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Kimbra

Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and seven New Zealand Music Awards.

Kimbra
Kimbra performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameKimbra Lee Johnson
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34)
Hamilton, New Zealand
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2000–present
Labels
Websitekimbramusic.com

Kimbra's debut album, Vows, was released in Australia in 2011. Singles from the album include "Settle Down", "Cameo Lover" (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), "Good Intent" and "Two Way Street". A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. 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". Vows reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia. In May 2012, the album was released in North America, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album.

Vincent Fantauzzo's portrait of Kimbra was a finalist for the 2012 Archibald Prize. The portrait was painted in conjunction with the making of a video featuring her song "The Build Up".[3][4] She was featured on the 2011 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. Her second studio album, The Golden Echo, was released in 2014 to positive critical reception, and her third album, Primal Heart, was released in 2018.[5] Her fourth album, A Reckoning, was released on 27 January 2023.

Early life edit

Kimbra Lee Johnson[6] was born on 27 March 1990 and grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand. Her father, Ken Johnson, was the head doctor at the University of Waikato's student health centre, and her mother Chris was an orthopaedic nurse. At the age of 10, Kimbra began writing songs. When she was 12, her father bought her a guitar and after a few years of lessons, she was on stage, performing with her guitar tutors. Kimbra attended Hillcrest High School, competing in the national schools' musical competition Rockquest for three years running, where she was awarded second place in 2004 at the age of 14. An early recording of hers from 2004, "It Takes Time" was featured by Play It Strange, a New Zealand organization showcasing young singers and songwriters.[7][8] Kimbra made her first music video, "Smile", for the children's TV show What Now. Kimbra was a member of the Hillcrest High jazz choir, Scat.[9]

Career edit

Early public performances by Kimbra included singing at the Waikato Times Gold Cup race meeting in 2000 as a 10-year-old and singing the New Zealand national anthem before 27,000 people at the 2002 NPC rugby union final. In 2007, after winning the Juice TV award for Best Breakthrough music video for her second single "Simply on My Lips", she came to the attention of ex-Independiente Records boss Mark Richardson (Jamiroquai, Paula Abdul) and his newly formed management company and independent label Forum 5 in Melbourne, Victoria.[10] She signed with Richardson and in 2008 she moved to Melbourne.[10]

2010–2013: Vows and awards success edit

 
Kimbra in 2011

In June 2010, Kimbra's first single on Forum 5, "Settle Down", was released. She had started writing the track four years earlier – it was finished with François Tétaz.[10][11] The music video was directed by Guy Franklin. Perez Hilton featured the track on his website citing "[i]f you like Nina Simone, Florence & the Machine and/or Björk, then we think you will enjoy Kimbra – her music reminds us of all those fierce ladies!"[12] On 10 December, the Australian 'indietronica' group Miami Horror released their single, "I Look to You" featuring Kimbra's vocals.[13] Kimbra also stars in its music video, which features wide-angle and kaleidoscope shots of her in face paint and dresses walking through golden fields.[14] Early in 2011, Kimbra's song "Cameo Lover" was a finalist for the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition and eventually won the competition.[15] In March she issued "Cameo Lover" as her next single, its music video was released in April and was directed by Franklin. On 13 March, Kimbra went to perform for Moomba Festival and ChillOut Festival in Sydney at Oxford Arts Factory to welcome the release of her next single, "Cameo Lover". On 15 July 2011, "Cameo Lover" won the songwriting competition, ahead of third placed song, "Somebody That I Used to Know", written by Australian musician Gotye.[16] On 7 June Kimbra signed to Warner Bros. Records New Zealand for distribution in New Zealand and Australia, as well as a worldwide deal for other territories with Warner Bros. Records in the US.[17] On 5 July Kimbra sang in Gotye's single, "Somebody That I Used to Know", which was mixed by Tétaz. Tétaz had recommended Kimbra to Gotye after a 'high-profile' Australian female vocalist had withdrawn from the collaboration.[18][19]

On 29 August 2011, Kimbra's debut album, Vows, was released in New Zealand and 2 September in Australia. In its first week of release it charted at No. 3 in New Zealand, No. 5 in Australia and No. 14 in the US. In its second week, it rose to No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Australian producer 'M-Phazes' produced Kimbra's track "Call Me" and assisted on other tracks on Vows. Its artwork including body art and illustrations were created by Rhys Mitchell and Raphael Rizzo. She has won the Critics' Choice Prize at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards[20] and Best Female Artist and Best Song (for "Cameo Lover") at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011.[21] The US release of Vows featured new tracks not available on the Australian or New Zealand version of the album. She had performed in various location such as at the Forum Theatre,[22] Melbourne on 9 September 2011, at Astor Theatre,[23] Perth on 17 September 2011, at the Adelaide Botanic Garden in Brisbane on 1 October 2011, at Adelaide, Australia on 3 October 2011, at Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, Victoria and Wellington Square, Perth on 25 November 2011, at Homebake Festival 2011, at Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney on 3 December 2011 and at the Falls Festival in Lorne, Australia on 30 December 2011.[24]

 
Kimbra performing in 2012

On 19 January 2012, "Good Intent" was played on an episode of ABC's drama Grey's Anatomy. The track also appears in the video game, The Sims 3: Pets, which Kimbra recorded in Simlish for the soundtrack. Also in January, Kimbra won the "One to Watch" award at the 2012 Rolling Stone Awards.[25] Kimbra has collaborated with Mark Foster (of Foster the People) and DJ A-Trak on the track "Warrior", which was released on 2 April. On 14 April, she performed "Somebody That I Used to Know" with Gotye on Saturday Night Live. On 15 July 2012, she performed in Santralistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. On 25 September, her song "With My Hands" was featured in Tim Burton's movie, Frankenweenie. On 1 November, she had been nominated at the Vodafone 2012 New Zealand Music Awards and won for the International Achievement, Best Female Solo Artist, Best Pop Album, Breakthrough Artist of the Year awards, and also won as a featured artist for the song "Somebody That I Used to Know", for Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year, at the APRA Music Awards of 2012. on the same year, she also received an award for Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012 for the second time.[26] On 14 November 2012, Kimbra performed at the Calvin Klein Collection which held an exclusive dinner to celebrate the brand's Women's Creative Director, Francisco Costa.[27] Kimbra also performed for other events such as, at Homebake Festival 2012 on 8 December, at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, New South Wales on 14 December, at the Rhythm & Vines Music festival 2012 in Gisborne, New Zealand on 29 December 2012 and at the Summadayze Festival in Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast on 30, 31 December 2012.[28]

On 10 February 2013, Kimbra and Gotye won the Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Show for "Somebody That I Used to Know". This achievement made her only the third New Zealand singer to win a Grammy Award in history.[29] Kimbra was also featured with the R&B singer John Legend in the song "Made to Love", published in the album Love in the Future. The single was released on 11 June 2013 and the album was released on 30 August 2013.[30] On 15 September 2013, Kimbra performed for Rock in Rio Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[31] Kimbra was also involved in a non-profit charity organisation called So They Can. Kimbra became the ambassador of So They Can within the year of 2013.[32]

2014–present: The Golden Echo, Primal Heart, and A Reckoning edit

After the Grammy Awards, Kimbra relocated to LA to work on her second studio album, known as The Golden Echo, taking up residence on a farm. People who collaborated on The Golden Echo include Rich Costey, Daniel Johns, Taylor Graves, Matt Bellamy, Thundercat, Mark Foster, Bilal (Singing on the No. 8 track "Everlovin' Ya"), John Legend, John Robinson and also Kimbra's bandmates, Timon Martin and Benjamin Davey. During the making of the second album, Kimbra was invited to play at a concert in Adelaide and was invited to perform at WOMAD 2014, also debuting a new song titled "Nobody But You". On 19 May 2014, Kimbra released the lead single from The Golden Echo called "90s Music" to largely positive reviews. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song "captivating" when he previewed it in May 2014. The official music video was not long released after the audio, debuting on YouTube on 3 June 2014. The song did not chart in New Zealand or Australia. "Miracle" was released as the second single on 24 July 2014. It was her first song to chart on Billboard, peaking at No. 37 on the Japan Hot 100. The song has received mainly positive reviews from critics, with many complimenting the song's disco-influenced feel. Olivia Forman of Spin stated that the song has a "flawlessly fluctuating [...] beat" and additionally complimented Kimbra's vocals. The music video for "Miracle" was released onto YouTube on 19 August 2014, the official music video for the song was directed by Thom Kerr. The Golden Echo was released on 15 August 2014 (AU/NZ) and 19 August 2014 (US) charting Australian Albums (ARIA) at 5, New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) at 5 and US Billboard 200 at 43. The Golden Echo received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album obtained a normalised score of 70 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 selected mainstream critics. The release of the album was followed by a 12-show US tour with Empress of in November 2015.

In April 2015, Kimbra toured the US with a total of five shows. Kimbra is featured in a song by Bilal called "Holding It Back" from his album In Another Life. On 15 July, Kimbra released the video for her third single from The Golden Echo called "Goldmine", which surpassed 110,000 views in a matter of a day. On 30 September 2016, Kimbra released a non-album single called "Sweet Relief".[33] On 18 September 2017, Kimbra and her record label sent a personalised email to fans who subscribed to the Warner Bros. mailing list, conveying information about her third studio-album and an upcoming single.[34] Kimbra is managed by guitarist Ben Weinman, founding member of metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan, since around 2017. He has also frequently contributed guitar to Kimbra's music.[35][36]

 
Kimbra performing in 2015

On 29 September 2017, she released the album's lead single, entitled "Everybody Knows", which was co-produced by Nelly Furtado and Goldfrapp affiliate John Congleton. "Top of the World" was released as the second single on 10 November 2017 and was later performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The third album Primal Heart was initially planned to be released on 19 January 2018,[37] but was then pushed back to 20 April 2018. Kimbra explained the reasons for the push back and gave a song out for free to fans subscribed to her mailing list to make it up to them. The song is called "Hi Def Distance Romance".[38] A further three more singles were released before the album release, those being "Human" on 19 January 2018, "Version of Me" on 23 February 2018, and "Like They Do on the TV" on 30 March 2018.[39] A new version of "Version of Me" featuring Dawn Richard was released on 21 June 2018,[40][41] and a new version of "Top of the World" featuring Snoop Dogg was released on 20 July 2018.[42][43]

Kimbra made her acting debut in a big screen adaption of the musical-drama production Daffodils released on 21 March 2019. The singer stars alongside Kiwi lead actors Rose McIver, from iZombie and The Lovely Bones and George Mason, from Home and Away and Go Girls.[44] In March 2020, Kimbra released a course with online music school Soundfly on vocal creativity, arranging, and production.[45] In April 2020, she appeared as the lead expert and mentor on TVNZ 2's reboot of Popstars.[46] Kimbra embarked on a Sofar Sounds secret location venue tour of the United States in October and November 2021, previewing her upcoming fourth studio album.[47]

Kimbra's fourth album, A Reckoning, was released on 27 January 2023.[2]

Live band edit

  • Jacob Bergson – keyboards (2018-present), musical director (2021–present)
  • Vancil Cooper – drums (2021-present)

Previous members edit

  • Fagan Wilcox – samples/synth/guitar/vocals (2009–2014)
  • Ben Davey – keyboards/vocals (2010–2014)
  • Stan Bicknell – drums (2009–2010)
  • Joe Cope (2009)
  • Stevie McQuinn – drums (2010–2016)
  • Frank Abraham – bass/keyboards (2014–2016)
  • Taylor Graves – keyboards/vocals (2014–2016)
  • Timon Martin – guitar, backing vocals (2009–2018), keyboards (2016–2018)
  • Spencer Zahn – bass, keyboards (2016–2021)

Artistry edit

Muzic.net.nz states that Kimbra's music delves beyond the "four chord cliché but still maintains strong hooks and catchy melodies that are sometimes unpredictable but satisfying".[48] In an interview with American Songwriter, she listed Daniel Johns, Prince, Rufus Wainwright, Guided by Voices, Imogen Heap, Mike Patton, Michael Jackson, Minnie Riperton and Stevie Wonder as her influences.[49] Her musical style is eclectic.[50]

Discography edit

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2011 RocKwiz Herself/Musical Guest Season 9, Episode 6
2012 Saturday Night Live Season 37, Episode 19
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 10, Episode 19 - "John Krasinski/Eloise Mumford/Gotye"; Performed with Gotye[51]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 20, Episode - "Wanda Sykes/Rob Riggle/Kimbra"[52]
Project Runway Australia Herself/Audience Member
2012–2013 Last Call with Carson Daly Herself/Musical Guest 2 episodes: Season 12, Episode 12 - "Sam Rockwell/Jordan Roberts/Kimbra",[53] Episode 95 - "Deon Cole/Kimbra"[54]
2013 Rock in Rio Herself/Performer Episode 5.3
2014 Late Show with David Letterman Herself/Musical Guest Season 22, Episode 45 - "Jennifer Lopez/Rob Riggle/Kimbra"[55]
Sesame Street Herself/Guest Star
2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Herself/Musical Guest
2018 Late Night with Seth Meyers Season 5, Episode 60 - "John Kasich/Darren Criss/Kimbra/Nikki Glaspie"[56]
2020 Helpsters Herself/Guest Star Apple TV+ series

Films edit

Year Title Role Notes
2012 SXSW Flashback 2012 Herself/Performer
2019 Daffodils Maisie

Tours edit

 
Kimbra on the A Reckoning tour, in 2023
  • Vows Tour (2011)
  • Vows European Winter Tour (2012)
  • Vows US Tour (2012)
  • The Golden Electric Tour (with Janelle Monáe) (2014) – Cancelled
  • The Golden Echo Tour (2014/2015)
  • Primal Heart Tour (2017/2018)
  • Primal Heart: Reimagined Tour (2018/2019)
  • Album Preview Tour (2021)
  • A Reckoning Tour (2023)
  • Djesse Vol. 4 Tour (with Jacob Collier) (2024)

Awards and nominations edit

APRA Awards edit

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[57] In 2012, Kimbra was nominated for two awards as a solo artist and won two awards as a featured artist.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Kimbra Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year[58] Nominated
"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra Most Played Australian Work[59] Won
Song of the Year[60] Won
"Cameo Lover" – Kimbra Song of the Year[61] Nominated

ARIA Awards edit

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). In 2011, Kimbra won one award as a solo artist and two awards as a featured artist.[62] Gotye featuring Kimbra performed the single, "Somebody That I Used to Know", at the awards ceremony.[63][64]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra Single of the Year Won
Highest Selling Single Nominated
Best Pop Release Won
"Cameo Lover" – Kimbra Best Female Artist Won
"Cameo Lover" – Kimbra – Guy Franklin Best Video Nominated
"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra - (director Natasha Pincus) Won
2012 Vows – Kimbra Best Female Artist Won
Vows – Kimbra Best Pop Release Nominated

Billboard Music Award edit

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Top Hot 100 Song Won
Top Digital Song Nominated
Top Radio Song Won
Top Streaming Song (Audio) Won
Top Rock Song Won

Grammy Awards edit

The Grammy Awards are presented annually from 1959 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). In 2012, Kimbra's collaboration with Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know", won the Record of the Year and the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance awards.[65]

New Zealand Music Awards edit

The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually to musicians of New Zealand origin, by Recorded Music NZ.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Kimbra Critics' Choice Prize Won
2012[66] Vows Album of the Year Won
Best Pop Album Won
"Warrior" Single of the Year Nominated
Kimbra Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won
Best Female Solo Artist Won
Peoples' Choice Award Nominated
International Achievement Award Won
2018 Best Solo Artist Nominated
Best Pop Artist Won

MTV Europe Music Award edit

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Best Song Nominated
Kimbra Best Australia & New Zealand Act Nominated
2014 Kimbra Best New Zealand Act Nominated
2018 Nominated

MTV Video Music Award edit

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Video of the Year Nominated
Best Editing Nominated
Most Share-Worthy Video Nominated

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition edit

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[67]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[68] "Cameo Lover" Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition 1st

Other awards edit

Year Award Category Result
2007 Juice TV Awards Breakthrough Video ("Simply on My Lips") Won
2011 International Songwriting Competition[69] Grand Prize Won
J Award[70] Album of the Year (Vows) Nominated
Music Video of the Year ("Somebody That I Used to Know") Nominated
2012 Rolling Stone One to Watch Award Won
2013 mtvU Woodie Awards Tag Team Woodie ("Warrior") Won
2019 GAFFA-Prisen Awards Best International Artist Nominated

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Kimbra at IMDb

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Kimbra Lee Johnson born 27 March 1990 known mononymously as Kimbra is a New Zealand singer and songwriter Known for mixing pop with R amp B jazz and rock musical elements her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards two Grammy Awards and seven New Zealand Music Awards KimbraKimbra performing in 2023Background informationBirth nameKimbra Lee JohnsonBorn 1990 03 27 27 March 1990 age 34 Hamilton New ZealandOriginMelbourne Victoria AustraliaGenresPop 1 progressive pop R amp B 1 indie rock 1 art popOccupation s Singer songwriter actressYears active2000 presentLabelsForum 5 Warner Inertia PIAS Group 2 Websitekimbramusic wbr com Kimbra s debut album Vows was released in Australia in 2011 Singles from the album include Settle Down Cameo Lover which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award Good Intent and Two Way Street A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012 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 Vows reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia In May 2012 the album was released in North America debuting at number 14 on the Billboard 200 her highest charting album Vincent Fantauzzo s portrait of Kimbra was a finalist for the 2012 Archibald Prize The portrait was painted in conjunction with the making of a video featuring her song The Build Up 3 4 She was featured on the 2011 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 Her second studio album The Golden Echo was released in 2014 to positive critical reception and her third album Primal Heart was released in 2018 5 Her fourth album A Reckoning was released on 27 January 2023 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2010 2013 Vows and awards success 2 2 2014 present The Golden Echo Primal Heart and A Reckoning 3 Live band 3 1 Previous members 4 Artistry 5 Discography 6 Filmography 6 1 Television 6 2 Films 7 Tours 8 Awards and nominations 8 1 APRA Awards 8 2 ARIA Awards 8 3 Billboard Music Award 8 4 Grammy Awards 8 5 New Zealand Music Awards 8 6 MTV Europe Music Award 8 7 MTV Video Music Award 8 8 Vanda amp Young Global Songwriting Competition 8 9 Other awards 9 References 10 External linksEarly life editKimbra Lee Johnson 6 was born on 27 March 1990 and grew up in Hamilton New Zealand Her father Ken Johnson was the head doctor at the University of Waikato s student health centre and her mother Chris was an orthopaedic nurse At the age of 10 Kimbra began writing songs When she was 12 her father bought her a guitar and after a few years of lessons she was on stage performing with her guitar tutors Kimbra attended Hillcrest High School competing in the national schools musical competition Rockquest for three years running where she was awarded second place in 2004 at the age of 14 An early recording of hers from 2004 It Takes Time was featured by Play It Strange a New Zealand organization showcasing young singers and songwriters 7 8 Kimbra made her first music video Smile for the children s TV show What Now Kimbra was a member of the Hillcrest High jazz choir Scat 9 Career editEarly public performances by Kimbra included singing at the Waikato Times Gold Cup race meeting in 2000 as a 10 year old and singing the New Zealand national anthem before 27 000 people at the 2002 NPC rugby union final In 2007 after winning the Juice TV award for Best Breakthrough music video for her second single Simply on My Lips she came to the attention of ex Independiente Records boss Mark Richardson Jamiroquai Paula Abdul and his newly formed management company and independent label Forum 5 in Melbourne Victoria 10 She signed with Richardson and in 2008 she moved to Melbourne 10 2010 2013 Vows and awards success edit nbsp Kimbra in 2011 In June 2010 Kimbra s first single on Forum 5 Settle Down was released She had started writing the track four years earlier it was finished with Francois Tetaz 10 11 The music video was directed by Guy Franklin Perez Hilton featured the track on his website citing i f you like Nina Simone Florence amp the Machine and or Bjork then we think you will enjoy Kimbra her music reminds us of all those fierce ladies 12 On 10 December the Australian indietronica group Miami Horror released their single I Look to You featuring Kimbra s vocals 13 Kimbra also stars in its music video which features wide angle and kaleidoscope shots of her in face paint and dresses walking through golden fields 14 Early in 2011 Kimbra s song Cameo Lover was a finalist for the 2011 Vanda amp Young Songwriting Competition and eventually won the competition 15 In March she issued Cameo Lover as her next single its music video was released in April and was directed by Franklin On 13 March Kimbra went to perform for Moomba Festival and ChillOut Festival in Sydney at Oxford Arts Factory to welcome the release of her next single Cameo Lover On 15 July 2011 Cameo Lover won the songwriting competition ahead of third placed song Somebody That I Used to Know written by Australian musician Gotye 16 On 7 June Kimbra signed to Warner Bros Records New Zealand for distribution in New Zealand and Australia as well as a worldwide deal for other territories with Warner Bros Records in the US 17 On 5 July Kimbra sang in Gotye s single Somebody That I Used to Know which was mixed by Tetaz Tetaz had recommended Kimbra to Gotye after a high profile Australian female vocalist had withdrawn from the collaboration 18 19 On 29 August 2011 Kimbra s debut album Vows was released in New Zealand and 2 September in Australia In its first week of release it charted at No 3 in New Zealand No 5 in Australia and No 14 in the US In its second week it rose to No 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart Australian producer M Phazes produced Kimbra s track Call Me and assisted on other tracks on Vows Its artwork including body art and illustrations were created by Rhys Mitchell and Raphael Rizzo She has won the Critics Choice Prize at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards 20 and Best Female Artist and Best Song for Cameo Lover at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 21 The US release of Vows featured new tracks not available on the Australian or New Zealand version of the album She had performed in various location such as at the Forum Theatre 22 Melbourne on 9 September 2011 at Astor Theatre 23 Perth on 17 September 2011 at the Adelaide Botanic Garden in Brisbane on 1 October 2011 at Adelaide Australia on 3 October 2011 at Queenscliff Music Festival Queenscliff Victoria and Wellington Square Perth on 25 November 2011 at Homebake Festival 2011 at Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney on 3 December 2011 and at the Falls Festival in Lorne Australia on 30 December 2011 24 nbsp Kimbra performing in 2012 On 19 January 2012 Good Intent was played on an episode of ABC s drama Grey s Anatomy The track also appears in the video game The Sims 3 Pets which Kimbra recorded in Simlish for the soundtrack Also in January Kimbra won the One to Watch award at the 2012 Rolling Stone Awards 25 Kimbra has collaborated with Mark Foster of Foster the People and DJ A Trak on the track Warrior which was released on 2 April On 14 April she performed Somebody That I Used to Know with Gotye on Saturday Night Live On 15 July 2012 she performed in Santralistanbul Istanbul Turkey On 25 September her song With My Hands was featured in Tim Burton s movie Frankenweenie On 1 November she had been nominated at the Vodafone 2012 New Zealand Music Awards and won for the International Achievement Best Female Solo Artist Best Pop Album Breakthrough Artist of the Year awards and also won as a featured artist for the song Somebody That I Used to Know for Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2012 on the same year she also received an award for Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012 for the second time 26 On 14 November 2012 Kimbra performed at the Calvin Klein Collection which held an exclusive dinner to celebrate the brand s Women s Creative Director Francisco Costa 27 Kimbra also performed for other events such as at Homebake Festival 2012 on 8 December at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie New South Wales on 14 December at the Rhythm amp Vines Music festival 2012 in Gisborne New Zealand on 29 December 2012 and at the Summadayze Festival in Adelaide Melbourne Gold Coast on 30 31 December 2012 28 On 10 February 2013 Kimbra and Gotye won the Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Show for Somebody That I Used to Know This achievement made her only the third New Zealand singer to win a Grammy Award in history 29 Kimbra was also featured with the R amp B singer John Legend in the song Made to Love published in the album Love in the Future The single was released on 11 June 2013 and the album was released on 30 August 2013 30 On 15 September 2013 Kimbra performed for Rock in Rio Festival in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 31 Kimbra was also involved in a non profit charity organisation called So They Can Kimbra became the ambassador of So They Can within the year of 2013 32 2014 present The Golden Echo Primal Heart and A Reckoning edit This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Kimbra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message After the Grammy Awards Kimbra relocated to LA to work on her second studio album known as The Golden Echo taking up residence on a farm People who collaborated on The Golden Echo include Rich Costey Daniel Johns Taylor Graves Matt Bellamy Thundercat Mark Foster Bilal Singing on the No 8 track Everlovin Ya John Legend John Robinson and also Kimbra s bandmates Timon Martin and Benjamin Davey During the making of the second album Kimbra was invited to play at a concert in Adelaide and was invited to perform at WOMAD 2014 also debuting a new song titled Nobody But You On 19 May 2014 Kimbra released the lead single from The Golden Echo called 90s Music to largely positive reviews Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song captivating when he previewed it in May 2014 The official music video was not long released after the audio debuting on YouTube on 3 June 2014 The song did not chart in New Zealand or Australia Miracle was released as the second single on 24 July 2014 It was her first song to chart on Billboard peaking at No 37 on the Japan Hot 100 The song has received mainly positive reviews from critics with many complimenting the song s disco influenced feel Olivia Forman of Spin stated that the song has a flawlessly fluctuating beat and additionally complimented Kimbra s vocals The music video for Miracle was released onto YouTube on 19 August 2014 the official music video for the song was directed by Thom Kerr The Golden Echo was released on 15 August 2014 AU NZ and 19 August 2014 US charting Australian Albums ARIA at 5 New Zealand Albums RMNZ at 5 and US Billboard 200 at 43 The Golden Echo received generally positive reviews from critics On Metacritic the album obtained a normalised score of 70 out of 100 based on reviews from 16 selected mainstream critics The release of the album was followed by a 12 show US tour with Empress of in November 2015 In April 2015 Kimbra toured the US with a total of five shows Kimbra is featured in a song by Bilal called Holding It Back from his album In Another Life On 15 July Kimbra released the video for her third single from The Golden Echo called Goldmine which surpassed 110 000 views in a matter of a day On 30 September 2016 Kimbra released a non album single called Sweet Relief 33 On 18 September 2017 Kimbra and her record label sent a personalised email to fans who subscribed to the Warner Bros mailing list conveying information about her third studio album and an upcoming single 34 Kimbra is managed by guitarist Ben Weinman founding member of metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan since around 2017 He has also frequently contributed guitar to Kimbra s music 35 36 nbsp Kimbra performing in 2015 On 29 September 2017 she released the album s lead single entitled Everybody Knows which was co produced by Nelly Furtado and Goldfrapp affiliate John Congleton Top of the World was released as the second single on 10 November 2017 and was later performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers The third album Primal Heart was initially planned to be released on 19 January 2018 37 but was then pushed back to 20 April 2018 Kimbra explained the reasons for the push back and gave a song out for free to fans subscribed to her mailing list to make it up to them The song is called Hi Def Distance Romance 38 A further three more singles were released before the album release those being Human on 19 January 2018 Version of Me on 23 February 2018 and Like They Do on the TV on 30 March 2018 39 A new version of Version of Me featuring Dawn Richard was released on 21 June 2018 40 41 and a new version of Top of the World featuring Snoop Dogg was released on 20 July 2018 42 43 Kimbra made her acting debut in a big screen adaption of the musical drama production Daffodils released on 21 March 2019 The singer stars alongside Kiwi lead actors Rose McIver from iZombie and The Lovely Bones and George Mason from Home and Away and Go Girls 44 In March 2020 Kimbra released a course with online music school Soundfly on vocal creativity arranging and production 45 In April 2020 she appeared as the lead expert and mentor on TVNZ 2 s reboot of Popstars 46 Kimbra embarked on a Sofar Sounds secret location venue tour of the United States in October and November 2021 previewing her upcoming fourth studio album 47 Kimbra s fourth album A Reckoning was released on 27 January 2023 2 Live band editJacob Bergson keyboards 2018 present musical director 2021 present Vancil Cooper drums 2021 present Previous members edit Fagan Wilcox samples synth guitar vocals 2009 2014 Ben Davey keyboards vocals 2010 2014 Stan Bicknell drums 2009 2010 Joe Cope 2009 Stevie McQuinn drums 2010 2016 Frank Abraham bass keyboards 2014 2016 Taylor Graves keyboards vocals 2014 2016 Timon Martin guitar backing vocals 2009 2018 keyboards 2016 2018 Spencer Zahn bass keyboards 2016 2021 Artistry editMuzic net nz states that Kimbra s music delves beyond the four chord cliche but still maintains strong hooks and catchy melodies that are sometimes unpredictable but satisfying 48 In an interview with American Songwriter she listed Daniel Johns Prince Rufus Wainwright Guided by Voices Imogen Heap Mike Patton Michael Jackson Minnie Riperton and Stevie Wonder as her influences 49 Her musical style is eclectic 50 Discography editMain article Kimbra discography Vows 2011 The Golden Echo 2014 Primal Heart 2018 A Reckoning 2023 Filmography editTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes 2011 RocKwiz Herself Musical Guest Season 9 Episode 6 2012 Saturday Night Live Season 37 Episode 19 Jimmy Kimmel Live Season 10 Episode 19 John Krasinski Eloise Mumford Gotye Performed with Gotye 51 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 20 Episode Wanda Sykes Rob Riggle Kimbra 52 Project Runway Australia Herself Audience Member 2012 2013 Last Call with Carson Daly Herself Musical Guest 2 episodes Season 12 Episode 12 Sam Rockwell Jordan Roberts Kimbra 53 Episode 95 Deon Cole Kimbra 54 2013 Rock in Rio Herself Performer Episode 5 3 2014 Late Show with David Letterman Herself Musical Guest Season 22 Episode 45 Jennifer Lopez Rob Riggle Kimbra 55 Sesame Street Herself Guest Star 2016 Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Herself Musical Guest 2018 Late Night with Seth Meyers Season 5 Episode 60 John Kasich Darren Criss Kimbra Nikki Glaspie 56 2020 Helpsters Herself Guest Star Apple TV series Films edit Year Title Role Notes 2012 SXSW Flashback 2012 Herself Performer 2019 Daffodils MaisieTours edit nbsp Kimbra on the A Reckoning tour in 2023 Vows Tour 2011 World Wide Tour with Gotye 2012 Torches Tour with Foster the People the Kooks Tokyo Police Club Mayer Hawthorne 2012 Vows European Winter Tour 2012 Vows US Tour 2012 The Golden Electric Tour with Janelle Monae 2014 Cancelled The Golden Echo Tour 2014 2015 Primal Heart Tour 2017 2018 Primal Heart Reimagined Tour 2018 2019 Album Preview Tour 2021 A Reckoning Tour 2023 Djesse Vol 4 Tour with Jacob Collier 2024 Awards and nominations editAPRA Awards edit The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association APRA honouring composers and songwriters 57 In 2012 Kimbra was nominated for two awards as a solo artist and won two awards as a featured artist Year Nominee work Award Result 2012 Kimbra Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year 58 Nominated Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra Most Played Australian Work 59 Won Song of the Year 60 Won Cameo Lover Kimbra Song of the Year 61 Nominated ARIA Awards edit The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA In 2011 Kimbra won one award as a solo artist and two awards as a featured artist 62 Gotye featuring Kimbra performed the single Somebody That I Used to Know at the awards ceremony 63 64 Year Nominee work Award Result 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra Single of the Year Won Highest Selling Single Nominated Best Pop Release Won Cameo Lover Kimbra Best Female Artist Won Cameo Lover Kimbra Guy Franklin Best Video Nominated Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra director Natasha Pincus Won 2012 Vows Kimbra Best Female Artist Won Vows Kimbra Best Pop Release Nominated Billboard Music Award edit Year Nominee work Award Result 2013 Somebody That I Used to Know Top Hot 100 Song Won Top Digital Song Nominated Top Radio Song Won Top Streaming Song Audio Won Top Rock Song Won Grammy Awards edit The Grammy Awards are presented annually from 1959 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences NARAS In 2012 Kimbra s collaboration with Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know won the Record of the Year and the Best Pop Duo Group Performance awards 65 Year Nominee work Award Result 2013 Somebody That I Used to Know Record of the Year 65 Won Best Pop Duo Group Performance Won New Zealand Music Awards edit The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually to musicians of New Zealand origin by Recorded Music NZ Year Nominee work Award Result 2011 Kimbra Critics Choice Prize Won 2012 66 Vows Album of the Year Won Best Pop Album Won Warrior Single of the Year Nominated Kimbra Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won Best Female Solo Artist Won Peoples Choice Award Nominated International Achievement Award Won 2018 Best Solo Artist Nominated Best Pop Artist Won MTV Europe Music Award edit Year Nominee work Award Result 2012 Somebody That I Used to Know Best Song Nominated Kimbra Best Australia amp New Zealand Act Nominated 2014 Kimbra Best New Zealand Act Nominated 2018 Nominated MTV Video Music Award edit Year Nominee work Award Result 2012 Somebody That I Used to Know Video of the Year Nominated Best Editing Nominated Most Share Worthy Video Nominated Vanda amp Young Global Songwriting Competition edit The Vanda amp Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff Robbins and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS It commenced in 2009 67 Year Nominee work Award Result 2011 68 Cameo Lover Vanda amp Young Global Songwriting Competition 1st Other awards edit Year Award Category Result 2007 Juice TV Awards Breakthrough Video Simply on My Lips Won 2011 International Songwriting Competition 69 Grand Prize Won J Award 70 Album of the Year Vows Nominated Music Video of the Year Somebody That I Used to Know Nominated 2012 Rolling Stone One to Watch Award Won 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards Tag Team Woodie Warrior Won 2019 GAFFA Prisen Awards Best International Artist NominatedReferences edit a b c Collar Matt Kimbra AllMusic Retrieved 18 February 2015 a b Brandle Lars 20 October 2022 Kimbra Sets New Album Signs With Inertia Music amp PIAS Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 20 October 2022 Kimbra The build up by Vincent Fantauzzo 2012 Archibald Prize Art Gallery of NSW Kimbra The build up Portrait by Vincent Fantauzzo for Archibald 2012 Youtube Kimbra Announces New Album Primal Heart Previews New Music in Email To Fans Music Feeds 18 September 2017 Retrieved 22 September 2017 Simply on My Lips at APRA search engine Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 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Retrieved 24 September 2017 Dwyer Kevin 25 January 2018 Interview Kimbra Sound of Boston Boston Music Blog Retrieved 12 March 2021 Dillinger Escape Plan Writing New Music With Kimbra She s The Real Deal Music Feeds 27 May 2013 Retrieved 12 March 2021 My new album Primal Heart will be out on Jan 19th Kimbra Official Website Official Blog Kimbra Official Website Retrieved 27 July 2018 BWW News Desk Kimbra Moves Release of New Album Primal Heart to 4 20 BroadwayWorld Music Retrieved 27 July 2018 Kimbra s New Song Is A Breezy Synth Fueled Nostalgia Trip About TV UPROXX 30 March 2018 Retrieved 27 July 2018 Kimbra Joins Forces With DAWN for Dramatic Version of Me Watch Billboard Retrieved 27 July 2018 Version of Me Single by Kimbra amp Dawn 22 June 2018 retrieved 27 July 2018 Kimbra Snoop Dogg Drop Remix Top of the World UnderTheRadarNZ Retrieved 27 July 2018 Top of the World feat Snoop Dogg Single by Kimbra iTunes 20 July 2018 Retrieved 27 July 2018 DAFFODILS Daffodils RAGLAN FILMS LIMITED 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