Gotye, right, and Kimbra arrive at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. AUSTRALIAN pop star Gotye has made a winning start at the Grammys, taking two of the prized trophies at the music industry ceremony in Los Angeles. The Victorian singer, real name Wally De Backer, won best pop duo performance for his song Somebody That I Used To Know with singer Kimbra, while he picked up a second award for best alternative album for Making Mirrors. "I recorded it mostly in a barn on my dad's block of land southeast of Melbourne, Australia, so I have to thank Dad and my Mum for setting up a lot of weird equipment in a barn near their house," the 32-year-old told the awards audience. Gotye is also in contention for the coveted record of the year title, again for his global hit with Kimbra. "I obviously have one major person to thank and that is Gotye, Wally De Backer, for having me be part of this incredible song and this incredible journey," Kimbra said. In the alternative album category, Gotye was up against Fiona Apple (The Idler Wheel), Tom Waits (Bad As Me), Bjork (Biophilia) and M83 (Hurry Up, We're Dreaming). "I don't really feel worthy of being up here," a surprised Gotye said on stage during the pre-televised section of the Grammys. The other nominees in the best pop duo category were Florence + the Machine (Shake it Out), fun. (We Are Young), LMFAO (Sexy and I Know It) and Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa (Payphone). Somebody That I Used Know has topped the No.1 singles chart in 18 countries, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide since its Australian release in July 2011. The hit was also the most downloaded song on iTunes of 2012 and the most streamed song according to Spotify. Record of the year, one of the most prestigious gongs in the music industry, will be announced later at the main awards ceremony inside LA's 20,000 seat Staples Center indoor stadium. Gotye is up against fun, The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift and Frank Ocean for record of the year. Other Grammy winners include Skrillex, Mumford and Sons, Kanye West and Jay-Z. The Grammy pre-telecast awards had 70 trophies up for grabs, including rock, pop, rap and country categories. With AP