Cloves
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| Background information | |
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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Kaitlyn "Kaity" Dunstan, known by her stage name Cloves (stylised CLOVES), is an Australian singer-songwriter.[1]
Dunstan began performing at age thirteen with her sister in local bars and pubs. She wrote her first song at age eleven.[citation needed] She appeared in season two of The Voice Australia in 2013, singing Melanie's "Brand New Key" during her audition.[2] The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA singles chart.[3][4] She was later eliminated during the battle rounds after performing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".[5]
| Round | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
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| The Blind Auditions | "Brand New Key" | Melanie | 1 | All judges offered to coach Dunstan chose to join Team Ricky |
| Battle Rounds | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (vs. Nick Kingswell) | Cyndi Lauper | 6 | Eliminated |
In 2015, under the new moniker Cloves, which was inspired by a trip to Bali, she released her first track "Frail Love".[1][6] Later, she released her debut single, "Don't You Wait", off her debut EP, XIII.[7] Another track, called "Everybody's Son", was also released.[8] The song was featured in The Vampire Diaries, Season 7, episode 20.[9] On 20 November 2015, she released her EP XIII through Universal Music Australia, which includes all previous songs and a track called "Don't Forget About Me".[10][11] 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.[12][13][14]
She performed at the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals in 2016.[15][16][17] On 18 November 2016, Cloves released the lead single of her debut album, entitled "Better Now".[18] On 19 May 2017, she released the second single, "California Numb".[19] On 1 February 2018, the third single, "Bringing the House Down", was released.[20] Later that year, on 25 May 2018, the fourth single, "Wasted Time", was released.[21] "Hit Me Hard", the fifth single of the album, was released on 24 August 2018.[22] Her debut album, One Big Nothing, was released on 28 September 2018.[23] 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.
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| One Big Nothing[23] |
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| Nightmare on Elmfield Road[24] |
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| XIII[25] |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Rock [27] | |||
| "Brand New Key" | 2013 | 40 | — | Non-album single |
| "Don't You Wait"[7] | 2015 | — | — | XIII |
| "Don't Forget About Me"[13] | 2016 | — | 34 | |
| "Better Now"[18] | — | — | One Big Nothing | |
| "California Numb"[19] | 2017 | — | — | |
| "Bringing the House Down"[20] | 2018 | — | — | |
| "Wasted Time"[21] | — | — | ||
| "Hit Me Hard"[22] | — | — | ||
| "Dead"[28] | 2020 | — | — | Nightmare on Elmfield Road |
| "Sicko"[29] | 2021 | — | — | |
| "Manic"[30] | — | — | ||
| "Nightmare"[31] | — | — | ||
| "Good Try" | 2023 | — | — | HER |
| "Care" | — | — | ||
| "Ugly Feelings" | — | — | ||
| "Graveyard" | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Out of the Blue"[A][32][33] (Joelistics featuring Kaity Dunstan) |
2014 | Blue Volumes |
| "Erase / Rewind" (Christian Reindl featuring Cloves) |
2024 | Non-album singles |
| "The End of the Earth" (Christian Reindl featuring Cloves) |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Frail Love"[6] | 2015 | XIII |
| "Everybody's Son"[8] | ||
| "Blowin' in the Wind"[34] | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Gone"[35] | 2020 | |
| "Where Is My Mind?" | 2023 | Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack) |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Moving Forward" | 2023 | Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack) |
| "Insane" (Bakermat featuring Cloves) |
From a Bakermat Point Of View | |
| "Who I'm Not" (Tinlicker featuring Cloves) |
2024 | Cold Enough For Snow |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Don't Forget About Me"[14] | 2016 | — |
| "Better Now"[36] | 2017 | Phillip Lopez[37][38] |
| "California Numb"[39] | ||
| "Bringing the House Down"[40] | 2018 | Sophie Muller[41] |
| "Dead" | 2020 | Daniel Carberry & Carly Cussen |
| "Sicko" | 2021 |
| Title | Year | Main artist | Director |
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| "Out of the Blue"[A][42] | 2014 | Joelistics | Rhys Graham |
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