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history for inspiration when naming his new project; Wouter, Gotye's birth name, translates into French as
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an audience for his work. Interest in the Gotye project was growing, and De Backer was eventually offered a distribution deal for an album, which would essentially be a collection of the tracks from his three earlier releases. This album was released as
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