Kimbra

Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer, musician, and singer-songwriter who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kimbra's musical style is inspired from many different styles- electropop, R&B, jazz and soul. Her first collection of songs, Vows,was released in Australia in 2011.

Kimbra
Kimbra performing at Dcode Festival, 2012
Kimbra performing at Dcode Festival, 2012
Background information
Birth nameKimbra Lee Johnson
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990
Hamilton, New Zealand
GenresPop, indie pop, electropop, jazz, soul, R&B, progressive music,[1] progressive metal[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, tambourine.
Years active2000–present
LabelsForum 5, Warner Bros.
Websitekimbramusic.com

Kimbra is featured in the 2012 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye. On 10 February 2013, she and Gotye won two awards at the 2013 Grammy Awards for "Somebody That I Used To Know".

References

  1. Mann, Tom. "Kimbra: "There are a lot of parallels between quantum physics and music"". FasterLouder. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

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