Gotye

Biography

Gotye is Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Wouter De Backer, whose sample-craft solo albums 'Like Drawing Blood' (2006) and 'Making Mirrors' (2011) culminated in 'Somebody That I Used to Know', the Grammy-winning duet with *Kimbra* that topped charts worldwide. He also co-founded the trio *The Basics* and works to preserve electronic music history. A meticulous craftsman, he has preferred depth to ubiquity ever since his global hit.