Cloves

Kaitlyn Elyse Dunstan, known by her stage name Cloves (stylised CLOVES) and initially known as Kaity Dunstan, 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" during her audition. The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA singles chart. She was later eliminated during the battle rounds after performing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

Round Song Original artist Order Result The Blind Auditions "Brand New Key" Melanie 1 All judges offered to coachDunstan chose to join Team Ricky Battle Rounds "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (vs. Nick Kingswell) Cyndi Lauper 6 Eliminated

2015–present In 2015, under the new moniker Cloves, which was inspired by a trip to Bali, she released her first track "Frail Love". 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". 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. On 18 November 2016, Cloves released the lead single of her debut album, entitled "Better Now". Release: 28 September 2018 Label: Island Records Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming

Release: 21 May 2021 Label: Interscope Records Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays Title Details XIII Released: 20 November 2015 Label: Universal Music Australia Format: Digital download, streaming HER Released: 8 December 2023 Label: Red Cherry Records Format: Digital download, streaming Bittersweet Melancholia Released: TBA Label: Red Cherry Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS USRock "Brand New Key" 2013 40 — "Don't You Wait" 2015 — — XIII "Don't Forget About Me" 2016 — 34 "Better Now" — — One Big Nothing "California Numb" 2017 — — "Bringing the House Down" 2018 — — "Wasted Time" — — "Hit Me Hard" — — "Dead" 2020 — — Nightmare on Elmfield Road "Sicko" 2021 — — "Manic" — — "Nightmare" — — "Good Try" 2023 — — HER "Care" — — "Ugly Feelings" — — "Graveyard" — — "The Thought of You" 2025 — — Bittersweet Melancholia "No Us" — —

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances + List of other appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Moving Forward" 2023 Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack) "Insane" From a Bakermat Point Of View "Who I'm Not" 2024 Cold Enough For Snow "Tired" Impact Winter 3 (Original Soundtrack) "Who I'm Not (Mixed)" Tinlicker at CRSSS Festival Fall 2024: Ocean View (DJ Mix) "Focus (Mixed)" 2025 Experts Only #021 (DJ Mix) "Focus (Mixed)" Experts Only #023 (DJ Mix)

Music videos

As lead artist Title Year Director(s) "Don't Forget About Me" 2016 "Better Now" 2017 Phillip Lopez "California Numb" "Bringing the House Down" 2018 Sophie Muller "Dead" 2020 Daniel Carberry & Carly Cussen "Sicko" 2021

As featured artist Title Year Main artist Director "Out of the Blue" 2014 Joelistics Rhys Graham "Focus" 2025 John Summit John Summit & Shailee Ben-David "Old Friend" Robin Schulz Julian Kleinert & Amelie Siegmund