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    • Gotye - LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06:  Musician Gotye (R) arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Gotye - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10:  Australian musician Gotye receives a 2012 ARIA Chart Award at The Ivy on August 10, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
    • Gotye - HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 23:  Musician Wouter 'Wally' De Backer aka Gotye performs during a secret concert at The Sayers Club on April 23, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
    • Gotye - HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 23:  View of atmosphere at a Gotye secret concert at The Sayers Club on April 23, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
    • Gotye - INDIO, CA - APRIL 15:  Musician Wouter 'Wally' De Backer aka Gotye performs during Day 3 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2012 in Indio, California.
    • Gotye - AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 30:  Wouter De Backer of Gotye forms on stage during the Laneway Music Festival at Silo Park on January 30, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
    Gotye (pronounced "gore-ti-yeah") was the alias of Australian electronic pop trickster Wally de Backer. Born in Belgium and raised in Melbourne, de Backer began making music in his bedroom as a teen, and for several years fronted the rock band Downstares. After the group dissolved, he gravitated toward cut-and-paste electronic music, and in 2003 issued the first Gotye album, Boardface. Like ...more


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