She was featured on the 2012 multi-platinum single “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye, which became her first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned them two awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Record of the Year, making her the third New Zealand singer to win a Grammy Award. The portrait was painted in conjunction with the making of a video featuring her song “The Build Up”. New York-based New Zealand-born self-actualised star and feminist pop warrior.

The track listing on the back of the album cover designates side one and side two, but sequentially numbers the tracks 1 - 11 - i.e. the whole worlds watching you) and explores a soulful rnb on the adult Black Sky (tonight Im gonna be with you, show you a. dont make your promises because Im finished with all that. Vincent Fantauzzo’s portrait of Kimbra was a finalist for the 2012 Archibald Prize. Kimbra: Warrior: MIt Gotye zusammen sang sie über Somebody that I used to know, jetzt kommt sie. She effortless throws in a cleverly swinging rnb pop on the catchy but pointed Everybody Knows (I aint gonna lie but I aint hold back. Vows reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia on, the album was released in North America, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album. New York-based New Zealand-born self-actualised star and feminist pop warrior Kimbra, 27, is back with a new album and another version of herself, according to Interview magazine’s Erica Russell. It featured several new songs, including “Come into My Head”, “Warrior” (on which Kimbra was joined by musicians Mark Foster from Foster the People and DJ A-Trak), and a cover of Nina Simone’s “Plain Gold Ring”. Kimbra Finds New Version of Self in Primal Heart. Singles from the album include “Settle Down”, “Cameo Lover” (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), “Good Intent” and “Two Way Street”.Ī reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. Her debut album, Vows, was released in Australia in 2011. It featured several new songs, including 'Come into My Head', 'Warrior' (on which Kimbra was joined by musicians Mark Foster from Foster the People and DJ A-Trak), and a cover of Nina Simones 'Plain Gold Ring'. Her musical influences range from Prince and Minnie Riperton to Bj rk and Jeff Buckley. A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. The song is composed in the key of B and has. The song peaked 22 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and peaked 1 on the New Zealand NZ Artists RIANZ charts. 'Warrior' was released as the fourth single from Vows on. Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model who mixes pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements. The song was later included in international and special editions of Kimbras debut studio album, Vows.

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