The Darlins was formed in September of 2008 by Erinn Bates and Jude Toy.

Erinn was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Belmont University with a degree in Music.  Just after graduation, she signed a development deal with Sony Nashville and worked with Grammy winning producer, Mark Wright. She also began working with hit songwriters, Mark Selby and Tia Sillers. Selby played guitar and co-produced her project with Wright. In 2006, she packed up and moved to Las Vegas where she sang as part of a group in a country show band. Shortly after her year in Vegas, she returned home to Nashville to pursue a songwriting and artist deal again.

Jude Toy was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and moved to LA after high school graduation. She began playing electric guitar in a rock band and recorded several albums. While performing as a solo artist in the folk rock circuit, she started the duo, The Darlins, with singer/songwriter, Suzanne Sherwin. After Sherwin left LA, the duo parted ways and Jude made the move to Nashville and began collaborating with a variety of hit writers, including Kostas and Tony Mullins. 

Erinn and Jude met at the internationally renowned cosmetic company, Sephora, where Jude was a manager and Erinn was a makeup artist. Jude asked Erinn if she wanted to play around town together for fun and from the first rehearsal, they realized they had something very special. The duo began performing at local and out of town venues. 

In August of 2009, The Darlins won the King or Queen of the Palace competition at the Nashville Palace sponsored by WSM and opened for Darryl Worley at the Wilson County Fair. Legendary DJ, Bill Cody, interviewed the girls live on WSM and was surprised to find out that Erinn is the singer of the Honest Abe Log Home jingle. That fall, they were interviewed in Strum Magazine and were invited to play a weekly showcase at The Center Stage with the musicians networking group, Alabama Line. 

Its only a matter of time before these two makeup artists/country artists are creating a brand  of their own.