Singer, songwriter and self-proclaimed optimist, Claire Kelly, has been on a mission to brighten every corner she steps in with the music she creates. Originally from the Chicago area, she moved to Music City to dive into her passion for songwriting and performing full-time. Since making the move to Nashville, she’s toured internationally, had songs placed on primetime television and has won several songwriting contests, most recently through the world famous Bluebird Cafe. Her latest project, Hopeful Romantic, speaks to fighting an occasionally dismal world with a radical amount of gratitude, love, and kindness. Standout tracks on the EP include “Tapestry” a song about the people who change you for the better and “Drunk Girls”, a lighthearted anthem about being kinder to strangers that placed her 3rd in the 2024 NSAI songwriting contest. When she’s not on the road, Claire plays regularly at the Bluebird Cafe and teaches songwriting lessons at The Country Music Hall of Fame. A few years into her Nashville journey, she began to focus on writing music for film and television. Her music has been heard on ABC Network, Max, Hallmark, the Miss Universe Pageant, and her song "The Art of Letting Go" was recently featured on the hit Netflix series Love is Blind.