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In October 2011 Kimbra received the New Zealand ''Critics' Choice Prize'' for up-and-coming acts, who the judges believe are destined for greatness; the award comprised a NZ$10,000 recording and music video grant, and a NZ$2000 [[Rockshop]] gift voucher. In November 2011, she won "Best Female Artist" at the Australian Music Industry Awards (ARIA) for her single [[Cameo Lover]]. At the same awards, ''Gotye'' won "Single of the Year", "Best Male Artist" and "Best Pop Release" for ''Somebody That I Used to Know''. <br> | In October 2011 Kimbra received the New Zealand ''Critics' Choice Prize'' for up-and-coming acts, who the judges believe are destined for greatness; the award comprised a NZ$10,000 recording and music video grant, and a NZ$2000 [[Rockshop]] gift voucher. In November 2011, she won "Best Female Artist" at the Australian Music Industry Awards (ARIA) for her single [[Cameo Lover]]. At the same awards, ''Gotye'' won "Single of the Year", "Best Male Artist" and "Best Pop Release" for ''Somebody That I Used to Know''. <br> | ||
| − | In 2012, ''Kimbra'' teamed up with ''Mark Foster'' (from the band ''Foster the People'') and DJ/turntablist ''A-Trak'' on the song [[Warrior]], part of the Converse "Three Artists. One Song" series. The song was included as a bonus track on the 2012 "deluxe" and "Australian Tour" editions of [[Vows]]. The song spent 9 weeks in the New Zealand charts, entering at #40, and peaked at #22. In late 2012, she had the song ''With My Hands'' included on the album [[Frankenweenie Unleashed!]], featuring music inspired by the ''Tim Burton'' movie ''Frankenweenie''. In November 2012, ''Kimbra'' won five "Tui" awards at the New Zealand Music Awards: Album of the Year, International Achievement Award, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Best Pop Album. She also won the ARIA award for Best Female Artist for a second consecutive year | + | In 2012, ''Kimbra'' teamed up with ''Mark Foster'' (from the band ''Foster the People'') and DJ/turntablist ''A-Trak'' on the song [[Warrior]], part of the Converse "Three Artists. One Song" series. The song was included as a bonus track on the 2012 "deluxe" and "Australian Tour" editions of [[Vows]]. The song spent 9 weeks in the New Zealand charts, entering at #40, and peaked at #22. In late 2012, she had the song ''With My Hands'' included on the album [[Frankenweenie Unleashed!]], featuring music inspired by the ''Tim Burton'' movie ''Frankenweenie''. |
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| + | In November 2012, ''Kimbra'' won five "Tui" awards at the New Zealand Music Awards: Album of the Year, International Achievement Award, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Best Pop Album. She also won the ARIA award for Best Female Artist for a second consecutive year. | ||
In early 2013, ''Kimbra'' won two Grammy Awards for ''Somebody That I Used to Know'' with ''Gotye'', in the "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" and "Best Record" categories. Following the Grammys, she moved her base from Melbourne to Los Angeles. | In early 2013, ''Kimbra'' won two Grammy Awards for ''Somebody That I Used to Know'' with ''Gotye'', in the "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" and "Best Record" categories. Following the Grammys, she moved her base from Melbourne to Los Angeles. | ||
