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Scott Hoying
Hoying in 2025
Born (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 34)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Mark Manio
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(m. 2023)​
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • synthesizer
Labels
Member of

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 [2][3]. As of 2025, 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".[4]

Early life and education

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Scott Richard Hoying was born in Arlington, Texas to Connie and Rick Hoying. After graduating high school, he briefly attended the University of Southern California, where he studied popular music performance.[5]

Pentatonix started as a trio, as Hoying, Mitch Grassi, and Kirstin Maldonado had been in choir for most of their time in high school.[6] 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.[7][8]

Hoying heard about The Sing-Off reality-show competition for a cappella acts; he gained an interest in the genre once in college.[9] 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.[10][11][12] After they won, they all relocated to Los Angeles to pursue recording artist careers.[13][14] The main goal of the group was to become the first modern mainstream a cappella group, which they have done.[15]

Career

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Pentatonix

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Main article: Pentatonix
Hoying performing with Pentatonix in 2014

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.[16] They gained national attention in the U.S. competing on NBC's a cappella reality show The Sing-Off in 2011, which they won.[17] 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.[18] Pentatonix also released the debut EP, PTX, Volume 1, on their new label in June 2012, followed by a Christmas EP, PTXmas in November.[11][18] 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).[19] 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 2025 it has over 380 million views.[20]

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.[18][21] As of February 2020, they had over 4.4 billion views; they also have 3.6 million followers on Instagram, and 5.1 million on Facebook.[22]

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).[23][24][25]

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.[26][27][28] 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.[29]

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.[7][8] 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.[30] Their sold-out North American tour that year was documented in the movie, On My Way Home.[31]

Superfruit

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Main article: Superfruit (duo)
Hoying and Mitch Grassi (pictured in 2014) make up Superfruit.

In 2013, Hoying teamed up with Grassi in SUPERFRUIT. The comedy and music YouTube channel gathered half-a-billion views, attracted 2.4 million YouTube subscribers, and garnered hundreds of millions of streams across songs like “GUY.exe.”

Solo music

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In 2023 Hoying released his solo debut EP, Parallel. The lead single “Mars” was released July 2023 generated millions of streams across platforms. He delivered a performance of the title track “Parallel” on TODAY and "Mars" on the Kelly Clarkson Show. The Associated Press hailed the EP as “his most personal music to date.” In 2025, Hoying's song "Rose Without The Thorns", a tribute to his husband Mark, earned him his first solo nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards.

Achievements

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In 2023, Hoying received an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Music Direction” of America's Youth Choir at Super Bowl LVII. In 2024, Hoying and his husband Mark published a children's book entitled How Lucky Am I?, landing on USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist.

Dancing with the Stars

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On September 3, 2025, Hoying was announced as a participant of the thirty-fourth season of the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Rylee Arnold.[32]

Personal life

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Hoying is openly gay. He began dating model Mark Manio in 2017.[33] They got engaged in the Bahamas on April 13, 2022[34][35] and were married in Santa Barbara, California, on July 7, 2023.[35] Their wedding was officiated by singer-songwriter Christina Perri.[36]

Discography

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See also: Pentatonix discography and Superfruit (duo)

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected information
Title Details
Parallel
  • Released: July 28, 2023
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

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List of singles
Title Year Album
"Mars" 2022 Parallel
"Parallel" 2023 Parallel
"Four" 2023 Parallel
"Extraordinary" 2023 Parallel
"Flaunt It" 2024 Non-album single
"Mad About You" 2024 Non-album single
"Rose Without The Thorns" 2024 Non-album single
"Pray" 2025 Non-album single
"Great Rainbow" 2025 Non-ablbum single

Features

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As featured artist
Title Year Artist Album
"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) 		Rozzi Bad Together
"All to Me"
(featuring Scott Hoying) 		Shoshana Bean Non-album single
"Sensitive"
(featuring Scott Hoying) 		2022 Meghan Trainor Takin' It Back
"Come Alive"

(featuring Scott Hoying)

2024 Loren Allred The Showman Sessions
"Baby Names"

(featuring Scott Hoying)

2025 Julia Harriman Non-album single

Songwriting and production credits

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All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database.[37]

Filmography

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Television

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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)
2025 Dancing with the Stars Contestant Season 34

Film

Year Title Role
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Team Canada
2024 Meet Me Next Christmas Scott

Awards and nominations

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Awards Year Category Work Result Ref.
Billboard Music Awards 2015 Top Billboard 200 Album That's Christmas to Me Nominated [38][non-primary source needed]
Top Billboard 200 Artist Pentatonix Nominated [39][non-primary source needed]
Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on Rachael Ray Nominated [40]
2021 Outstanding Original Song "Cabana Boy Troy" on The Kelly Clarkson Show Nominated [41]
Grammy Awards 2015 Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "Daft Punk" Won [42]
2016 "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" Won [43]
2017 Best Country Duo/Group Performance "Jolene" (ft. Dolly Parton) Won [44]
2023 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Evergreen Nominated [45]
2024 Holidays Around the World Nominated [46]
2025 Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "Rose Without the Thorns" Nominated
IHeartRadio Music Awards 2016 Best Cover Song "Cheerleader" Nominated [47]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2016 Favorite Music Group Pentatonix Nominated [48]
2017 Nominated [49]
Shorty Awards 2015 Best YouTube Musician Won [50]
Sports Emmy Awards 2023 Outstanding Music Direction Super Bowl LVII: "Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus" Won [51]
Streamy Awards 2014 Best Cover Song "Daft Punk" Won [52]
Best Original Song "Love Again" Nominated [52]
Best Musical Artist Pentatonix Nominated [52]
2015 Best Collaboration Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling Nominated [53]
Best Cover Song "Evolution of Michael Jackson" Nominated [53]
YouTube Music Awards 2013 Response of the Year "Radioactive" (with Lindsey Stirling) Won [54]
2015 Artist of the Year Pentatonix Won [55]
Webby Awards 2016 Video Remixes/Mashups Evolution of Michael Jackson Nominated [56]
World Choreography Awards 2017 Best Choreography in a Music Video Sweet Life Won [57]

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