Carter Faith | |
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Birth name | Carter Faith Jones |
Born | June 14, 2000 |
Genres | Country music |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Website |
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Followers | 40 thousand |
Likes | 400 thousand |
Last updated: September 23, 2023 |
Carter Faith Jones [1] (born June 14, 2000), [2] known professionally as Carter Faith, is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released two EPs, "Let Love Be Love" and "Man".
Faith is a native of Davidson, North Carolina. [3] [4] [5] [6] [2] She has an older sister and a younger brother, Griffin Jones, who is also a musical artist; he uses the stage name Grifdorf. [7] Her father is a lawyer who represented Peter Angelos, majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles. [8]
Although she grew up in a non-musical family, at a young age, she was inspired by her grandfather's country music cassette tapes. [9] She taught herself piano and guitar and at age 16, she began writing lyrics, inspired by the end of a relationship. She attended Grammy Camp in Nashville where she performed at the Bluebird Café and was a featured performer in the 2016 Thanksgiving Day Parade in Charlotte. [10] In June 2018, she graduated from Cannon School. [11] In the fall of 2018, she enrolled in a songwriting program at Belmont University. [12] [4] In September 2018, she sang The Star-Spangled Banner at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. [1] In 2019, she signed with Pound It Out Loud Entertainment. [13] Faith's first song titled "Leaving Tennessee" debuted in July 2020, and was followed by "Sinners in a Small Town" and "Easy Pill" later that year. [12] In October 2020, she signed an artist development deal with Altadena, a record company founded by busbee. [12] "The Dusk Session", which included acoustic versions of "Easy Pill" and "Leaving Tennessee", was released in April 2021. In July 2021, she made her first performance at the Ryman Auditorium. [2] On August 20, 2021, she released her debut EP Let Love Be Love. [6] [14] [15] In September 2021, she was the opening act for The Avett Brothers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. [4] She graduated from Belmont University in December 2021. [14] [9]
In March 2022, she signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Group Nashville. [13] Also in March 2022, she was named Country Rookie of the Month by Billboard. [9]
In June 2022, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry. [16]
In November 2022, she released the single "Already Crazy", which she co-wrote with Tofer Brown and Lauren Hungate. [14]
Faith is based in Nashville and is a part of the Song Suffragettes. [17]