The elder sister in the musical duo Facing West, the pair gained fame on their joint YouTube channel Facing West Music which has earned more than 50,000 subscribers through a collection of original songs and covers.
At eleven years old, she begged her parents for guitar lessons so that she could begin creating music like she heard on the radio.
One of Facing West's most popular song covers on YouTube is of "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber.
Her parents are Catrina and Tim Powell. She is joined in Facing West by her younger sister Sidney.
In June 2016, Facing West posted the YouTube video "The Chainsmokers ft Daya - Don't Let Me Down" which featured Cody Lovaas. They also featured actor Uriah Shelton in a Coldplay cover video.
