Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter in the booklet for On My Mind

**Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter** (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress, who is signed to Starlight Records. After making her acting debut with an appearance in the crime series *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, she starred in a recurring role as the young version of Chloe Goodwin in the television series *The Goodwin Games*. Carpenter was later cast as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series *Girl Meets World*, from 2014 to 2017. Carpenter has starred in the feature films *Horns* (2013), *The Hate U Give* (2018), and starred as Jenny in the Disney Channel Original Movie *Adventures in Babysitting* (2016). As a voice actress, she had a recurring role as Princess Vivian in the Disney Channel animated series *Sofia the First* from 2013 to 2018. In 2016, she began voicing Melissa Chase on the Disney XD animated series *Milo Murphy's Law*.

Carpenter was determined to pursue a career in music, and thus released her debut single Don't Need You (No More) in February. Following it up with 2 further singles, she eventually released her debut studio album, On My Mind, in July 2020.

## Early Life

Carpenter was born on May 11, 1999, in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, the daughter of David and Elizabeth Carpenter, and was raised alongside her three older sisters; Sarah, Shannon, and half-sister Cayla. She is the niece of actress Nancy Cartwright. Carpenter was homeschooled and began posting videos on YouTube of her singing from the age of 10. Her father built a purple recording studio for her to fuel her passion for music.

## Career

#### **2011-2012: Career beginnings**

Carpenter booked her first acting role in 2011, a guest role on the NBC drama series *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. She played a young rape victim interviewed by Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni). Around the same time, she performed live on the Chinese television station Hunan Broadcasting System, for the Gold Mango Audience festival. She performed Etta James' "Something's Got a Hold on Me", in the style of Christina Aguilera from the movie *Burlesque*. Less than two years later, Carpenter booked a series recurring role on Fox's *The Goodwin Games* as Young Chloe, a series regular role on Disney Channel pilot *Gulliver Quinn* and the ABC pilot *The Unprofessional*.

#### **2013-2018: Acting career**

In January 2013, Carpenter was cast as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series *Girl Meets World*, opposite Rowan Blanchard. The series is a sequel to the 1993–2000 ABC series *Boy Meets World*.[9] She portrayed young Merrin in the 2013 film *Horns*.  In January 2015, it was announced that Carpenter, along with Sofia Carson, would star in a Disney Channel Original Movie, then titled *Further Adventures in*

*Babysitting*, based on the 1987 movie *Adventures in Babysitting*.In December 2015 Carpenter portrayed the role of Wendy in the Pasadena Playhouse's production of *Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate's Christmas*. In 2017, Carpenter was cast in the film *The Hate U Give*, based on the novel by Angie Thomas. The film was released in October 2018. In 2018, she was cast as a series regular in the NBC comedy pilot *So Close*, and in the drama film *The Short History of the Long Road*.

#### **2020-Present: Music ventures & On My Mind**

Taking some time off following her series of acting roles in 2018, Carpenter returned to the spotlight yet again as she set her sights on a career in music. Announcing her contract with Starlight Records, a division of Sony Music Group on January 25th, she went on a short radio tour to discuss her plans and what to expect from her in the near future. Alongside this, Carpenter began working on what would eventually become her debut studio album.

Announced just 3 days before it's release, Carpenter dropped her debut single Don't Need You (No More) on February 4th before making her debut television performance the next day on Japanese variety show SMAPxSMAP. Originally being marketed as the lead single of her upcoming EP, that status faded as the project began to develop further. It was still a success for Sabrina as a new artist, aided by intense radio promotion and an Animal Crossing Commercial campaign, and she went on to perform the single at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards Pre-Show. Following the Pre-Show, Carpenter was confirmed as one of the opening acts of Ariana Grande's Liability Tour, and she joined Grande on her shows around the USA and SA regions throughout March.

While plans for her debut project began to change, Carpenter kept momentum going by announcing her new single, On My Mind, at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards during her pre-show performance. This was later confirmed to be both the lead single and title track of her upcoming album, due later that year. Released on April 21st, the song was considered Sabrina's breakthrough single. Despite it's modest debut, the single skyrocketed up the charts following it's music video release the next week and went on to become Carpenter's first multi-platinum hit single. The track also received a huge push when Carpenter performed it at Lana Del Rey's Freedom Festival, where she also premiered 2 unreleased tracks from the album, Disaster and Out With You. The latter would be pushed as an Encore exclusive track upon it's release.

Rumoured to be as a result of her corporation's busy schedule at the time, Carpenter finally announced the release date for her debut album, On My Mind, as July 17th 2020 just 11 days before the release. Following a 15 week promotional campaign for On My Mind, and just one week before the release came, the track Disaster that Sabrina premiered in acoustic form at Freedom Festival was released exclusively to Encore for it's first 7 days, which quickly became a fan favourite and is considered the most acclaimed among the album's singles. Alongside the release came the reveal of the album's tracklist, including collaborations from major names such as Mariah Carey, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande, who she joined in March on the Liability Tour. The collaboration with Grande was announced as the album's 2nd official single, and was released alongside the album the following week.

On My Mind was released on July 17th as planned alongside an exclusive partnership with Encore. That day, Quiet Moment with Ariana Grande was released as the album's launch single, which debuted straight at No. 1 and became her first chart topping single. At the 54th Annual NFL Super Bowl the next week, Carpenter and Grande announced their partnership with electronics company BOSE through a short commercial, instantly releasing a line of headphones with the brand titled the Quiet Moment x BOSE line.

On September 28th, the nominees for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards were announced with Carpenter scoring 10 total nominations, thus making her the most nominated female of the night and second most nominated overall.

## Artistry

Despite being very new to the music industry, Carpenter has been praised for her clear direction and distinct style. Primarily a pop artist, she can pull fresh sounds from the genre while incorporating others such as dance-pop, electronic, disco and house. The production of her music is another notable highlight, often elevating the tracks to new heights,

Lyrically, Carpenter has cemented herself as a very flexible writer. Throughout her debut album *On My Mind*, she effortlessly makes her way from traditionally upbeat pop anthems to others that are darker in tone. Tackling the vast and difficult concept of mental health on the record, she weaves in and out of different emotions with ease while approaching topics that are often avoided in pop music.

## Tours

**Opening Act**

* Ariana Grande - Liability Tour (2020)