Scott Hoying (born September 17, 1991)[1] 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.

[2][3] 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".

[6] 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.

[7] After graduating high school, he briefly attended the University of Southern California, where he studied popular music performance.

[9] 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.

The show required groups to have five or more members, so they recruited bass vocalist Avi Kaplan and singer/beat boxer Kevin Olusola.

[30][31][32] 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).

[33] 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.

[35] 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.

[40] Navigating Pentatonix versus the duo's projects and touring schedules was simplified by the quintet's rule that the larger groups' commitments come first.

[39] 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 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".

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.