Biography

Kelly Monrow is a singer-songwriter and actress from Austin, Texas, who started an onscreen career modeling and acting in commercials. After receiving her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Kelly decided to move to LA and later to NYC. Kelly Dowdle rose to prominence through her acting roles in hit shows like Billions, Lucifer, and American Crime Story. Monrow started getting her musical juices flowing by teaming up with producer Dean Sams of Lonestar to create a three-track EP called Pronoia, including hits like “Wide Open”, “Either Way”, and “Not If You Stay”. Kelly then worked with Nashville producer Sinclair co-writing and creating her 2021 debut single “Mama Said”. The two have spent a year working on a new sound for her upcoming full-length album, Scars of Venus, which will come out October 10th. The Americana and alternative Pop-Rock record features the songs “Jagged Heart”, “Wake Up”, “Down Your Spine”, “Pain Turns to Love”, among others. Influenced by legends like Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Pink, and Bonnie Raitt, Monrow feels a sense of responsibility to motivate women to pursue their goals and dreams. Kelly wants to encourage everyone to defy societal standards and challenge their comfort zones. Six months within launching her career, the determined musician has already amassed more than 2.5 million streams and made her performance debut at South By Southwest in Austin.