Kaitlyn "Kaity" Dunstan, known by her stage name Cloves (stylised CLOVES), is an Australian singer-songwriter.
Background
Early life and ''The Voice''
Dunstan began performing at age thirteen with her sister in local bars and pubs. She wrote her first song at age eleven. She appeared in
season two of The Voice Australia in 2013, singing
Melanie's "
Brand New Key
"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album '' Gather Me'', produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was ...
" during her audition. The song peaked at number 40 on the
ARIA singles chart
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.
She was later eliminated during the battle rounds after performing "
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
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".
2015–present
In 2015, under the new moniker Cloves, which was inspired by a trip to
Bali
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, she released her first track "Frail Love".
Later, she released her debut single, "Don't You Wait", off her debut EP, ''XIII''.
Another track, called "Everybody's Son", was also released.
The song was featured in
The Vampire Diaries
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, Season 7, episode 20. On 20 November 2015, she released her EP ''XIII'' through
Universal Music Australia
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (UMA) is the largest Australian music corporation. It is a division of the Universal Music Group. Universal Music Australia's corporate headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia.
Labels
Universal Musi ...
, which includes all previous songs and a track called "Don't Forget About Me". The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2016 film ''
Me Before You'' and released as a single on 22 June 2018, with the music video being released the next day.
She performed at the
Coachella and
Lollapalooza
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music festivals in 2016.
On 18 November 2016, Cloves released the lead single of her debut album, entitled "Better Now".
On 19 May 2017, she released the second single, "California Numb".
On 1 February 2018, the third single, "Bringing the House Down", was released.
Later that year, on 25 May 2018, the fourth single, "Wasted Time", was released.
"Hit Me Hard", the fifth single of the album, was released on 24 August 2018.
Her debut album, ''One Big Nothing'', was released on 28 September 2018.
The album contains ten songs overall, three of those being new songs, two being rearranged versions of "Frail Love" and "Don't You Wait", and the rest being the previous singles.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other appearances
Music videos
As lead artist
As featured artist
Notes
References
External links
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Australian women singer-songwriters
Living people
Singers from Melbourne
1996 births
21st-century Australian women singers
21st-century Australian singer-songwriters