Forest Claudette | |
Birth Name: | Kobe Hamilton-Reeves [1] |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Years Active: | 2017–present |
Label: | Forest Claudette, Sony |
Associated Acts: | Zach Hamilton-Reeves |
Kobe Hamilton-Reeves, (known professionally as Forest Claudette) is an Australian singer and songwriter.[1]
Kobe Hamilton-Reeves was born in Melbourne, Australia whose parents are classically trained. Their older brother Zach is the vocalist in Northeast Party House.
In 2017, Hamilton-Reeves went by the alias Teddy Elk, and released "Doors" which received airplay on Triple J Unearthed. In 2020, Hamilton-Reeves changed the stage name to Forest Claudette, telling Triple J, "I felt a great pressure and a weight I was putting on myself to have my music mean more, and capture the nuances of the black experience which is really, really hard to do on a day-to-day basis." Hamilton-Reeves said Claudette is a homage to Claudette Colvin while Forest references they grew up in a forest.[1] In July 2022, Forest Claudette released the single "Creaming Soda", which was followed by "Gone Without a Trace" and "Hologram".[2]
In September 2022 Forest Claudette released their debut EP, The Year of February.[3] It was released on vinyl in April 2023 as part of a Record Store Day exclusive.[4] In June 2023, Forest Claudette released their second EP Everything Was Green.[5] The EP was preceded by lead single "Mess Around" featuring EarthGang.[6]
In January 2024, Forest Claudette released a cover of Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Can't Stop".[7]
In March 2024, Forest Claudette announced the forthcoming release of their third EP, Jupiter.[8]
Claudette is non-binary.[9]
The Year of February |
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Everything Was Green |
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Jupiter |
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The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
! |-| 2024| rowspan="1"| "Goodbye" by Forest Claudette (Kobe Hamilton-Reeves, Alexander Laska)| Most Performed R&B / Soul Work| |rowspan="1"| [10] |-
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry. At the 2023 ceremony they won two categories.
! |-| rowspan="2"| 2023| "Mess Around" (featuring Earthgang)| Best Soul/R&B Release| | rowspan="2"| [11] [12] |-| Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) for Forest Claudette – Everything Was Green| Best Cover Art| |-|}
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.! |-|rowspan="3"| 2023| "Mess Around" (featuring EarthGang)| Best Song or Track| |rowspan="3"|[13] |-|rowspan="2"| Forest Claudette| Best Solo Arist| |-| Soul, Funk, RNB & Gospel Work| |-
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[14]
! |-| 2023| Forest Claudette| Best New Artist| | [15] |-