. OOPS excuse me! It’s already happened! The Beelzebubs who came in 2nd in The Sing-Off’s inaugural season, rocketed to the top of the charts as Darren Criss’s Warblers on Glee. Simon. You need a consult. Stat.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to the debut album from Pentatonix. The combination of stellar vocals, an unparalleled rhythm section and KILLER KILLER ARRANGEMENTS made the group the clear front runners.
Who will win the Sing-Off? Will it be hip-hop influenced, Urban Method? The college boys Dartmouth Airs? Or the ever-inventive Pentatonix? The winners get 2ooK and a Sony recording contract.
IT BETTER BE PENTATONIX!!! I’ll be shocked if they don’t win. In the meantime, the next two hours will be filled with performances from the cast and contestants. I’ll be live blogging the LIVE show right here.
The top 3 group song is a Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” – WHOA. This is pretty awesome. VIDEO
The Top 10 groups are in the house!
Each of the Top 3 are featured in Video packages visiting charities, they sing a new song and then the judges weigh in on each group.
Pentatonix visits the Trevor Project. The do a “It gets better” Video. Aw. Mitch was teased in school for his high voice. But now it’s an asset. Take that haters!
Pentatonix sings “Without You” by David Guetta feat. Usher. Another off-the charts arrangement from THE GROUP THAT BETTER WIN THIS COMPETITION. VIDEO
Vocal Point take us into commercial with “The Way You Look Tonight”.
The Urban Method visited the Sickle Cell Foundation. A couple members in the group have relatives with Sickle Cell.
The Urban Method sing “Stereo Hearts” by Gym Class Heroes and Adam Levine. Ben says they have such a massive sound. VIDEO
Dartmouth Aires visits Saving Strokes, which helps stroke victims. Michael’s mom had a stroke this past spring.
Dartmouth Aires sing Meatloaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”. Amy from Delilah does the girl part! That was so much fun. VIDEO
Nick Lachey and Pentatonix sing 98 Degrees “Give Me Just One Night” (Una Noche) – I don’t dig this song, but it’s a good rendition. Kristie is SUPER SEXY singing Spanish. VIDEO
The Deltones sing “The Edge of Glory” to break.
Sara Bareilles takes the stage with Urban Method to sing “When Am I Gonna Get Over You”. The weakest of the 3 numbers. Sara is the best thing here. – VIDEO
Afro Blue takes us to break with “Put Your Records On”
Ben Folds and the Dartmouth Aires leads the audience in sing along of “Not the Same”! They are teaching the audience parts! So cool. – VIDEO
The Yellow Jackets take us out to break.
The girls from the Top 10 groups sing “Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin. Well…this is a little bit of a mess. There’s a whole mess of melisma going on right here! – VIDEO
North Shore sings out to commercial!
The guys join forces to sing Bruce Springsteen’s “Born To Run”. Uhm the guys are kicking the girls asses. For real. – VIDEO
Delilah sings “Catch A Grenade” to take us out to commercial.
Smokey Robinson and Afro Blue sing his classic tune “You Really Got a Hold On Me”. – VIDEO
The Collective sing off with “I Will Survive”.
Results! Urban Method is in 3rd place! So far so good. They sing their Swan Song. “I’m Coming Home”. – VIDEO
Now, we look back at the Dartmouth Aires and Petatonix “amazing journey’s”. And the winner is PENTATONIX! – VIDEO
Aw. No Swan Song from Dartmouth Aires! It’ll be on NBC.com later. I bet they had a cool song prepared. Pentatonix end the show with “Eye of the Tiger”!
