Forest Claudette's deeply felt alternative R&B songs grapple with joy, loss, gender identity, and sexuality with vulnerability and artistry, as heard on the streaming hits "Creaming Soda," "Mess Around," and "Kobe Beef," the latter of which appeared on their 2024 EP Jupiter.
Born Kobe Hamilton-Reeves and raised in a musical family in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia, Claudette spent their formative years honing their songwriting skills, eventually landing a record deal after submitting a track to a school music contest sponsored by Aussie radio behemoth Triple J. ...