Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is an American

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and

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consisting of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, both known as members of the

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group

Pentatonix Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, currently consisting of vocalists Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements ...

. Superfruit is also the name of their comedy show, featured on their eponymous

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channel. Their channel was created in August 2013 with a focus on comedic

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s and music performances. , the channel has over 2.4 million subscribers and over 419 million views. In 2016, the duo became more involved in musical activities, with the releases of their first original songs, "Bad 4 Us" on October 18 and "Sweet Life" on November 15. On June 30, 2017, the duo released their first EP, ''Future Friends: Part One'', followed on September 15 by both the EP ''Future Friends: Part Two'', and ''

Future Friends ''Future Friends'' is the only studio album by American musical duo Superfruit. It was released on September 15, 2017 through RCA Records. The album is the latter release in the duo's ''Future Friends'' series that includes two extended ...

'', which acted as a

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containing both EPs and Superfruit's debut

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. Superfruit's sound differs from their a capella work with Pentatonix as it features electric and electronic instruments, while retaining their usual

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-oriented style.

YouTube channel

Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying of Superfruit - Photo by Peter Dzubay

According to Grassi, he and Hoying were at IHOP and discussed how they wanted to individually start

channels, but eventually decided to launch one together. According to Hoying, the name Superfruit "came from Mitch's random mind". The first Superfruit video was uploaded on August 13, 2013. Superfruit consists mainly of comedic

s and various casual games and competitions, but the channel also features a number of musical projects. Most videos solely feature Hoying and Grassi, but some include other musical artists or non-musical guests. Both Grassi and Hoying identify as gay. In 2019, ice skater Adam Rippon appeared in Superfruit's "The Promise" music video.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Tours

Future Friends Tour The future is the time after the past and present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the apparent nature of reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently ...

(2018)

Other notable works

Outside of their YouTube channel, Superfruit promoted '' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' with an MTV commercial in which Grassi receives a tattoo of

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on his arm. Grassi and Hoying have been featured on other artists' music, such as

Betty Who Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter. After independently releasing her debut single, " Somebody Loves You" (2012), and her debut extended play, ''The M ...

's "Beautiful" from her studio album '' The Valley''. Additionally, Superfruit was featured alongside Kirstin Maldonado on Todrick Hall's "Black & White" from the deluxe edition of ''

Straight Outta Oz ''Straight Outta Oz'' is the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and YouTube celebrity Todrick Hall with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope, released on 23 June 2016. Featured ...

''. In January 2018, the duo guest starred on ''

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'' where they played the "Duo or Don't-O Challenge".

Awards and nominations

World Choreography Awards

References

External links

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