Waterford-born Carrie Baxter is an Irish jazz and soul singer whose music blends jazz, soul and hip-hop influences. She moved to London in 2009 to study at the London School of Musical Theatre and began her music career writing songs and toplines for dance music. Now based in London, she has worked with dance-music producers Guy Chambers and Notion. Her 2019 single “Lady” preceded the 2020 album Placebo, and she also released “My Future” in 2020.
Baxter co-wrote and recorded the 2021 EP What Now with her friend GRAMM, who produced it. In 2022, she featured on Notion’s “Found Love” and collaborated with Otosan and Shadow Child on “Right Here,” released on Musical Freedom. Her later releases include the 2024 EP Keep Swimming and the 2025 single “Open Up Your Arms” on CB Recordings. Her musical inspirations include A Tribe Called Quest, Amy Winehouse, Kendrick Lamar, Anita Baker and Van Morrison. Baxter is also credited as an actor in Wren Boys.