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  • Grammy Award winners
  • 21st-century singers
  • 1990 births
  • Blue-eyed soul singers
  • Female jazz musicians
  • Female singer-songwriters
  • New Zealand expatriates in Australia
  • New Zealand female singers
  • New Zealand jazz singers
  • New Zealand rock singers
  • New Zealand singer-songwriters
  • People from Hamilton, New Zealand
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  • Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter/guitarist. On 29 August 2011, she released a debut album Vows which reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia. On 22 May 2012, the album was released in North America, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard charts. Kimbra featured in the multi-platinum single %22Somebody That I Used to Know%22 by Gotye.
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  • Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand recording artist based in Los Angeles. Kimbra's unique musical style draws from many different genres, often blending more modern electropop and R&B with classic jazz and soul musical elements. Her musical influences range from Prince and soul singer Minnie Riperton, to Björk and Jeff Buckley. Her unique style was showcased on her debut album, Vows, which was released in Australia in 2011. Singles from the album include %22Settle Down%22, %22Cameo Lover%22 (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), %22Good Intent%22 and %22Two Way Street%22.A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. It featured several new songs, including %22Come into My Head%22, %22Warrior%22 (on which Kimbra was joined by musicians Mark Foster from Foster the People and DJ A-Trak), and a cover of Nina Simone's %22Plain Gold Ring%22. On 29 August 2011, she released her debut album, Vows, which reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia. On 22 May 2012, the album was released in North America, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard charts. Kimbra is featured in the 2012 multi-platinum single %22Somebody That I Used to Know%22 by Gotye.On 10 February 2013, she and Gotye won the Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Show for %22Somebody That I Used to Know%22. This achievement made her only the third New Zealand singer to win a Grammy Award in history. Kimbra's second studio album, The Golden Echo, was officially released on 19 August 2014 to positive critical reception.
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  • Rock
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  • Indie Pop
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