вЂњBright red lipstick dressed up an outfit,вЂќ shares the singer. KimbraвЂ™s must-have makeup item is her M.A.C. вЂњTo get in touch with, to work with them.вЂќ вЂњOne thing that has been really a highlight for me is to meet my idols,вЂќ gushes Kimbra. She remembers their collaboration fondly: вЂњI played with her in Switzerland was quite taken aback when I met her for the first time.вЂќ With the chart-topping Gotye track and her new album, 2012 was nothing short of spectacular for Kimbra.Д«ut even this confident star has вЂњnervousвЂќ starstruck moments in particular, her performance with R&B musician Janelle MonГЎe. вЂњThe Gotye song is a perfect example of people craving for something different.вЂќ вЂњMusic has a really strong ability to move people, to make them think about things,вЂќ said Kimbra. To shift perceptions and bring joy into peopleвЂ™s world.вЂќ For her part, she would like to вЂњbe honest as an artist, to take people to new places. вЂњVows donвЂ™t always have to be romantic, they can be about the person you want to be,вЂќ she said. So her first record came to be about вЂњattachment and promises and working out what I will stand for as a young woman, as an artist it was a chance for me to throw a lot of colours on the canvas,вЂќ said the singer. With tracks inspired by the вЂњvery pivotal years of (her) lifeвЂќ, Vows is understandably an вЂњalbum close to (her) heartвЂќ. Kimbra began working on Vows when she was 17, the year when she moved to Australia to work on making her singing career.

The songstress admits that вЂњitвЂ™s a little bit uncomfortable for the first few hours, being naked around people you donвЂ™t really know that well.вЂќД«ut itвЂ™s an opportunity that they made the best of: вЂњMe and Gotye were both very passionate about making a video in an artistic way, so we were able to let go of that awkwardness of the first few hours.вЂќ

And baring it all in the name of вЂњartвЂќ is not that new to her Kimbra wore tattoo-like body paint for the cover of her debut album, Vows. вЂњWe wanted to keep it casual.вЂќДЄlong with Gotye, Kimbra also shed her clothes for body paint in the вЂњSomebody That I Used To KnowвЂќ music video. вЂњ called me and said, вЂlook IвЂ™ve got this song, would you be interested in singing the second verse?вЂ™ And he came over to my house,вЂќ she laughs.

According to Kimbra, вЂњSomebody That I Used To KnowвЂќ, was first recorded in her bedroom.

Kimbra album covers