Clare Dunn
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{about|the American country musician|people with similar names|Clare Dunne (disambiguation)}}
{{for|the nun and Arizona state legislator|Clare Dunn (nun)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Clare Dunn
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| image = Clare Dunn at Bra Country Concert.jpg
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| caption = Clare Dunn in performance for Y100's Bra Country Concert on October 14th at the new "Backstage At The Meyer" in downtown Green Bay to benefit the Breast Cancer Family Foundation in 2015
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|27}}
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| origin = Two Buttes, Colorado, United States{{cite web |url=http://www.claredunn.com/my-story/ |title=My Story - Clare Dunn |website=www.claredunn.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512135700/http://www.claredunn.com/my-story/ |archive-date=12 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}
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| genre = Country
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|Guitar}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = MCA Nashville|
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| website = {{URL|http://claredunn.com/}}
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Clare Dunn (born April 27, 1987) is an American country musician from southeast Colorado.{{cite web|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|last2=Ryan|first2=Patrick|title=Clare Dunn, Raury among 2015's artists to watch|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/12/29/artists-to-watch-2015/20686419/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=6 January 2015}} After support from satellite radio as a "Highway Find" on The Highway (Sirius XM), she signed with Universal Music Group Nashville{{cite web|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=Universal Music Group Nashville Signs Clare Dunn|date=17 November 2014|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2014/11/universal-music-group-nashville-signs-clare-dunn/|publisher=Music Row|accessdate=6 January 2015}} and BMG. She has opened for many notable country acts such as Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Bob Seger, Chris Young, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Hank Williams Jr., and Trace Adkins.{{cite web|last1=Bemiss|first1=Faith|title=Getting to know Clare Dunn|url=http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/home_top-news/50131599/Getting-to-know-Clare-Dunn|publisher=Sedalia Democrat|accessdate=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110128/http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/home_top-news/50131599/Getting-to-know-Clare-Dunn|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
Career
After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, Dunn sang backing vocals on Luke Bryan's "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)".{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/06/30/clare-dunn-move-on-countrys-next-female-star/29489635/|title=Will 'Move On' make Clare Dunn a star?|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|date=June 30, 2015|work=USA Today|accessdate=7 November 2015}}
Dunn released her debut single, "Get Out," on December 17, 2013, and subsequently became the highest charting independent female artist on the Music Row Country Breakout chart in ten years.{{cite web|title=Clare Dunn Becomes Highest Charting Independent Female Artist In 10 Years|url=http://www.nashville.com/music/2014/08/clare-dunn-highest-charting-independent-female-artist-in-10-years/|publisher=Nashville|accessdate=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022112433/http://www.nashville.com/music/2014/08/clare-dunn-highest-charting-independent-female-artist-in-10-years/|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead}} She released her second single, "Cowboy Side of You," on August 11, 2014.{{cite web|title=Clare Dunn Achieves More Milestones With New Single, "Cowboy Side Of You," While On An Unconventional Career Path|url=http://www.nashvillemusicguide.com/2014/09/06/clare-dunn-achieves-more-milestones-with-new-single-cowboy-side-of-you-while-on-an-unconventional-career-path/|publisher=Nashville Music Guide|accessdate=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150106232353/http://www.nashvillemusicguide.com/2014/09/06/clare-dunn-achieves-more-milestones-with-new-single-cowboy-side-of-you-while-on-an-unconventional-career-path/|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=dead}} Dunn was also listed by Sounds Like Nashville as one of the artists to watch for 2017 in country music.{{Cite news|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/lists/14-new-country-artists-to-watch-in-2017/|title=Sounds Like Nashville's 14 New Country Artists to Watch in 2017|date=2016-12-15|work=Sounds Like Nashville|access-date=2017-03-09|language=en-US}}
Two more singles from her self-titled EP — "Move On" and "Tuxedo" — were released in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and both charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Dunn's fifth single to country radio, "More," was released on June 4, 2018. In March 2020 Dunn parted ways with MCA Nashville.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} In May 2020, it was announced that Clare has joined Big Yellow Dog Music and released "Safe Haven" on May 1, 2020.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} A new single called "Salt and Lime" was released on May 22, 2020. Honestly: A Personal Collection EP was released on June 12, 2020, as her first release with Big Yellow Dog Music.
Personal life
In June 2021, Dunn was assaulted by a Lyft driver in Nashville.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/clare-dunn-assault-driver-arrested-1210227/ |date=2021-09-10 |first1= Jon |last1=Freeman |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=Lyft Driver Who Attacked Country Singer Clare Dunn Arrested}}
In November 2024, shortly after the United States presidential elections, Dunn expressed her endorsement and support of Donald Trump. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a video clarifying that she loved everyone irrespective of their political beliefs, and that in a true democracy everyone should have the right to disagree with each other.
Discography
= Extended plays =
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| rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales |
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! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US Heat |
| scope="row"| Clare Dunn{{cite news|last1=Hostelley|first1=Laura|title=Clare Dunn to Release Debut EP in September|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/clare-dunn-debut-ep/|accessdate=September 18, 2015|work=Taste of Country|date=August 23, 2015}}
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| 31 | 13 | |
=Singles=
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! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Sales ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Get Out" | — | — | | {{n/a}} |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Cowboy Side of You" | — | — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Clare Dunn |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Move On" | 48 | 45 |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Tuxedo" | 45 | 51 | |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "More" | — | 60 | | {{n/a}} |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
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Category:American women country singers
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Colorado