American singer Matt Sallee began his music career with a Cappella group The Ramtations during his high school years and later partook in America’s Got Talent during Season 10. He then performed with the wedding band The House Jacks, and during that time, Matt received an audition ticket from Pentatonix joining the group in 2017.
His cappella band Pentatonix has covered a wide range of pop styles with vocal harmonizations, beatboxes, basslines, riffs, and percussion. Matt is the second bass of the Atlanta based group.
Bio, Age, And Net Worth
Born as Matthew Sallee at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in 1994, Matt, 25, celebrates his birthday on 11 February. Matt stands tall with a height of 1.8 m (5 feet 11 inches) and holds American nationality. His weight is around 172 lbs (78 kg), and his ethnicity is African-American.
A Cappella singer started singing at an early age and performed comfortably in various genres of music. Matt studied at Maurice J. McDonough High School, and during his high school years, he formed all male a cappella band Ramtations. After high school graduation, Matt pursued music at Berklee College of Music and sang as a solo artist for the school’s President Committee.
Since then, Matt has been summoning fruitful amount of net worth. His few parts of income come from his YouTube channel. According to Socialblade, the band’s official YouTube channel PTXofficial has the estimated earnings of $8.6K – $138.4K monthly, and $103.8K – $1.7M yearly.
Besides YouTube revenues, the musician has been earning fortunes from Pentatonix tours and performances. He became an official member of a cappella group during the holiday tour in December 2017. With Matt, the group has released several albums like PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I; and Christmas Is Here!.
Family Man; Girlfriend Or Gay?
Brother of two siblings, an elder brother Ernest and a sister Tamira, Matt cites his family as a source of inspiration for his music career. Whenever his grandmother saw him performing at their church, she would get overwhelmed with his voice and started crying.
His father Ernest Sallee is a music pastor with whom Matt often performed at Morning Star Baptist Church in Baltimore. Also, his mother Tammy Salle was singing partner of Matt during his early years.
His parents got married at Morning Star Baptist Church of Christ in Baltimore in November 1987 and have already extended the relationship with 31 years of togetherness.
Unlike his family talks, Matt has remained mum regarding his dating life. With no trails of romance, the singer reportedly does not have a girlfriend, that has arisen questions about his sexuality being gay. Yet, the 25-years-old singer has to clarify the rumors of his sexuality.