Scott Hoying  Scott Richard Hoying (born September 17, 1991) is an American baritone singer, songwriter, arranger, and musician from Arlington, Texas, who came to international attention as the founder and performer of two groups; the quintet a cappella collective Pentatonix, and the duo Superfruit. As of May 2020, Pentatonix has released ten albums, including two number ones, 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". , Superfruit’s YouTube channel has over 2.4 million subscribers, and over 392 million views. As of 2016, Hoying lives in Hollywood, California. 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, another Pentatonix founder, in highschool. Hoying and Grassi were both active in theater arts in Arlington and met when they were cast in the musical "Annie", they both also play piano. They were "giggly" together but not best friends immediately; they then were split up being sent to different schools for a year and a half, and reunited while performing in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Pentatonix started as a trio, as Hoying, Grassi, and Maldonado had been in choir for most of their high school careers. 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 three really 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, 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. Pentatonix is a quintet a cappella collective, with most of their songs being covers, and much of their success comes from touring, including internationally.