Clare Dunn (born April 27, 1987) is an American

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musician from southeast

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. After support from satellite radio as a "Highway Find" on

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, she signed with

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and

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. She has opened for many notable country acts such as

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, Chris Young,

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, and

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Career

After moving to

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, Dunn sang backing vocals on

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". 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. She released her second single, "Cowboy Side of You," on August 11, 2014. Dunn was also listed by Sounds Like Nashville as one of the artists to watch for 2017 in country music. 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''

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and

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charts. Dunn's fifth single to country radio, "More," was released on June 4, 2018. In March 2020 Dunn parted ways with

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. In May 2020, it was announced that Clare has joined Big Yellow Dog Music and released "Safe Haven" on May 1, 2020. 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

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driver in Nashville. In November 2024, shortly after the

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, Dunn expressed her endorsement and support of

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. 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

Singles

Music videos

References

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