Jen Cloher (born 9 October 1973) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer, currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.

[1] Cloher's 2017 self-titled fourth studio album peaked at number 5 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Originally from Adelaide, Cloher moved to Sydney and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Whilst studying, Cloher lived in a share house with several musicians, which is when she bought her first second-hand guitar, and started to write songs.

[3] Later that year, she released her debut EP titled, Movement Involves Danger, on Regency Records.

Its lineup originally included drummer Jen Sholakis, bassist "Lord" Geoffrey Dunbar, guitarist Michael Hubbard, pianist Ross Calia and violinist Andrea Summer.

Calia and Sumner were replaced by Laura Jean and Biddy Connor, respectively; Tiny Ruins guitarist Tom Healy was also added to the line-up.

[5] Cloher released a duet with former Kid Sam frontman Kieran Ryan, titled "Call If You Need Me".

Her backing band included lead guitarist Barnett, bassist Bones Sloane and drummer Sholakis.

In October 2012, Cloher released "Mount Beauty", the lead single from her then-yet-to-be-titled third studio album.

The album featured songs from Cloher, Courtney Barnett, The Finks, Ouch My Face, East Brunswick All Girls Choir and Fraser A. Gorman.

The release was supported by a reunion show of the original line-up of Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea in October 2016.

The album was preceded by the singles "Forgot Myself" and "Regional Echo" and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts.

The trio recorded a self-titled album in eight days at The Loft in Chicago in April 2019, which was released in October 2019 and toured nationally.

The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation.