Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990 in Hamilton, New Zealand) known mono… Read Full Bio ↴Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990 in Hamilton, New Zealand) known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and actress who mixes pop with classic R&B, jazz and rock musical elements. Her musical influences range from Prince and Minnie Riperton, to Björk and Jeff Buckley.
Early public performances by Kimbra included singing at JBC (now the dive bar Nivara Lounge) in Hamilton at age 9, the Waikato Times Gold Cup race meeting in 2000 as a 10-year-old, and singing the national anthem at age 12 before 27,000 people at the Auckland vs Waikato NPC rugby 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-Independient Records boss Mark Richardson (Jamiroquai, Paula Abdul) and his newly-formed management company and independent label Forum 5 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Before her debut album, Kimbra released 2 singles: 'Simply On My Lips' and 'Deep For You'.
Kimbra's debut album, Vows was released in 2011. Three singles have been released from this album - 'Cameo Lover', 'Settle Down', 'Good Intent'. According to the Settle Down Songfacts, Vows spans five years of Kimbra's life from age 17 to 22. and explores love, identity and coming of age.
Kimbra also collaborated with Australian artist Gotye for the single 'Somebody That I Used To Know ' in 2011. This song has peaked on the charts in The USA, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and The Netherlands at #1.
A significantly reworked version of her debut album was released in the U.S. in May of 2012. At the end of that year Kimbra triumphed in five categories at the New Zealand Music Awards, most notably Best Female Solo Artist and Best Pop Album. She also continued to receive plaudits for her Gotye collaboration well into 2013, among them the 2012 Grammy for Record of the Year.
Along with touring with Gotye and making festival appearances, including a spot at Brazil's Rock in Rio festival, Kimbra began work on her second album, The Golden Echo. She returned to the studio with producer Rich Costey and a host of collaborators including Bilal, Van Dyke Parks, Muse's Matt Bellamy, the Mars Volta's Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez, and Silverchair's Daniel Johns, who co-wrote some of the album's songs. Singles such as the genre-hopping "'90s Music" and the smooth disco-funk homage "Miracle" hinted at The Golden Echo's eclecticism ahead of its August 2014 release.
Kimbra reunited with Bilal in 2015, appearing on his album In Another Life, and debuted her own single "Sweet Relief" in 2016. The 2017 single "Everybody Knows" offered the first taste of her third album Primal Heart. Featuring songs co-written and co-produced by Kimbra -- as well as collaborations with John Congleton and Skrillex -- Primal Heart appeared in April 2018.
Early public performances by Kimbra included singing at JBC (now the dive bar Nivara Lounge) in Hamilton at age 9, the Waikato Times Gold Cup race meeting in 2000 as a 10-year-old, and singing the national anthem at age 12 before 27,000 people at the Auckland vs Waikato NPC rugby 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-Independient Records boss Mark Richardson (Jamiroquai, Paula Abdul) and his newly-formed management company and independent label Forum 5 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Before her debut album, Kimbra released 2 singles: 'Simply On My Lips' and 'Deep For You'.
Kimbra's debut album, Vows was released in 2011. Three singles have been released from this album - 'Cameo Lover', 'Settle Down', 'Good Intent'. According to the Settle Down Songfacts, Vows spans five years of Kimbra's life from age 17 to 22. and explores love, identity and coming of age.
Kimbra also collaborated with Australian artist Gotye for the single 'Somebody That I Used To Know ' in 2011. This song has peaked on the charts in The USA, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and The Netherlands at #1.
A significantly reworked version of her debut album was released in the U.S. in May of 2012. At the end of that year Kimbra triumphed in five categories at the New Zealand Music Awards, most notably Best Female Solo Artist and Best Pop Album. She also continued to receive plaudits for her Gotye collaboration well into 2013, among them the 2012 Grammy for Record of the Year.
Along with touring with Gotye and making festival appearances, including a spot at Brazil's Rock in Rio festival, Kimbra began work on her second album, The Golden Echo. She returned to the studio with producer Rich Costey and a host of collaborators including Bilal, Van Dyke Parks, Muse's Matt Bellamy, the Mars Volta's Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez, and Silverchair's Daniel Johns, who co-wrote some of the album's songs. Singles such as the genre-hopping "'90s Music" and the smooth disco-funk homage "Miracle" hinted at The Golden Echo's eclecticism ahead of its August 2014 release.
Kimbra reunited with Bilal in 2015, appearing on his album In Another Life, and debuted her own single "Sweet Relief" in 2016. The 2017 single "Everybody Knows" offered the first taste of her third album Primal Heart. Featuring songs co-written and co-produced by Kimbra -- as well as collaborations with John Congleton and Skrillex -- Primal Heart appeared in April 2018.
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Kimbra Lyrics
03 Cameo Lover This is nonstop baby You've got me going crazy You're heavie…
90's Music I've been driving 'round in my car Rolled down the window…
As You Are I won't give it back again I won't give it back…
Black Sky Tonight I'm gonna sit with you While all of the lines…
Call Me Where do you walk on a Saturday? I see you hurrying…
Cameo Lover This is nonstop baby You've got me going crazy You're heavie…
Carolina Wanna ride to Carolina Drive for miles to see the Lina Find…
Come into My Head It's no use, we're gonna have a fight You've thrown your…
Everlovin' Ya How long have you been hiding underneath it all? My heart…
Everlovin’ Ya How long have you been hiding underneath it all? My heart…
Everybody Knows Money moans calls you home Vacant eyes they won't tell a…
Goldmine Move you can't touch it with your two hands You can't…
Good Intent You heard the crickets of the early eve They lurk around…
Home I'm gonna play with my cards Hoping I find the love…
Human I know what I know, what I know, what I…
Lightyears Lightyears from everyone Stranded on a foreign sun Blacked o…
like they do on the tv Find a place that keeps you safe Get down 'til the…
Limbo And I've got a lot to lose, you've got a…
Love in High Places I will be your savior When no one'll save ya Be your…
Madhouse Devils don't lie They just fuel the heart's fire for more,…
Miracle I'm rising up Sometimes I want to get away And from the…
Nobody but You Don't wanna be a broken record Don't wanna see the same…
Old Flame Old flame, it's always the old way When did it get…
Past Love I don't feel the same Took all I could take Hey rapture…
Plain Gold Ring Plain gold ring on his finger he wore It was where…
Posse I don't wanna be in your posse girl I don't wanna…
Real Life If I had to find a process What it would it…
Recovery Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm in recovery Can't you see? I just need…
replay! What you doing with my head? I can't get caught up…
Rescue Him The loaded dimes and poisoned darts He always aims for the…
Right Direction They say all roads lead back to home That ain't where…
Sally I Can See You There's a heartbeat in the distance, a flicker of light…
Save Me I'm the accident waiting to happen, it's just a matter…
Settle Down I wanna settle down I wanna settle down Won't you settle dow…
Somebody Please Somebody please, please take me home There's children ignit…
Somebody That I Used To Know Now and then I think of when we were together Like…
Something in the Way You Are Something got me out of my Slumber in the broken night Watch…
Sweet Relief What have I got to do? Gotta get through to you You…
Teen Heat I'm down, I'm out Have my feet on the ground But I'm…
The Build Up Went from cities to touch the suburbs On the highway, but…
The Good War We fumbled around Pushing stones through the mesh We reap 'c…
the way we were Is this the way we fall out of Love? Is this…
Top of the World On my knees, all my life I've been sold a…
Two Way Street I feel the four become five And I'm waiting, waiting, waitin…
Version of Me Next time I'll be kinder with you There's just this habit…
Waltz Me To Grave Remember oceans Violet parasols Black sand beach, where we'd…
Wandering Limbs I'm gonna dangle my feet over the wire Despite your despair,…
Warrior My hands are tired But my eyes are open This modern denial H…
With My Hands Making my amends A resurrection The needle and the thread I'…
Withdraw Now I can't spend a minute Now I can't steal the…