Shelly Fairchild, born August 23, 1977, in Clinton, Mississippi, United States, is an American country music singer-songwriter. Raised in a musical family, Fairchild performed in church and show choir before studying communications, theater, and music at Mississippi College, appearing in stage productions including Grease and Always... Patsy Cline. Signing with Columbia Nashville in 2004, Fairchild released her debut studio album, Ride, in 2005, featuring the single “You Don't Lie Here Anymore”, which reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Fairchild subsequently released studio albums Ruby's Money in 2011 on Revelation Nation Records, Buffalo in 2016, and Sacred Southern Daughter in 2026. Fairchild toured as a background vocalist with Martina McBride, contributed backing vocals to Melissa Etheridge's 2026 album Rise, and co-wrote “Bottle Tells Me So” on Ashley McBryde's album Wild.
