Lyn Bowtell
7 time Golden Guitar Award winning Australian Singer/Songwriter.
Lyn Bowtell (born 29 April 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Kleinton, Queensland. She has won ten Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia. She was primary songwriter and singer for the pop country trio, Bella (2002–2006). Bowtell has to date released five solo albums, Heart's in the Country (September 2002), Secret Songs (March 2012),Heart of Sorrow (July 2014), an EP 'Calling You' (September 2017), Wiser (May 2022) and Paper Cuts (September 2025. Alongside her solo career, she was also a member of Australian super-group, Bennett Bowtell Urquhart, with Kevin Bennett (see the Flood) and Felicity Urquhart.
Life and career
Early life
Bowtell is the daughter of Noel Rodney Bowtell (c. 1943 – May 2005), a farmer and baker, and Glenys Fay, from Kleinton on the Darling Downs. Bowtell has two older siblings. Her father Noel sang and played accordion, piano, organ and drums with his father and brother at old time dances. Glenys sings and plays piano accordion, auto-harp and bag-pipes.
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