The turning point of the new generation pop phenomenon: Possessing a series of global hits, known as “Taylor Swift’s sister”

The world music scene is crazy about the phenomenon named Sabrina Carpenter.

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2024 witnessed the domination of the music industry by iconic pop girls. After just over half a year, the title of “Album of the Year” has had a series of strong candidates such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx,… Among the “forest” of superstars, a new name still shines, standing out on the music charts. The new star is none other than Sabrina Carpenter.

Sabrina Carpenter – the Barbie who has taken the music industry by storm recently

Born in 1999, Sabrina Carpenter developed a passion for singing at the age of 10. Sabrina’s musical career was fully supported by her family. Carpenter’s father even built a recording studio for his daughter to pursue her passion. Like many other child stars, Sabrina had a favorable starting point when she starred in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014 – 2017) .

Sabrina Carpenter rose to fame as a child when she starred in Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World.

Although they are all Gen Z like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X,… Sabrina Carpenter’s halo came later than her colleagues. Within 4 years from 2015 to 2019, Sabrina released 4 studio albums, including Eyes Wide Open (2015), Evolution (2016), Singular: Act I (2018) and Singular: Act II (2019) , but were not very successful commercially. 

Sabrina Carpenter made her mark with Nonsense and Feather

It wasn’t until 2022 that Sabrina Carpenter began to make an impression with two hits, Nonsense and Feather. Included in her fifth album Emails I Can’t Send , the two songs above became a viral phenomenon that took TikTok by storm. At that time, Emails I Can’t Send was also Sabrina’s highest-ranking album on the Billboard 200 – #23. 

From here, people began to pay attention to the beautiful singer with blonde hair like a Barbie doll. Sabrina Carpenter pursues cheerful, vibrant pop music, mainly writing about love. 

In mid-April this year, Sabrina released the single Espresso, immediately creating a summer fever.

2024 is the “turning point” that brought Sabrina Carpenter’s name to a global storm. The Gen Z girl shined and became a new pop phenomenon, with two brand new songs “sweeping” the music scene. In mid-April this year, Sabrina released the single Espresso , immediately creating a summer fever. The pop remix with a vibrant synth-funk sound, attractively went viral on video sharing platforms. In addition to music, Sabrina also successfully promoted the “espresso” makeup trend that has been a hit among fashionistas.

Sabrina Carpenter made a smart move when she brought her new song to the Coachella 2024 stage. Sabrina’s performance helped Espresso reach a large fan base, helping the song rise higher on the charts. Even at the time of its release, Espresso surpassed “streaming monster” Taylor Swift, replacing Fortnight as the top of the global Spotify chart. Espresso brought Sabrina’s name into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, maintaining a stable ranking for many weeks.

Sabrina Carpenter Makes Smart Move Bringing Espresso to the Coachella 2024 Stage

Maintaining her hit-making form, Sabrina released her second single, Please Please Please, in early June. The song has a country, yatch rock feel, is a pop mix with diverse materials and is extremely catchy. Combined with Sabrina’s hot, attractive but lovely performance, Please Please Please makes people unable to stop replaying. 

Resonating with the Espresso fever that has not passed, Sabrina Carpenter officially took over the music scene with two hits that comfortably ranked #1 – #2 on Spotify Worldwide. At the time of the release of Please Please Please , Sabrina Carpenter “clashed” with Billie Eilish but was not at all outdone in terms of achievements.

After more than 2 weeks of release, Please Please Please officially brought Sabrina Carpenter her first Billboard Hot 100 number 1. The song was loved by the audience and highly appreciated by experts. After the resounding success with two summer hits, Sabrina announced her first world tour, “selling out” tickets at a dizzying speed.

With two back-to-back hits, Sabrina proves her music has its own color, not a flashy internet phenomenon.

Sabrina Carpenter also plans to release her next album this year. Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed her appeal and solid position after a series of 4 hits. The singer has proven that her music has its own color, not a “one-hit phenomenon” that blooms and fades quickly.

Taylor Swift’s very close sister

Sabrina Carpenter’s success comes from her relentless efforts over 10 years of pursuing music. Besides her talent and hard work, a significant factor that helps Sabrina easily promote her music to a wide audience is her close relationship with Taylor Swift. Sabrina Carpenter has long been known as Taylor’s most beloved younger sister. She appears at many events, accompanying her senior at important milestones.

Sabrina Carpenter is Taylor Swift’s most beloved sister

In early 2023, Taylor Swift launched her record-breaking tour The Eras Tour. Sabrina Carpenter was “chosen” to open for dozens of Eras Tours around the world. Along with the spread of The Eras Tour , music fans paid more attention to the talented girl who opened for Taylor Swift. For young stars, this is a unique opportunity to introduce themselves. Opening for The Eras Tour contributed significantly to promoting Sabrina’s music. 

Sabrina Carpenter is the opening act for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour

In addition, the song Please Please Please is a collaboration between Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor’s “favorite” producer – Jack Antonoff. Although she did not directly participate in the music making process of her junior, the “relationship circle” that Taylor created was of great help to Sabrina. The Gen Z girl inherited invisible resources that are not easy to find. Taylor and Sabrina’s friendship is extremely loved and admired by fans.