Meet Our Baby Girl!

FOR YEARS THEY DREAMED OF STARTING A FAMILY. NOW THE PENTATONIX SINGER AND HIS HUSBAND ARE PROUD DADS TO DAUGHTER BIRDIE JAMES

- DANIELA AVILA

When Scott Hoying and his husband, Mark Hoying, first held their baby girl Birdie James, the puzzle pieces finally felt like they had fallen into place. “It was this overwhelming flashback of growing up and questioning, ‘Am I going to find love? Is gay marriage going to be legal? Am I going to be able to have a kid?’” recalls Scott, the baritone of the Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix. “It’s been a long time coming, and we feel really lucky.”

Living the Dream "I've always wanted to be in love and have a family," says Scott (in his L.A. home with Mark and Birdie).

In October 2025 the couple announced they were expecting via surrogate when Scott was competing on