Aussie Gotye on track to join Sinatra, U2 at the 55th Grammy Awards 'Somebody That I Used To Know' continues to top online music lists but Gotye says he sometimes struggles to find the right headspace to perform the song Gotye has reclaimed his place as the undisputed king of Australian pop, winning four ARIA Awards. Gotye, winner of Best Live Performance at the ARIA awards. Picture: Brad Hunter Source: News Limited THE road Wally De Backer has travelled to get to the 55th Grammy Awards ceremony in downtown Los Angeles has been a long one, with plenty of potholes, detours and the odd breakdown. But just like his hit song with Kiwi songstress Kimbra, Somebody That I Used to Know, which ended up becoming the biggest selling single in the US in 2012, the 32-year-old who goes by the stage name Gotye would just not go away. While most Australians will be sitting down to lunch on Monday, Gotye's marathon journey from unknown Melbourne musician to global somebody will hit a new peak inside the 20,000 seat Staples Center as he competes for three Grammys - Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Alternative Album. Australian artist Gotye performs during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Source: Herald Sun If the musician, who made just 50 copies of his first four-track CD in 2001 and sent them to Australian radio stations in the hope of scoring airplay, claims Record of the Year, he will be become the first Aussie man to win the prestigious award and carve a place in music history alongside past winners - Olivia Newton-John (1975's I Honestly Love You), Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, The Eagles, Billy Joel, U2, Coldplay, Simon & Garfunkel and Eric Clapton. Bono, of the Irish rock band U2, speaking to reporters after a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the the Elysee Palace , in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file) Source: AP The Grammys, voted on by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, is the most unpredictable major award ceremony of the year, but if critics, music editors, awards watchers and bookmakers are correct, Gotye is a great chance of walking out of Staples Center with three trophies. Pundits in the Gotye camp point to the massive sales he racked up in the US, something that helped British diva Adele sweep last year's Grammys. Musician Adele poses with her six trophies at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012. "Somebody That I Used To Know was number one on Billboard's Hot 100 of 2012 and number one on VH1's Top 20 of 2012, as was last year's Record of the Year winner Rolling In The Deep by Adele," David Schnelwar, an editor at Goldderby.com, said. I predict Somebody That I Used To Know will win Record of the Year. Standing in Gotye's way for Record of the Year are some of the titans of the music industry: Taylor Swift (We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together), Kelly Clarkson (What Doesn't Kill You) and The Black Keys (Lonely Boy). Taylor Swift performs live at the 2012 ARIA Awards. In the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category, Gotye takes on Florence and the Machine (Shake it Out); LMFAO (Sexy and I Know It); and Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa (Payphone). In the race for the Best Alternative Album Grammy, Gotye's challengers include Fiona Apple for The Idler Wheel, Tom Waits (Bad as Me) and Bjork (Biophilia). Florence and the Machine. Gotye, who was born in Belgium and moved to Australia with his family when he was two years old, didn't do himself any favours when he told Rolling Stone magazine recently he wouldn't vote for himself in the category. "As much as this is one category where I'd like to get recognised, I have to pick Biophilia," Gotye said. Bjork's ambition and creativity are amazing. Her sounds are so complex, but in other aspects they're quite raw - it's impressive. While Gotye is competing in categories with the likes of Swift, Clarkson, Apple, Maroon 5 and Waits, another newcomer has emerged as his biggest threat for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Kelly Clarkson performs a medley of her songs at the 40th Annual American Music Awards, in Los Angeles. Clarkson and fun. are just two of the acts who will perform during the upcoming inaugural festivities, which also includes Beyonce, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry and dozens of others. AP Photo Source: AP There are plenty of experts tipping New York indie pop band fun., best known for their huge hit We Are Young, to dominate the Grammys. "Being upbeat and youth-oriented should give it the edge over Gotye," Newsday music critic Glenn Gamboa, in choosing fun. over Gotye for Record of the Year, announced in his publication on Saturday. Listen to your stars in our Grammy playlist here