Gotye

Wouter Andre De Backer, known artistically as Gotye, was born on May 21, 1980, in Bruges, Belgium. He is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist with Belgian-Australian dual nationality. His 2011 track, "Somebody That I Used to Know", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the best-selling song of 2,012. This made him the fifth Australian artist to lead this chart and the second born in Belgium to achieve this, after The Singing Nun in 1963.At the February 2013 Grammy Awards ceremony, Gotye received three awards, including the Best Recording Award for "Somebody That I Used to Know". Additionally, he has been awarded seven ARIA awards and was nominated for MTV EMAs in the category of Best Performance in Asia and the Pacific.

His biggest hit, "Somebody That I Used to Know", reached number one on various music charts worldwide.De Backer moved to Australia with his family in 1982, initially living in Sydney before settling in Montmorency, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. His mother gave him the nickname "Gotye", derived from "Gauthier", the French version of his name in Dutch. When enrolling him in school, his parents opted for the English version of his name, Walter.From a young age, De Backer showed a great interest in music, learning to play several instruments, especially the piano and the drums. In 2012, he recalled that during his adolescence he listened devotedly to the album Songs of Faith and Devotion by Depeche Mode, and commented that this album was a major influence on his desire to create music.