Aimee Carty

Carty grew up in Ballygar, County Galway, Ireland and went to secondary school at Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar.^[3] She went to University College, Dublin, and it was here that she released her viral song, "2 days into college".

Carty began releasing singles in 2023. In February 2023 she released her first single, "One Day You Will Fly Too", which she entered in Galway Bay FM's "A New Local Hero" competition. She released "Painter" shortly after. Both songs revolved around themes of encouragement and included storytelling elements.

In December 2023 Carty released "2 days into college". This song captures the tribulations of starting university, and adjusting to the independence and pace of life^[4]

I'm two days into college / And I'm three lectures behind / And this guy lets name him Colin, he says he wants to be mine / But he doesn't sit with me quite right, 'Cause he doesn't like the things I like / And I keep accidentally locking myself out of my dorm in the middle of the night

Carty shared her single on TikTok, where it was picked up by Duke University basketball player, Jared McCain, in late January.^[5] McCain released a clip of Carty's song with him singing a cappella. This rapidly went viral, with millions of views, edits and remixes of both Carty's original TikTok and McCain's cover.^[6] The song was streamed so many times that it entered the singles charts in the UK and Ireland in February 2024. It peaked at 23 and spent 3 weeks on the Irish singles chart, and 5 weeks on the UK independent singles chart.^[2] Carty released two further singles in 2024, "Memories" (September) and "Baker" (July), and announced concert dates for gigs in London and Dublin in November 2024. ^[7] “Sister” was also released in December of 2024. “Baker” and “Sister” both focused on Carty’s childhood, while “Memories” discussed her grandparents' past and the bittersweet feeling the passage of time leaves us. However, Aimee’s storytelling went even further in 2025. In March, she released “Never met at all”, which explores the chances of two people meeting exactly at the correct time. Then just a week later, “Child Again” was released. This song persuades listeners to look at life from the perspective of a child. Finally, in June, Carty gave her audience another song, “Our Flame”, which is a deep reflective ballad about the toxicity and struggle of letting a relationship go, differing from her usual positive outlook in her songs.

Source: MusicBrainz^[8]