11 February, 2013 1:40PM AEDT  Gotye makes history at the
Grammys  Gotye (aka Mr Wally De Backer) has added to his huge
global success by winning the big one, 'Record of the Year' at
the 2013 Grammy Awards for "Somebody I Used to Know" with
Kimbra. He walked away with 'Best Alternative Music Album' and
'Best Pop Duo/Group Performance' with Kimbra.    • Print Print
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"Somebody I Used to Know" has been a smash hit across the world,
hitting number one in 18 countries including the US and the UK,
as well as reaching an incredible 373,922,912 people on youtube
at the time of writing this article.  The only Australian to win
record of the year previously was Olivia Newton-John with I
Honestly Love You in 1975.  Last year, Dom Knight from 702 ABC
Sydney had the chance to catch up with Gotye and find out all
about his work.  He started off by asking Gotye (aka Wally De
Backer) about how he started making music.  "I started when I
was around twenty, when I bou