Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, writer, coach (creativity and creative-business), social commentator and occasional actor from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She has released five albums, her fifth, The Winter I Chose Happiness was released on 14 September 2012.[1] In May 2012, Bowditch released the single, "You Make Me Happy", which was featured in the Network Ten television show, Offspring, a series that she also acts in;[2] the song was Bowditch's first "top 40" (placed in the chart representing the 40 highest-selling songs) single in Australia.
Bowditch's creative ventures have extended beyond her own musical career and, as of 2012, she is Secretary of Music Victoria;[3] Bowditch is also an APRA and PPCA Ambassador. In 2013, she will be launching a Creative Business Mentorship through her organisation, "Big Hearted Business". Bowditch is also an Ambassador for Smiling Minds and Life's Little Treasures.
Bowditch is an occasional journalist, writing articles for Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, and ABC's The Drum, and hosting summer radio shows on the ABC.