Faith Tap – Everyone is struggling to hold back tears with Pentanonix’s brand new version of “Hallelujah.”
They most certainly have worked their a capella magic once again! “Hallelujah” was originally written by Leonard Cohen in 1984. Surprisingly it achieved little success initially until it was covered by Jeff Buckley.
Since being made popular by him, the song has over 300 known covered versions from various singers and even featured in the film Shrek. And now Pentatonix brings their talent to cover it once again and they certainly do not disappoint!
Pentatonix themselves have achieved overwhelming musical success since forming in 2011. The won the third season of “The Sing Off” on NBC, that victory earned them $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music.
To date they have over 11 million YouTube subscribers and more than 1.54 billion total views. They are currently the 13th most subscribed channel with the 44th most subscribed overall.
Watch “Hallelujah” Here.