Dowling was born in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her recording career began when she was a music student at
Dalhousie University. Dowling is based in Charlottetown. Dowling began playing violin with the rock group
Hey Rosetta!. She toured with the band, based in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for ten years, until they went on indefinite hiatus, in 2017.
Collaborations In July 2011,
Liam Corcoran and Dowling released their self-titled duo album
The Express. This album, consisting of 11 songs, was produced by Dale Murray. The first three original compositions were written by Dowling and the remaining tracks were written by Liam Corcoran. In June 2017, Dennis Ellsworth and Dowling released the duet album
Everyone Needs to Chill Out. This album features songs written individually by Ellsworth and Dowling, as well as songs written together.
Everyone Needs To Chill Out was nominated for six awards at the 2018 Music PEI Awards, and won the New Artist of the Year Award.
Solo career Dowling released her debut solo album
Letters Never Sent in October 2016. In 2017, the debut album won the "Female Solo Recording of the Year", "New Artist of the Year" and "SOCAN Songwriter of the Year" awards at Music PEI Week. At the
East Coast Music Awards in 2018,
Letters Never Sent won the "Rising Artist of the Year" and "Fans' Choice Video of the Year" for "Microphone". "Microphone" received attention for its coverage of sexual assault and the song was incorporated into Grade 9 Health classes in PEI to help students understand consent. Her second album,
KINLEY, was released in 2020 and was preceded by the singles "Lightworkers", "Run With You", and "Washington". It was nominated for Pop Recording of the Year at the 2021 East Coast Music Awards, losing to Sorrey's
In Full Bloom. ==Personal life==