# Scott Hoying

Scott Hoying (born September 17, 1991) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who came to international attention as the baritone of the a cappella group Pentatonix and one-half of the music duo Superfruit. As of June 2021, Pentatonix has released eleven albums (two of which have been number ones) and two EPs, have had four songs in the Billboard Hot 100, and won three Grammy Awards as "the first a cappella group to achieve mainstream success in the modern market". As of November 2021, Superfruit's YouTube channel has over 2.4 million subscribers, and over 444 million views.

## Early life and education

Scott Richard Hoying was born in Arlington, Texas to Connie and Rick Hoying. He met Mitch Grassi, another co-founder of Pentatonix and his partner in the duo Superfruit, when he was young. He also met Kirstin Maldonado, a third Pentatonix founder, while they were both attending Martin High School. Hoying and Grassi were both active in theater arts in Arlington and met when they were cast in the musical Annie; they both play piano. They were "giggly" together but not best friends immediately; then they were split up being sent to different schools for a year and a half. They reunited while performing in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. After graduating high school, he briefly attended the University of Southern California, where he studied popular music performance.
Pentatonix started as a trio, as Hoying, Grassi, and Maldonado had been in choir for most of their time in high school. The three quickly put together an a cappella cover of Lady Gaga's 2010 "Telephone" featuring Beyoncé to compete in a local radio station contest to meet Glee cast members. They did not win but kept competing and performing, gaining popularity.
Hoying heard about The Sing-Off reality-show competition for a cappella acts; he gained an interest in the genre once in college. It was the first time the trio had embraced a cappella. The show required groups to have five or more members, so they recruited bass vocalist Avi Kaplan and singer/beat boxer Kevin Olusola. After they won, they all relocated to Los Angeles to pursue recording artist careers. The main goal of the group was to become the first modern mainstream a cappella group, which they have done.

## Career
### Pentatonix

Pentatonix is an a cappella collective and a quintet; most of their songs are covers and much of their success comes from touring, including internationally. They gained national attention in the U.S. competing on NBC's a cappella reality show The Sing-Off in 2011, which they won. The group got a record label, who dropped them as their audience was too niche—with no guarantee of selling albums, or concert tickets—but the group felt it was ultimately advantageous as around late 2012 Pentatonix started posting videos to YouTube building an international fan base. Pentatonix also released the debut EP, PTX, Volume 1, on their new label in June 2012, followed by a Christmas EP, PTXmas in November. They recorded covers of pop 40 hits like Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011), Psy's "Gangnam Style" (2012), and Fun's "We Are Young" (2011). Their big video hit was a November 2013 video of a medley of Daft Punk songs. It had ten million views in the first week of its release and rose to over 150 million views; as of January 2020 it has over 320 million views.
As of March 2015 they had 7.6 million YouTube subscribers. By October 2019 that number rose to seventeen million and in December 2020, 18.9 million; the channel has over three billion video views. As of February 2020, they had over 4.4 billion views; they also have two million followers on Instagram, and 3.6 million on Facebook.
Their YouTube videos usually each have more than a million views. They also tour extensively including across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America—over an estimated forty countries as of December 2016; and have had cameos in shows and movies like Bones and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015); and their own television show, A Pentatonix Christmas Special (2016).
As of June 2021, Pentatonix has released eleven albums, ten of which reached the Top Ten on the Billboard 200, all combined selling ten million albums—including two number one albums, and five of Christmas music—and have had four songs in the Billboard Hot 100, and won three Grammy Awards. Their three Grammy wins were for their: Daft Punk medley tribute to the French electronic music duo (2015); version of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (2016); Jolene collaboration with Dolly Parton (2017). In addition to their regular tours, they use their extensive holiday music for Christmastime tours. Their That's Christmas to Me (2014) is the highest-charting Christmas album by a group of two or more since 1962.
The individual members find inspiration to cover recent songs, as well as international classics, then if they decide as a group it is a good match, they compose an arrangement; their friend Ben Bram, who is also their producer, is their co-arranger. Although they are known for their covers and re-arranged popular songs, the band released their first album, Pentatonix, in October 2015, and it was all original music; it also marked the first time an a cappella group had the top album on the Billboard 200 album chart. Their sold-out North American tour that year was documented in the movie, On My Way Home. Grassi said that he and Hoying both being openly gay has been appreciated by the group's fans; a common demographic is Midwesterners and Christians who comment that the pair have helped them accept their LGBTQ children.

### Superfruit

Hoying and Mitch Grassi, lifelong friends, vlogged skits, comedy videos, and duets to YouTube quickly gaining a following; after hundreds of videos they saw the music ones were the most liked so created Superfruit. Some of their viral videos include: Frozen medley (with more than thirteen million views as of April 2016) ; an "Evolution of Miley Cyrus" (12.8 million) and a Beyoncé album medley (with over twelve million). According to Hoying, Superfruit "came from Mitch's random mind". Hoying said, "Our first rule with starting Superfruit was: This is for fun... This is to be free and do whatever we want. So, let's write stories that we want to write, let's make videos that we want to make, let's not put limitations on it... not care so much about calculating it to where we think it might be more successful... I think that's why it feels so good to the fans." The first Superfruit video was released on August 13, 2013. Navigating Pentatonix versus the duo's projects and touring schedules was simplified by the quintet's rule that the larger groups' commitments come first.
They started to incorporate original music into the project, starting in 2016. Superfruit's first EP, Future Friends, Part One, was released in June 2017, Part Two in September 2017, followed by a full-length album of the same name. The EP's concept is that a friendship can run even deeper than any romantic component. They wrote with songwriters and producers collaborators including Robopop, Justin Tranter, and John Hill; and produced videos for each song. The album won critical acclaim and rose to ninth place on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Superfruit's debut video for Future Friends, "Imaginary Parties", was noted by InStyle for the bold fashions that their stylist Candice McAndrews helped them secure. McAndrews has worked with Pentatonix since the beginning as well. She used Gucci and Balenciaga to elevate with high-fashion inspiration and "a pop art approach to their look". McAndrews shared that a Superfruit fitting will have seven to nine racks of clothing for each, including designers "Alexander Wang, Loewe, Vetements, Haider Ackermann, Raf Simons, and Maison Margiela".

### Acapop! KIDS

In October 2019, Hoying started another a cappella group, with members who are aged 17 years or younger, calling the group Acapop! KIDS.
On August 18, 2020, 15-year-old member Nolan Gibbons (one of the group's beatboxers) passed away in his sleep from sudden unexplained death in childhood. In his memory, Acapop! KIDS put together a memorial video of Nolan's audition song, "This City" by Sam Fischer. The group also auditioned for America's Got Talent in 2022, where they sang Nolan's original song "My Turn". Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell all voted "yes" for Acapop! (Howie Mandel was sick, so he could not attend) sending them to the next round.

## Personal life

Hoying is openly gay and resides in Hollywood. He began dating model Mark Manio in 2017. They got engaged in the Bahamas on April 13, 2022 and were married in Santa Barbara, California, on July 7, 2023. Their wedding was officiated by singer-songwriter Christina Perri. Hoying has scoliosis and had to wear a brace for 5 years when he was younger to help treat the condition.

## Discography
### Superfruit
#### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected information :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | CAN |
| Future Friends | Released: September 15, 2017 Label: RCA Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 29 | 70 |

#### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected information :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | CAN |
| Future Friends – Part One | Released: June 30, 2017 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming | 33 | 57 |
| Future Friends – Part Two | Released: September 15, 2017 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming | – | – |

#### Singles

List of singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "The Promise" | 2019 | Non-album single |

#### Features

As featured artist :
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "Black and White" (featuring Superfruit and Kirstin Maldonado) | 2017 | Todrick Hall | Straight Outta Oz |
| "Beautiful" (featuring Superfruit) | 2017 | Betty Who | The Valley |

### Solo
#### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected information :
| Title | Details |
| Arms Around the World | Released: March 23, 2005 Label: Starplex Records Formats: CD |
| Currently Single | Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Formats: CD, digital download |
| Scott Hoying | Released: March 18, 2008 Label: Formats: CD, digital download |
| Parallel | Released: July 28, 2023 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download |

#### Singles

List of singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Mars" | 2022 | Parallel |
| "Parallel" | 2023 | Parallel |
| "Flaunt It" | 2024 | Non-album single |
| "Mad About You" | 2024 | Non-album single |

#### Features

As featured artist :
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "Turn Up the Music" (featuring Scott Hoying) | 2012 | Peter Hollens | Non-album single |
| "Blowin' in the Wind" (Scott Hoying, Julia Harriman & Mario Jose) | 2016 | Julia Harriman, Mario Jose | Non-album single |
| "All for Me" (featuring Scott Hoying) | 2017 | Hoodie Allen | The Hype |
| "Ghost" (Frankie & Scott Hoying) | 2018 | Frankie | Non-album single |
| "Lose Us" (featuring Scott Hoying) | 2018 | Rozzi | Bad Together |
| "All to Me" (featuring Scott Hoying) | 2018 | Shoshana Bean | Non-album single |
| "Sensitive" (featuring Scott Hoying) | 2022 | Meghan Trainor | Takin' It Back |

## Songwriting and production credits

All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database.
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 2025 | "Last Night" | Austin Maguire | Non-album single | Scott Hoying, Austin Maguire | Scott Hoying, Austin Maguire |
| 2024 | "Devastatia" | Priyanka | Devastatia | Scott Hoying, Josh Cumbee, Mark "Priyanka" Suknanan, Michael Angelo Junchaya, Nina Ann Nelson | Scott Hoying, Josh Cumbee |
| 2024 | "Forget How To Love" | Meghan Trainor | Timeless | Scott Hoying, Justin Trainor, Ryan Trainor, Meghan Trainor | Justin Trainor |
| 2023 | "FYP (Burn Book)" | Citizen Queen | Clique | Scott Hoying, Cora Isabel, Dallas Caton, Kaedi Dalley, Kaylah Sharve, Nina Ann Nelson | Scott Hoying, Dallas Caton, Nina Ann Nelson |
| 2023 | "Replay" | Citizen Queen | Clique | Scott Hoying, Dan Book, Hannah Mrozak, Kaedi Dalley, Nina Ann Nelson | Dan Book |
| 2022 | "Homesick Melody" | Girl Named Tom | One More Christmas | Scott Hoying, Toby Gad, Bekah Liechty, Caleb Liechty, Josh Liechty, Skylar Mones | Toby Gad, Skylar Mones |
| 2022 | "Glow" | Acapop! Kids | Non-album single | Scott Hoying, Jessica Karpov, Toby Gad | No producer credited |
| 2021 | "Evergreen" | Pentatonix | Evergreen | Scott Hoying, Jesse Thomas, Sam DeRosa, Eric Leva, Kevin Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2021 | "You're Out" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee | Jussifer |
| 2021 | "Easy Love" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Chris Petrosino, Rob McCurdy, Hayler Warner, Kevin Olusola | Noise Club |
| 2021 | "The Lucky Ones" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Lindy Robbins, Martin Sjølie | Martin Sjølie |
| 2021 | "Petals" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Tamara Knight, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen | Jussifer |
| 2021 | "Midnight In Tokyo" (featuring Little Glee Monster) | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Justin Tranter, Ryland Blackington, Vaughn Oliver, Daniel Keyes | Ryland Blackington, Vaughn Oliver |
| 2021 | "Coffee In Bed" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Matthew Koma, Dan Book, Mitch Grassi | Matthew Koma, Dan Book |
| 2021 | "Happy Now" | Pentatonix | The Lucky Ones | Scott Hoying, Jon Bellion, Mark Williams, Ross Golan, Johan Carlsson, Kevin Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado, Sean Myer | Johan Carlsson, Sean Myer, Ojivolta |
| 2017 | "Goodbye From Lonely" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Chris Petrosino, Rob McCurdy | Noise Club |
| 2017 | "Sexy Ladies" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Zak Waters | Pretty Sister |
| 2017 | "GUY.exe" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Rod Temperton, Zak Waters | Pretty Sister |
| 2017 | "Everything" (featuring Inara George) | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Inara George, Wendy Wang | Wendy Wang |
| 2017 | "Heartthrob" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Jesse Thomas, Daniel Omelio | Robo-Pop |
| 2017 | "Worth It (Perfect)" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek, Jakob Bjorn Hansen | Danny L Harle |
| 2017 | "How You Feeling?" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Justin Tranter, Daniel Crean, Shawn Serrano | Justin Tranter, Daniel Crean, Shawn Wasabi |
| 2017 | "Keep Me Coming" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek | Danny L Harle |
| 2017 | "Hurry Up!" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany | Valley Girl |
| 2017 | "Vacation" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Brian Robert Jones, Caitlin Notey | Brian Robert Jones |
| 2017 | "Deny U" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Caroline Polachek, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen | Jussifer |
| 2017 | "Future Friends" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen, Katie Pearlman | Jussifer |
| 2017 | "Bad 4 Us" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Brian Robert Jones, Caitlin Notey | Brian Robert Jones |
| 2017 | "Imaginary Parties" | Superfruit | Future Friends | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Al Carlson, Alex Craig | Slaters |
| 2015 | "That's Christmas to Me" | Pentatonix | That's Christmas To Me | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2015 | "New Year's Day" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Sam Hollander, Ben Bram, Kevin Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado, Martin Johnson, Mitch Grassi | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Martin Johnson |
| 2015 | "Rose Gold" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Stephen Wrabel, Andrew Pearson | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola |
| 2015 | "Can't Sleep Love" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Elof Loelv, Kevin Figueiredo, Kevin Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Teddy Pena, William Wells | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kuk Harrell |
| 2015 | "Sing" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Sam Hollander, Kevin Olusola, Martin Johnson, Mitch Grassi | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Martin Johnson |
| 2015 | "First Things First" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Kevin Fisher, Kevin Olusola | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kuk Harrell |
| 2015 | "Cracked" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Christopher J Baran, Talay Riley | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kuk Harrell |
| 2015 | "Light In The Hallway" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Audra Mae | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2015 | "Ref" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Kevin Olusola, Tayla Parx | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kuk Harrell |
| 2015 | "Misbehavin'" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | Scott Hoying, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Matt Radosevich, Mitch Grassi | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kuk Harrell |
| 2013 | "Run to You" | Pentatonix | PTX, Volume 2 | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2013 | "Love Again" | Pentatonix | PTX, Volume 2 | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2013 | "Natural Disaster" | Pentatonix | PTX, Volume 2 | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram |
| 2012 | "Show You How to Love" | Pentatonix | PTX, Volume 1 | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola | Ben Bram |
| 2012 | "The Baddest Girl" | Pentatonix | PTX, Volume 1 | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Ben Bram | Ben Bram |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Bones | Ted Gibbs | Guest Cast (The Strike in the Chord; Season 11 Ep.16) |
| 2021 | Centaurworld | Mouthpiece | 2 seasons |
| 2023 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | TBD | Guest cast (Season 4) |

## Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on Rachael Ray | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Outstanding Original Song | "Cabana Boy Troy" on The Kelly Clarkson Show | Nominated | |
Sports Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Outstanding Music Direction | "Super Bowl LVII: "Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus" | Won | |
Grammy Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2015 | Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | "Daft Punk" | Won |
| 2016 | Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" | Won |
| 2017 | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | "Jolene" (ft. Dolly Parton) | Won |
| 2023 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Evergreen | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | Rose Without the Thorns | Nominated |
Streamy Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2014 | Best Cover Song | "Daft Punk" | Won |
| 2014 | Best Original Song | "Love Again" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Musical Artist | Pentatonix | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Collaboration | Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Cover Song | "Evolution of Michael Jackson" | Nominated |
YouTube Music Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Response of the Year | "Radioactive" (with Lindsey Stirling) | Won | |
| 2015 | Artist of the Year | Pentatonix | Won | |
Shorty Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Best YouTube Musician | Pentatonix | Won | |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Favorite Music Group | Pentatonix | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Favorite Music Group | Pentatonix | Nominated | |
IHeartRadio Music Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best Cover Song | "Cheerleader" | Nominated | |
Webby Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Video Remixes/Mashups | Evolution of Michael Jackson | Nominated | |
World Choreography Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Best Choreography in a Music Video | Sweet Life | Won | |