Redigerer Gotye (avsnitt)

== Bakgrunn ==
Han ble født i Brugge i Belgia i 1980 og flyttet til Australia med familien to år senere.<ref name="smh">{{cite web|last=Mathieson|first=Craig|date=30. september 2011|title=Man in the mirror|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/man-in-the-mirror-20110929-1kxsz.html|accessdate=1. mars 2012}}</ref> Familien bodde først i [[Sydney]], før de bosatte seg i Montmorency, en forstad til [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite interview|last=Dye|first=David|date=18. april 2012|title=Gotye Interview|work=Conversations from the World Cafe|publisher=WXPN-FM / The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania|url=https://www.npr.org/player/embed/150507105/155559450}}</ref> Foreldrene valgte å bruke den engelske versjonen av fornavnet hans, Walter, da han ble innskrevet på skolen.

Som ungdom fikk De Backer lidenskap for musikk og lærte seg flere instrumenter, blant andre piano og trommer. I tenårene dannet han bandet Downstares<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Biography – Gotye|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Pty Ltd|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/gotye/id161541223|accessdate=14. juli 2011}}</ref> sammen med tre skolevenner.<ref>{{cite web|date=januar 2011|title=Interview|work=Beat|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/2011/01/11/gotye/footscray-community-art-centre-gotye-laneway-festival-music-feature-national-theatre?quicktabs_1=0|accessdate=14. juli 2011|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6IIgF5JAv?url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/2011/01/11/gotye/footscray-community-art-centre-gotye-laneway-festival-music-feature-national-theatre?quicktabs_1=0|url-status=dead}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/2011/01/11/gotye/footscray-community-art-centre-gotye-laneway-festival-music-feature-national-theatre?quicktabs_1=0 |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2019-04-06 |arkiv-dato=2012-03-15 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315230618/http://www.beat.com.au/music/2011/01/11/gotye/footscray-community-art-centre-gotye-laneway-festival-music-feature-national-theatre?quicktabs_1=0 |url-status=yes }}</ref> Han studerte siden ved [[University of Melbourne]], der han tok en [[Bachelor of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.news.unimelb.edu.au/gotye-grabs-number-one-hit-us|title=Gotye grabs number one hit in the US|website=Alumi.news.unimelb.edu.au|accessdate=2019-04-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216100307/http://alumni.news.unimelb.edu.au/gotye-grabs-number-one-hit-us|url-status=dead}} {{Kilde www |url=http://alumni.news.unimelb.edu.au/gotye-grabs-number-one-hit-us |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2019-04-06 |arkiv-dato=2012-12-16 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216100307/http://alumni.news.unimelb.edu.au/gotye-grabs-number-one-hit-us |url-status=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://djmaniac.blogspot.com/|title=Early Gotye bio listed on ManiaC music blog|publisher=Blogger|date=|accessdate=14. juli 2011|archive-date=2011-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083222/http://djmaniac.blogspot.com/|url-status=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7569000/7569760.stm|title=Interview|website=Bbc.co.uk|date=19. august 2008|accessdate=14. juli 2011|first=Kev|last=Geoghegan}}</ref>
I 2001 spilte De Backer inn sine første låter og ga ut en CD med fire spor, inkludert sangen «Out Here in the Cold».<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yLfCF_OZY|title='Out Here in the Cold' film clip|website=YouTube.com|date=|accessdate=14. juli 2011}}</ref> Omtrent samtidig møtte han sangeren og låtskriveren Kris Schroeder, og de to dannet bandet [[The Basics]]. Bandet ga ut fire album i årene 2004–2010. Siden ga han ut flere studioalbum på egen hånd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s1641949.htm|title=Triple J Feature Album – 'Like Drawing Blood'|website=Abc.net.au|date=19. mai 2006|accessdate=27. september 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/kingsmill/audience_albums.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304073109/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/kingsmill/audience_albums.htm|archivedate=4. mars 2007|title=Triple J 2006 Best Album audience poll|publisher=ABC.net.au}}</ref>

I 2010 etablerte han et platestudio i en låve på foreldrenes gård og spilte inn sitt tredje album, inkludert låten «Eyes Wide Open»<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/gotyes-mirrored-vision/2116370.aspx|title=Gotye's Mirrored Vision|publisher=Bendigo Advertiser|date=|accessdate=30. mars 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2011/03/24/apra-reveals-song-of-the-year-contenders-award-details|title=APRA reveals song of the year contenders, award details|publisher=The Music Network|date=|accessdate=30. mars 2011}}</ref> I juli 2011 slapp han oppfølgersingelen «[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]» sammen med New Zealand-musikeren [[Kimbra]].<ref name="undercover.fm">[http://www.undercover.fm/news/14797-gotye-debuts-new-album-at-the-opera-house Gotye Debuts New Album at the Opera House] {{Wayback|url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/14797-gotye-debuts-new-album-at-the-opera-house |date=20110907015200 }}, undercover.fm</ref> Sangen ble svært suksessrik, godt hjulpet av anbefalinger fra [[Ashton Kutcher]] og [[Lily Allen]] via Twitter,<ref>{{cite web|title=Twitter / MrsLRCooper : Love this video...|url=https://twitter.com/MrsLRCooper/status/94463921272004608|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=9. februar 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jolly|first=Nathan|title=Ashton Kutcher gets behind Gotye|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2011/07/21/ashton-kutcher-gets-behind-gotye|work=The Music Network|accessdate=9. februar 2012|date=21. juli 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jolly|first=Nathan|title=Lily Allen joins Gotye praise chorus|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2011/07/25/lily-allen-joins-gotye-praise-chorus/|work=The Music Network|accessdate=9. februar 2012|date=25. juli 2011}}</ref> Singelen solgte til 11 ganger platina i Australia og 8 ganger platina i USA. Sangen nådde også førsteplass på singellister i 18 land, inkludert Australia, Belgia, Nederland, Tyskland, Storbritannia og USA.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gotye+feat.+Kimbra&titel=Somebody+That+I+Used+To+Know&cat=s|tittel=norwegiancharts.com - Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know|besøksdato=2019-04-06|verk=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/Kimbrawinsthe2011VandaYoungSongwritingCompetition!.aspx|title=2011 Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition – Winners Announcement|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association|date=15. juli 2011|accessdate=16. juli 2011|archive-date=2012-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925070615/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/Kimbrawinsthe2011VandaYoungSongwritingCompetition!.aspx|url-status=yes}}</ref>

Den store suksessen gjorde at avisen ''Australian'' tok Gotye med på sin liste over de 50 mest innflytelsesrike australske kunstnere<ref>{{cite news|title=The audience holds the power|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/top50/2013/the-audience-holds-the-power/story-fnh53dls-1226601890238|accessdate=21. mars 2013|newspaper=The Australian|year=2013}}</ref> og kalte låten for «en av de mest suksessrike sangene i australsk musikkhistorie».<ref>{{cite news|title=Gotye|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/top50/2013/gotye/story-fnh53dls-1226597507339|accessdate=21. mars 2013|newspaper=The Australian|year=2013}}</ref>

I mai 2017 lanserte De Backer et nytt platemerke, Forgotten Futures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/69511|title=WFMU: Irwin Chusid: Playlist from November 30, 2016 (Gotye features tracks from forthcoming Perrey album)|website=Wfmu.org|accessdate=30. desember 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jean-jacquesperrey.bandcamp.com|title=Jean-Jacques Perrey et son Ondioline, by Jean-Jacques Perrey|website=Jean-Jacques Perrey|accessdate=22. september 2018}}</ref>