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Kinley Dowling
Dowling at the Echo Lake recording studio in Nova Scotia
Background information
Birth nameKinley Margaret Dowling
Also known asKINLEY
Born (1983-01-18) January 18, 1983 (age 41)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
GenresDance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, violin
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.kinleymusic.com

Kinley Dowling (born January 18, 1983), who performs under the stage name KINLEY, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. She is a member of the band Hey Rosetta! and joined them in 2008. In 2016, she released her solo album Letters Never Sent. In 2018, she was nominated for four East Coast Music Awards,[1] where she won Fan Choice Video of the Year (for her single "Microphone") and Rising Star Recording of the Year.[2] She released her second album KINLEY in 2020, where it was nominated for Pop Recording of the Year at the 2021 East Coast Music Awards.[3][4]

Career

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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.[5]

Hey Rosetta!

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The day after she graduated from Dalhousie University in 2007,[6] Dowling began playing violin with the rock group Hey Rosetta!.[7] She toured with the band, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for ten years, until they went on indefinite hiatus, in 2017.[8]

Collaborations

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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.[9]

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.[10]

Solo career

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Dowling released her debut solo album Letters Never Sent in October 2016.[11] 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.[12]

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".[13] "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.[14][15][16][17]

Her second album, KINLEY, was released in 2020 and was preceded by the singles "Lightworkers", "Run With You", and "Washington".[3][18][19][20] It was nominated for Pop Recording of the Year at the 2021 East Coast Music Awards, losing to Sorrey's In Full Bloom.[4]

Personal life

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Dowling is a first cousin of musician Liam Corcoran. The former front man for Two Hours Traffic encouraged Dowling to write her own original music.[21]

Discography

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See also: Hey Rosetta! § Discography

Solo albums

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  • Letters Never Sent (2016)
  • KINLEY (2020)

Solo singles

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  • "Microphone" (2018)
  • "Lightworkers" (2019)
  • "Run With You" (2019)
  • "Washington" (2020)

Notable collaborations

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  • The Express by The Express (Liam Corcoran, Kinley Dowling, Dale Murray) (2011 album)[22][23]
  • Everyone Needs to Chill Out by Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling (Pyramid Scheme, 2017)[24]

Other collaborations

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Dowling has recorded on over 50 albums. This is a partial list of other albums that she has played on.

References

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  1. ^ "Rose Cousins, Jenn Grant, Kinley, The East Pointers grab ECMA noms - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "ECMA: Big night for P.E.I. - The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "KINLEY KINLEY | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Alex (2021-06-11). "ECMA Announces First Round of 2021 East Coast Music Award Winners". The East. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ Dingwell, Rebecca. "ECMA30: KINLEY". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kinley Dowling (BMUS'07) From the Dalhousie stage to the world stage – Fountain School of Performing Arts Alumni". dalhousie.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ Cole, Sally. "Kinley Dowling bonding with her band Hey Rosetta!", The Guardian, Charlottetown, 23 January 2015. Retrieved on 11 October 2018. Archived 13 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Cook, Alex. "Hey Rosetta! Releases Post-Mortem, Decade-Spanning Retrospective Video", The East, Halifax, 3 January 2018. Retrieved on 11 October 2018.
  9. ^ Hudson, Alex. "Members of Hey Rosetta! and Two Hours Traffic Unveil Album as The Express". Exclaim!, 2 June 2011. Retrieved on 11 October 2018.
  10. ^ Yarr, Kevin. "Music P.E.I. Releases 2018 award nominees", CBC News, Charlottetown, 28 November 2017. Retrieved on 12 October 2018.
  11. ^ Fraser, Sara (October 24, 2016). "'Opening up a conversation' about sexual assault: Kinley Dowling pens cathartic debut album". CBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  12. ^ Yarr, Kevin. "The lion's share: Paper Lions lead Music P.E.I. tally", CBC News, Charlottetown, 15 May 2017. Retrieved on 12 October 2018.
  13. ^ Thomson, Aly. "Female singer-songwriters reign at East Coast Music Awards gala in Halifax", The Star, Halifax, 4 May 2018. Retrieved on 12 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Kinley Dowling's song about sexual assault to be used as teaching tool in classrooms". CBC Music.
  15. ^ "KINLEY Reclaims Her Story After A Sexual Assault in "Microphone" Video". www.vice.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  16. ^ "PEI musician Kinley is 'building consent culture' with her song Microphone". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  17. ^ "Kinley video launch for Microphone to raise awareness about sexual assault - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  18. ^ "KINLEY Previews Sophomore Album with New Song "Lightworkers" | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  19. ^ "Music Video: KINLEY Hits the Racetracks for 'Run With You'". The East. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  20. ^ "Single: KINLEY Revisits Her Message of Empowerment on 'Washington'". The East. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  21. ^ Dault, Meredith (July 5, 2017). "Kinley Dowling: Growing into her solo career". SOCAN Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  22. ^ "Review- "The Express"- The Express". grayowlpoint.com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  23. ^ "The Express The Express". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Nominees for Music PEI's Album of the Year share tales of their 'magical' instruments - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  25. ^ "In the moment - Vue Weekly". vueweekly.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Jenn Grant's change of heart - The Coast". thecoast.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  27. ^ "MUSIC REVIEW: DENNIS ELLSWORTH - HAZY SUNSHINE - CBC New Brunswick". cbc.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  28. ^ "Jenn Grant's Compostela features a field of stars - The Record". therecord.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  29. ^ "FORTUNATE ONES Release Debut CD "The Bliss" - Sea and Be Scene". seaandbescene.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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