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What Now? - Kimbra excerpt
Television (Excerpts) – 2001
A decade before joining Gotye at the top spot of the American singles chart, future pop star Kimbra Lee Johnson was an effervescent 11-year-old, investigating the mechanics of making a hit recording. This is one of a series of segments she presented for TVNZ kids show What Now?. After meeting up with producers Rikki Morris and Stephen Small, she's ready to record her song 'Smile'. The venue is Morris' Devonport studio; the duo have an arrangement all set to go, so Kimbra can lay down her vocal.
Hi, I’m Kimbra, and one day I’d love to be a pop star.– Kimbra Johnson
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
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