Gotye

Wouter Andre Wally De Backer , better known as Gotye , is an AustralianBelgian multiinstrumentalist and singersongwriter. The name Gotye is a pronunciation respelling of Gauthier, the French cognate of Gotyes given Dutch name Wouter .

Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is a founding member of the Melbourne indiepop trio The Basics, who have independently released four studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002. His voice has been compared to those of Peter Gabriel and Sting. Gotyes 2011 single Somebody That I Used to Know reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fifth Australianbased artist to do so and the second born in Belgium . He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act. OnFebruary 2013, he won three Grammy Awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Show Record of the Year and Best Pop DuoGroup Performance for Somebody That I Used to Know and Best Alternative Music Album for Making Mirrors. Gotye has said he sometimes feels less of a musician, more of a tinkerer.

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