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Also known as Wouter De Backer, Wally De Backer

Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (known professionally as Gotye; born 21 May 1980) is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbra) topped the Billboard Hot 100, as well as several international charts, and became the best-selling song of 2012. He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while its parent album — Making Mirrors (2012) — won Best Altern

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  • First French Reader for Beginners
  • Zweite Französische Lesebuch
  • Second French Reader
  • Première Lecture en Anglais Pour Débutantnt
  • Première Lecture en Allemand Pour Débutants

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Wouter "Wally" De Backer, better known by his stage name Gotye, is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.

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  • Westwind: Djalu's Legacy — Self2017
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Australia
Active from
1980
alternative popart popchamber popdowntempoelectronicindie pop

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Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980 in Bruges, Belgium), better known by the stage name Gotye, is an indie pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Victoria, Australia. Backer was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was two. Originally a member of the indie band Downstares, Backer began performing under the name Gotye in 2001 when the band disbanded. Aside from his solo work, De Backer has been a member of the indie band The Basics s

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Gotye
Musical artist.image
Gotye live.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Gotye performing at the Wollongong Botanic Garden in March 2008
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.birth_name
Wouter André De Backer
Musical artist.birth_place
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Musical artist.alias
Walter De Backer
Musical artist.origin
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Musical artist.years_active
2001–present
Musical artist.current_member_of
The Basics

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Article · 日本語

ゴティエ(Gotye、1980年5月21日 - )は、オーストラリアのシンガーソングライターである。ベルギーで生まれ、2006年にアルバム『Like Drawing Blood』のヒットで、オーストラリア国内で知名度を獲得。また、2011年に発表されたシングル Somebody That I Used to Know は、全世界18ヶ国で1位を獲得した彼の代表曲であり、この曲は3rdアルバム『Making Mirrors』に収録されている。

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