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Gotye

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Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌutər ˈɑndreː də ˈbɑkər]; born 21 May 1980), known professionally as Gotye ( GOT-ee-ay, French: [ɡotje], Dutch: [ɡoːˈtɕeː]), is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbra), which peaked atop 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 Alternative Music Album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gotye is the 1,432nd most popular musician (up from 1,813th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 753rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gotye ranks 1,432 out of 3,175. Before him are Karin Dreijer, Edgar Winter, Bob James, Aynsley Dunbar, Marc-André Hamelin, and Beth Gibbons. After him are Steve Di Giorgio, Barry Harris, Ralph Siegel, Henry Jackman, Jim Keltner, and Ismaël Lô.

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Among people born in 1980, Gotye ranks 97. Before him are Vanessa Lachey, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Kim So-yeon, Gong Hyo-jin, Luke Hemsworth, and Gustaf Skarsgård. After him are Tom Boonen, Joe Kennedy III, David Garrett, Tiziano Ferro, Yossi Benayoun, and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gotye ranks 654 out of 1,190. Before him are Joël Robert (1943), Jules de Trooz (1857), Edgard Colle (1897), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Simon Leys (1935), and Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843). After him are Jacques Beurlet (1944), Patrick Nève (1949), Ferdinand Adams (1903), Henri Grégoire (1881), Léopold Anoul (1922), and Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Belgium

Among musicians born in Belgium, Gotye ranks 11. Before him are Arthur De Greef (1862), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), André Cluytens (1905), Brian Molko (1972), and Francis Goya (1946). After him are Gustaph (1980), Lost Frequencies (1993), and Netsky (1989).

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