Carter Faith

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, former 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's debut album, Cherry Valley, was released via MCA Nashville on October 3, 2025.^[17]

It was announced that Faith had been cast in the upcoming Netflix thriller film Heartland alongside Jessica Chastain and John Hawkes.^[18]

Faith is based in Nashville and is a part of the Song Suffragettes.^[19]