Tim Foust was born in Lubbock and grew up in Nederland, Texas. As a boy, he sang to his little sister, and his grandmother encouraged his early interest in music by guiding him at the piano. One of his high school music teachers overheard Tim and a few friends singing a cappella and told them people could actually make a living doing that—encouragement that stuck with him.

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From 1996 to 2001, Tim sang with Totally Acapella while in high school and early in college. During his time at Lamar University in Beaumont—where he was originally studying pre-dentistry—he also performed with the university’s Cardinal Singers. Eventually feeling called to pursue music full-time, Tim left Lamar and moved to Nashville, where he sang with several professional a cappella groups and even spent time performing on cruise ships.

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Tim wrote and arranged all twelve songs on his solo album The Best That I Could Do. He is widely known for his extraordinary five-octave vocal range and his bone-rattling bass notes, but the album also showcases his strong abilities as a writer and arranger.

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In 2012, Tim officially joined the a cappella group Home Free. By 2013, with Tim in place, the group’s signature sound fully came together. They earned a spot on Season 4 of The Sing-Off and ultimately won the competition, launching them into national prominence.

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Home Free now tours internationally, performing in more than sixteen countries annually. The group has placed multiple albums on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and by 2019, their online video views had surpassed 350 million. Their work has drawn praise from major artists; as Oak Ridge Boys member Duane Allen told Rolling Stone Country, “They’re the only group that I’ve seen in years that could capture what we captured and carry it further.”

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Home Free has collaborated with Don McLean and the late Kenny Rogers, among others. A pre-filmed concert streamed from December 2–5, 2020, featured guest appearances by Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, and other notable performers.