Sabrina Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter and actress who spent a decade quietly building her craft before the rest of the world caught up. She arrived on screens as a Disney Channel kid and on streaming platforms as a Hollywood Records signee putting out pop albums that barely grazed the charts, and then, in the space of a single summer, a song about coffee and a crush turned her into one of the biggest pop artists on the planet. That kind of overnight success only works when there are ten years of groundwork underneath it.
Her career splits cleanly into two chapters. The first runs from her role as Maya Hart on Girl Meets World through four studio albums on Hollywood Records, a Broadway debut in Mean Girls, and a handful of film roles that kept her name in circulation without quite pushing her into the mainstream. The second chapter begins when she signed with Island Records in 2021, found her voice on emails i can’t send, opened for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and then detonated “Espresso” at Coachella 2024. Everything since, two number-one albums, two Grammy wins, a headlining arena tour, and a Coachella headlining slot of her own, has happened at a pace that makes most pop rollouts look glacial.
What separates Carpenter from the rest of the post-Disney graduating class is the writing. Her songs are funny, specific, and frequently filthy, delivered with the deadpan timing of someone who grew up studying comedy as closely as she studied vocal runs. She can make a stadium full of people scream-laugh at a lyric about sex positions and then pivot to a ballad that genuinely stings. That range, the ability to be both the joke and the heartbreak, is the engine of everything she does.
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Quick Facts
| Real Name: | Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter |
| Profession: | Singer-songwriter, actress, producer |
| Born: | May 11, 1999 |
| Age: | 26 (as of 2026) |
| Birthplace: | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Genre(s): | Pop, dance-pop, synth-pop |
| Known For: | “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” the Short n’ Sweet Tour, and her transition from Disney Channel actress to pop headliner |
| Notable Albums: | emails i can’t send; Short n’ Sweet; Man’s Best Friend; Eyes Wide Open; Evolution; Singular: Act I |
| Awards: | 2 Grammy Awards (Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album), 12 total Grammy nominations, MTV VMA Song of the Year |
| Record Label(s): | Island Records (current); formerly Hollywood Records |
| Zodiac Sign: | Taurus |
| Relationship: | Dating Barry Keoghan (since late 2023) |
| Years Active: | 2011 to present |
Featured Video
Video courtesy of Sabrina Carpenter’s official YouTube channel.
Early Life & Education
Sabrina Carpenter was born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby East Greenville, a quiet stretch of Bucks County that she has credited with giving her the space to be bored, and from boredom, to create. Music entered the picture early. She started studying voice at six, began posting YouTube covers of Christina Aguilera and Adele songs around the age of ten, and convinced her parents to homeschool her so she could pursue auditions full-time. Her father, David, built a home recording studio to support her. Her mother, Elizabeth, had been a dancer; her dad had played in a band. The creative instincts ran in the family, her aunt is Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson.
By the time she was twelve, Carpenter had landed a guest role on Law & Order: SVU and placed third in a Miley Cyrus singing competition called The Next Miley Cyrus Project. In 2013, she was cast as Maya Hart on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, a role that would run for three seasons and introduce her to a global audience of young viewers. She signed with Hollywood Records the same year, releasing her debut single “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying” and an EP of the same name in 2014 at age fourteen. Formal education ended with homeschooled high school completion, and from that point forward, the classroom was the studio and the set.
Career Highlights and Milestones
Carpenter’s first act as a recording artist was steady, prolific, and commercially modest. Between 2015 and 2019 she released four studio albums on Hollywood Records, Eyes Wide Open, Evolution, Singular: Act I, and Singular: Act II, none of which cracked the Billboard 200’s top twenty. She toured theaters, built a loyal niche fanbase, and kept her acting work going with roles in films like The Hate U Give, Netflix’s Tall Girl and Work It (which she also executive-produced), and a Broadway run as Cady Heron in Mean Girls that was cut short by the pandemic in 2020. These were the baby steps she would later describe as essential to figuring out her voice.
The pivot came when she signed to Island Records in 2021 and released “Skin,” a track that drew tabloid attention for its rumored connection to the Olivia Rodrigo-Joshua Bassett love triangle. Her fifth album, emails i can’t send (2022), landed on several year-end best-of lists and produced the viral phenomenon of her “Nonsense” outros, improvised, raunchy punchlines tailored to each tour city that turned her club shows into must-attend events. “Feather” became her first top-ten hit on Pop Airplay, and the Emails I Can’t Send Tour expanded from thirteen intimate dates to eighty shows spanning four continents.
Then came 2024, and everything accelerated. Carpenter opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour’s Latin America, Australia, and Singapore legs, playing to stadium crowds for the first time. She released “Espresso” the day before her Coachella debut in April 2024, and the song became the defining pop single of the summer, reaching number three on the Hot 100, topping charts globally, and becoming the third-fastest song to hit one billion Spotify streams. “Please Please Please” followed and gave her a first-ever Hot 100 number one. Her sixth album, Short n’ Sweet, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, won two Grammy Awards (Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album), and spawned her first headlining arena tour, a 72-show run that grossed over $55 million.
In August 2025, she released her seventh album, Man’s Best Friend, which also debuted at number one with 366,000 first-week units. Its lead single “Manchild” became her second chart-topper, and the album earned six nominations at the 2026 Grammys, including Album of the Year. By early 2026, Carpenter had been confirmed as a Coachella Friday headliner, guest-starred on the 50th-anniversary Muppet Show special, and signed on to star in and produce a musical Alice in Wonderland adaptation for Universal Pictures.
Selected discography and music highlights
- Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying EP (2014)
- Eyes Wide Open (2015)
- Evolution (2016)
- Singular: Act I (2018)
- Singular: Act II (2019)
- emails i can’t send (2022)
- Fruitcake EP (2023)
- Short n’ Sweet (2024)
- Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe) (2025) — includes Dolly Parton duet on “Please Please Please”
- Man’s Best Friend (2025)
- Key singles: “Nonsense” (2022), “Feather” (2023), “Espresso” (2024), “Please Please Please” (2024), “Taste” (2024), “Manchild” (2025), “Tears” (2025)
Major recognition
- Two Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance (“Espresso”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (Short n’ Sweet), both at the 2025 ceremony
- Twelve total Grammy nominations across the 2025 and 2026 ceremonies, including two Album of the Year nods
- MTV VMA Song of the Year for “Espresso” (2024)
- Time 100 Next list (2024)
- Forbes 30 Under 30
- First three singles from Short n’ Sweet spent seven consecutive weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten — a record for any female artist
- First artist in 71 years to spend 20 weeks atop the UK singles chart in a calendar year (2024)
- Coachella 2026 Friday headliner
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Awards and Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Solo Performance | “Espresso” | Won |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album | Short n’ Sweet | Won |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Short n’ Sweet | Nominated |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | “Espresso” | Nominated |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | “Please Please Please” | Nominated |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | — | Nominated |
| 2024 | MTV VMAs | Song of the Year | “Espresso” | Won |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Man’s Best Friend | Nominated |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | “Manchild” | Nominated |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | “Manchild” | Nominated |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album | Man’s Best Friend | Nominated |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Solo Performance | “Manchild” | Nominated |
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Best Music Video | “Manchild” | Nominated |
| 2026 | BRIT Awards | International Artist of the Year | — | Nominated |
Discography / Notable Works
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying | EP | Debut release on Hollywood Records at age 14. |
| 2015 | Eyes Wide Open | Studio Album | First full-length. Teen-pop foundations with flashes of ambition. |
| 2016 | Evolution | Studio Album | Darker textures, first headlining tour. Supported by opening for The Vamps in Europe. |
| 2018 | Singular: Act I | Studio Album | Pivot toward dance-pop. Includes “Sue Me.” |
| 2019 | Singular: Act II | Studio Album | Continued the two-part concept. Toured Asia for the first time. |
| 2022 | emails i can’t send | Studio Album | The breakthrough. “Nonsense” went viral on TikTok. Made multiple year-end best-of lists. |
| 2023 | Fruitcake | EP | Holiday EP featuring “A Nonsense Christmas.” |
| 2024 | Short n’ Sweet | Studio Album | #1 on Billboard 200. Two Grammy wins. Spawned “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” |
| 2025 | Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe) | Deluxe Edition | Five bonus tracks including Dolly Parton duet. Released Valentine’s Day 2025. |
| 2025 | Man’s Best Friend | Studio Album | 7th studio album. #1 debut with 366,000 first-week units. Six 2026 Grammy nominations. |
Touring History / Major Tours
| Year(s) | Tour Name | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Evolution Tour | Club/theater tour | First headlining tour. Included European dates opening for The Vamps. |
| 2017 | The De-Tour | Club/theater tour | Summer run across Canada and the U.S. |
| 2019 | Singular Tour | Club/theater tour | First shows in Asia (Philippines, Singapore). North America and Asia. |
| 2022–2023 | Emails I Can’t Send Tour | Club/theater tour | 80 shows across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Viral “Nonsense” outros became a cultural moment. |
| 2023–2024 | Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour (opening act) | Global stadium tour | Opened Latin America, Australia, and Singapore legs. Played to 50,000+ crowds nightly. |
| 2024–2025 | Short n’ Sweet Tour | Arena tour | First headlining arena tour. 72 shows. $55.5 million gross. 439,674 tickets sold. Concluded November 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. |
Net Worth, Income, & Lifestyle
| Net Worth (2026) | Public estimates vary widely. Sabrina Carpenter has not disclosed a verified net worth figure. Treat numbers found online as unconfirmed. |
| Income Sources | Recorded music sales and streaming royalties, touring and live performance revenue, songwriting income, brand partnerships and endorsements (Skims, Dunkin’, Fortnite, Redken), merchandise sales, acting residuals, and fragrance lines. |
| Business & Ventures | Sweet Tooth fragrance line with Scent Beauty (launched 2022, expanded with Caramel Dream and Cherry Baby). Executive producer on Work It (Netflix) and The Muppet Show special (Disney+, 2026). Sabrina Carpenter Fund via PLUS1 supporting mental health, animal welfare, and LGBTQ+ causes. |
| Properties & Assets | Reported to reside in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles. Most detailed financial and property information is kept private. |
| Lifestyle | Projects a hyper-femme, retro-glam image influenced by 1950s and ’60s Hollywood aesthetics. Off-stage, described as introverted and observational. Known for close relationships with her three older sisters, strong fan engagement, and a dry sense of humor that carries across everything from interviews to Instagram captions. |
Social Media & Online Presence
| Official account: @sabrinacarpenter (verified). Approximately 50 million followers. One of the most-followed pop artists of her generation. | |
| X (Twitter) | Official account: @SabrinaAnnLynn (verified). Active during album cycles and major announcements. |
| TikTok | Official account: @sabrinacarpenter (verified). Approximately 37 million followers. Used for album teasers, behind-the-scenes content, and fan engagement. |
| Official page: Sabrina Carpenter (verified). | |
| YouTube / Vevo | Official channel: Sabrina Carpenter. Music videos regularly reach hundreds of millions of views. “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” videos each surpassed one billion views. |
| Spotify | Artist profile: Sabrina Carpenter. Consistently one of the most-streamed artists globally. Ranked #15 overall on Spotify in the United States. |
| Apple Music | Artist profile: Sabrina Carpenter. |
| Official Website | sabrinacarpenter.com — merch, music, tour info, and official news. |
Fan communities on social media (unofficial)
NOTE: In addition to any official accounts listed above, many fan-run pages, update accounts, and clip accounts exist across all platforms. These are not confirmed to be affiliated with Sabrina Carpenter. Links and usernames can change at any time.
Trivia & Lesser-Known Facts
- She is the niece of Nancy Cartwright, the voice actress behind Bart Simpson on The Simpsons. (Technically, her father is a stepbrother of Cartwright.)
- At age ten, she placed third in a Miley Cyrus singing competition — and later said her biggest regret about the experience was the fedora she wore when she met Cyrus.
- She can play piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, and drums, and started taking dance lessons at age two.
- She made her Broadway debut as Cady Heron in Mean Girls in March 2020, but the run was cut short after only a few weeks due to COVID-19 shutdowns.
- The “Feather” music video, filmed at a Catholic church in Brooklyn, inadvertently led to the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams — the investigation into the priest who approved the shoot uncovered evidence of broader corruption.
- She is allergic to apples and carrots.
Quotes
“There are moments in everyone’s life where the stars align. But it wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t spent the last years working so hard. Not for these things that are happening now, but just working so hard to feel true to my own voice and excited about the things I’m making.”
— Sabrina Carpenter, Paper Magazine (2024)
“If I really wanted to, I could have stretched out Short n’ Sweet much, much longer. But I’m at that point in my life where I’m like, ‘Wait a second, there’s no rules.’ If I’m inspired to write and make something new, I would rather do that.”
— Sabrina Carpenter, Rolling Stone cover story (June 2025)
“I’ve always been true to myself and believed in my work since I was young. I’ve realized that it’s always been about the small baby steps that you take over time to get you to this point.”
— Sabrina Carpenter, People (2025)
“I love entertaining, but I also sometimes love shutting the fuck up and being to myself. Observing, reading, watching, and listening.”
— Sabrina Carpenter, Rolling Stone cover story (June 2025)
“It gave me the ability to be bored, and from boredom came ideas.”
— Sabrina Carpenter, on growing up in rural Pennsylvania, CBS Sunday Morning (2024)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is Sabrina Carpenter’s age?
A: She was born on May 11, 1999. She is 26 years old as of 2026.
Q: What is Sabrina Carpenter best known for?
A: She is best known for the global hit single “Espresso,” her Grammy-winning album Short n’ Sweet, her role as Maya Hart on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, and her cheeky, humor-driven live performances.
Q: Has Sabrina Carpenter won a Grammy?
A: Yes. She won two Grammy Awards at the 2025 ceremony: Best Pop Solo Performance for “Espresso” and Best Pop Vocal Album for Short n’ Sweet. She received six additional nominations at the 2026 ceremony.
Q: Where did Sabrina Carpenter grow up?
A: She was born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby East Greenville. Her family supported her early career ambitions, and she was homeschooled.
Q: What genre is Sabrina Carpenter?
A: Her music is primarily pop, with elements of dance-pop, synth-pop, and retro-influenced production. Her style has evolved from teen-pop on her early albums to more sophisticated, lyrically sharp pop on Short n’ Sweet and Man’s Best Friend.
Q: Is Sabrina Carpenter currently touring?
A: The Short n’ Sweet Tour concluded in November 2025. She is set to headline Coachella 2026 in April. No additional tour has been announced as of early 2026.
Q: What are Sabrina Carpenter’s official social accounts?
A: Her verified accounts include Instagram and TikTok @sabrinacarpenter, X (Twitter) @SabrinaAnnLynn, and her official website sabrinacarpenter.com.
Upcoming Projects
- Coachella 2026 Headliner (April 10 and 17, 2026) — Carpenter will headline the Friday nights at Coachella, two years after her breakout afternoon set at the same festival. The event sold out within a week.
- BRIT Awards 2026 (February 2026) — Nominated for International Artist of the Year and Best International Song for “Manchild.”
- Alice in Wonderland Musical Film (TBA) — Carpenter is attached to star in and produce an untitled musical adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic for Universal Pictures, directed by Lorene Scafaria. The project is in early development; timing can shift.
- Continued Man’s Best Friend album cycle — “Tears” is the second major single from the album. Additional singles, visual projects, and promotional activity may follow throughout 2026.
- Potential future tour — No 2026 headlining tour has been officially announced beyond the Coachella dates. A larger tour in support of Man’s Best Friend is widely expected but unconfirmed.
Interviews & Features
- Rolling Stone, “Sabrina Carpenter Is in Her Prime” (June 2025), cover story by Angie Martoccio, shot by David LaChapelle. Carpenter discusses Man’s Best Friend, online criticism, and cold-plunging before shows.
- Variety, “Summer of Sabrina Carpenter” (August 2024), in-depth profile on her breakout summer, Taylor Swift’s advice, and the making of Short n’ Sweet.
- CBS Sunday Morning, “Sabrina Carpenter: From Small Town to Pop Stardom” (2024), candid interview about her Pennsylvania upbringing, creative process, and the “divine timing” of her career.
- Billboard, “Sabrina Carpenter’s Grammy ‘Manchild’ Performance Takes Flight” (February 2026), coverage of her airport-themed performance opening the 2026 Grammy ceremony.
- E! News, “Everything to Know About Sabrina Carpenter, Grammy Winner” (January 2026), comprehensive career overview with quotes from Carpenter and collaborator Jack Antonoff.
Public Appearances, Tours, & Festivals
- 68th Grammy Awards (February 1, 2026): Carpenter opened the ceremony in Los Angeles with an airport-themed performance of “Manchild,” nominated in six categories including Album of the Year.
- The Muppet Show Special (February 4, 2026): Carpenter guest-starred and executive-produced the 50th-anniversary revival special, performing “Manchild” alongside the Muppets on Disney+ and ABC in Los Angeles.
- Short n’ Sweet Tour Final Show (November 23, 2025): Carpenter closed out 72 shows at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, concluding a 14-month arena tour.
- 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (September 7, 2025): Carpenter performed “Tears” at UBS Arena in New York, with a performance that included dancers in drag and trans rights messaging.
- Coachella 2026 (April 10 and 17, 2026, Indio, CA): Set to headline the Friday main stage at the Indio festival, two years after her breakout afternoon set.
