What key details about gotye can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: wouter andre '' wally '' de backer -lrb- born 21 may 1980 -rrb- , better known as gotye -lrb- pronounced -rrb- , is a belgian-australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter . the name '' gotye '' is a pronunciation respelling of '' gauthier '' , the french cognate of gotye 's given dutch name '' wouter '' -lrb- english '' walter '' , hence the nickname '' wally '' -rrb- . gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums . he is a member of the melbourne indie-pop trio the basics , who have independently released three studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002 . his voice has been compared to those of peter gabriel and sting . gotye 's 2011 single '' somebody that i used to know '' reached number one on the '' billboard '' hot 100 , making him the fifth australian-based artist to do so and the second belgian -lrb- after the singing nun in 1963 -rrb- . he has won five aria awards and received a nomination for an mtv ema for best asia and pacific act . on 10 february 2013 , he won three grammy awards at the 55th annual grammy awards show : record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for '' somebody that i used to know '' and best alternative music album for '' making mirrors '' . gotye has said he sometimes feels '' less of a musician , more of a tinkerer . ''
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- instrument is vocals , synthesizer , guitar , drums , percussion , keyboards- website is -lsb- http://www.gotye.com/ gotye.com -rsb-- years active is 2001 -- present- caption is gotye at the 2012 apra music awards- birth name is wouter andre de backer- origin is melbourne , victoria , australia- label is fairfax seconds , inertia , lucky number , eleven , creative , vibes universal republic , independent , samples 'n'- genre is indie trip hop rock , alternative rock , indie pop ,- birth date is 21 may 1980- name is gotye- background is solo_singer- image is gotye , 2012.jpg- birth place is bruges , belgium- associated acts is the basics , kimbra , spender- occupation is musician , singer-songwriter