Gotye Dominates APRA Awards 2012 - Winners List Here!

29 May 2012

The APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) Awards were held last night in Sydney, and were hosted by Missy Higgins and Jonathan Biggins.

Unsurprisingly Gotye (aka Wally De Backer) dominated the proceedings, and walked away with three of the awards, including 'Song Of The Year' for his runaway hit 'Somebody That I Used To Know,' featuring Kimbra.

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Tina Arena with Tex Perkins also performed a special rendition of Somebody That I Used To Know during the ceremony.

"I'm genuinely surprised," Gotye said of the worldwide hit song, just after collecting the APRA for 'Most Played Australian Work Of The Year.'

"The song's been played a lot, I know - I was starting to get self-conscious. Sorry for those people who listen to commercial radio and had to listen to it 50 times a day at their workplace."

Other guests of the night included Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) who got a standing ovation when he presented the first award of the night.

Check out the full list of winners below!

Song of the Year
Title: Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist: Gotye feat Kimbra
Writers: Wally de Backer / Luiz Bonfa (ASCAP)
Publishers: J Albert and Son Pty Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd^

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writers: Killian Gavin / Jonathon Hart / Timothy Hart / David Hosking / Jacob Tarasenko (Boy and Bear)
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Songwriter of the Year
Wally De Backer

Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Mary Lopez

Most Played Australian Work
Title: Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist: Gotye feat Kimbra
Writers: Wally de Backer / Luiz Bonfa (ASCAP)
Publishers: J Albert and Son Pty Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd^

Country Work of the Year
Title: Famous Last Words
Artist: Shane Nicholson
Writer: Shane Nicholson
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Biding My Time
Artist: Busby Marou
Writers: Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Dance Work of the Year
Title: From The Music
Artist: The Potbelleez
Writers: David Greene / Ilan Kidron / Marisa Lock/ Jonathan Murphy/ Justin Shave
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music/ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Rock Work of the Year
Title: Wild At Heart
Artist: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Anthony Jackson / Ian Kenny / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Urban Work of the Year
Title: Own This Club
Artist: Marvin Priest
Writers: Antonio Egizii/ David Musumeci/ Marvin Priest
Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd/ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Highway To Hell
Artist: AC/DC
Writers: Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott
Publisher : J Albert and Son Pty Ltd

International Work of the Year
Title: Party Rock Anthem
Artist: LMFAO
Writers: Skyler Gordy (ASCAP)/ Stefan Gordy (ASCAP) / David Listenbee (ASCAP) / Peter Schroeder (ASCAP)