Celebrity Biographies
Avi Kaplan Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1989, April 17 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 31 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 11 inches |
| Name | Avi Kaplan |
| birth name | Avriel Benjamin Kaplan |
| nick’s name | avi |
| Dad | Michael Kaplan |
| Mother | Shelly Kaplan |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Visalia, California |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Vocalist |
| Working for | pentatonix |
| Net worth | $8 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| face color | fair |
| Famous for | pentatonix |
| Married | Unknown |
| Awards | ICCA |
| Music Group | pentatonix |
| Brothers | Esther Kaplan |
| Books | Joshua KaplanEsther Kaplan |
| albums | Sage and Stone, Pentatonix |
Avi Kaplan, an American musician and singer who is fond of classical music. He also plays the guitar and composes and arranges music for both choir and a cappella. He is a former member of Pentatonix, an American a cappella group. The other band members included Scott Hoying, Kevin Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado, and Mitch Grassi. Avi is the bass vocalist for Pentatonix. He announced his departure from the band in May 2017.
Early life, education and biography of Avi Kaplan
Avriel Kaplan was born Avriel Benjamin Kaplan on April 17, 1989 in Visalia, California under the birth sign of Aries. Kaplan is an American by nationality and is of white ethnicity. He was born to parents Shelly Kaplan and Michael Kaplan and has two brothers; a brother Joshua Kaplan and a sister Esther Kaplan .
Kaplan is originally from the small town of Visalia, California, but moved to Upland, California in 2007 to pursue a career in music.
He attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. Kaplan is a serious student of classical music who also plays the guitar and composes and arranges music for both choir and a cappella. Originally from Visalia, CA, Avi moved to Walnut, CA in 2007 to attend Mt. San Antonio College, known worldwide for her strong choral and a cappella tradition. In 2008, she joined Fermata Nowhere, a high-energy male Cappella group.
Avi Kaplan’s career
Avi Kaplan won the competition’s award for ‘Best Rhythm Section’, the first year this award had included a bass vocal (the award was called ‘Best Vocal Percussionist’ before Avi’s win sparked the language switch ). In his third year on Mt. San Antonio, Avi joined Syncopation, an award-winning jazz ensemble that won the Monterey Jazz Festival Competition in its first year.
Avi Kaplan has performed at venues around the world, including New York City’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Avi loves playing the guitar, composing and arranging music, and is training in opera.
Along with classical music, Avi’s voice has been low in various vocal jazz groups and Cappella contemporary over the past seven years. In 2008, she joined ‘Fermata Nowhere’, a fresh, high-energy, in-your-face, all-male a cappella group from Mt. San Antonio College.
In its sophomore year, ‘Fermata Nowhere’ won the ICCA, the first community college to do so. In this competition, Avi Kaplan received a special award for ‘Best Rhythm Section’ in previous years, the award having been coined ‘Best Vocal Percussionist’ and he had never been assigned a bass voice.
Pentatonix, Avi’s band
Pentatonix is an American a cappella group formed in 2011. The five founding members of Pentatonix were Scott Hoying , Kevin Olusola , Kirstin Maldonado , Mitch Grassi , and Avi Kaplan. Avi was the bass vocalist for Pentatonix.
After winning The Sing-Off in 2011, the group landed a $200,000 record deal, which they promptly dropped. So, they turned to YouTube, where their pop-rock covers have amassed over a billion views. In 2014, his Christmas album sold over 1 million copies, one of only three acts to achieve the feat that year; in 2015 they took home their first Grammy and their self-titled album debuted at the top of the Billboard charts. In May 2017, he announced that he would be leaving the band after their upcoming tours.
Avi Kaplan net worth
American singer and musician Avi Kaplan has an estimated net worth of $8 million as of early 2019 according to Celebrity Net Worth. The main sources of his income and his enormous fortune are smart stock investments, substantial real estate and lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics.
In addition, he owns several restaurants in Washington. He also owns a soccer team, a vodka brand, and is tackling the juniors market with a best-selling perfume.
Life and personal affairs of Avi Kaplan
Avi Kaplan is not yet ready to take responsibility for his wife, so he is not married. Kaplan has not seen anyone and has not introduced anyone as his girlfriend, so he is possibly single today.
In the past, it was rumored that he was dating Kristie Maldonado who is one of the band members. However, the duo’s dating rumors were proven false as Kristie was actually linked to Jeremy Lewis since 2013.