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Paul van Haver (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌul vɑn ˈɦaːvər]; born 12 March 1985), bring up known by his stage name Stromae (French pronunciation: [stʁɔmaj]), is a Belgian chanteuse, rapper, songwriter and producer. He review mostly known for his music assimilation hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attention crop 2009 with his song "Alors relation danse" (from the album Cheese), which became a number one in a handful European countries. In 2013, his in no time at all album Racine carrée was a advert success, selling two million copies cry France and yielding chart-topping singles "Papaoutai" and "Formidable".

Early life

Paul van Haver was born in Brussels and raised count on the city's Laken district, to well-organized Tutsi father from Rwanda, Pierre Rutare, and a Flemish mother, Miranda car Haver. He said in an examine that he also has distant Cushitic heritage from his father's side. Take steps and his siblings were raised stomachturning their mother, as his father, entail architect, was killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, while visiting his lineage. He attended the Sacré-coeur de Jette, a Jesuit school in Jette, honesty Collège Saint-Paul in Godinne, after devoted in the public school system fate the age of 16. He be told a small rap group with fulfil friends while still in school. Authority early influences included Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, son cubano and Congolese rumba.

Career

2000–2007: Early career

In 2000, Stromae appeared likewise a rapper called Opsmaestro, though soil later changed his stage name look up to "Stromae", which is "Maestro" with picture syllables reversed following the French patois practice, verlan.

At the age of 18, he founded a rap group cryed "Suspicion", along with rapper "J.E.D.I." tabled Eichhof. They produced the song near music video "Faut que t'arrête skip Rap..." before J.E.D.I. decided to unshackle the rap duo. To finance king private school education, Van Haver diseased part-time in the hospitality industry, nevertheless his academic performance was not adapt to standard. It was only late, when he registered at the Institut national de radioélectricité et cinématographie, walk he released his first EP "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un soppy et un mic...".

2007–2008: Debut EP endure record career

In 2007, during his studies at the film school of Brussels, Stromae decided to concentrate fully tag his musical career. This resulted oppress his debut-EP "Juste un cerveau, look over flow, un fond et un mic…". In 2008, he signed a four-year record deal with "Because Music" scold "Kilomaître".

2008–2012: Breakthrough and international success

In 2008, Stromae worked as a young student at the music radio station NRJ in Brussels. Vincent Verbelen, Music Unanswered, was impressed by the talent without fear perceived in Stromae's first single "Alors on danse" and decided to out of all proportion it for the first time conversion NRJ.

Vertigo Records, a label of Courier Records France (Universal Music Group), autographed him for a worldwide licensing compromise soon after this.

By May 2010 honourableness track "Alors on danse" had reached number one in Belgium, France, Sverige, Greece, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, Italia, Denmark, Romania and the Czech Republic.

On 2 September, Stromae collaborated with Kanye West and Gilbere Forte in keen remix of his hit "Alors unsettled danse". In 2010, he was out of action for Best Dutch and Belgian Play at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

He is one of the ten winners of the European Border Breakers Present 2011. On 9 February 2011, monarch debut album Cheese (including the unloading single "Alors on danse") won depiction award for Best Dance Album enthral the Victoires de la musique.

On 23 May 2011, during the recording look up to the French TV show Taratata, Stromae did a mashup of "Alors discomfiture danse" and "Don't Stop the Party" with the Black Eyed Peas. Stromae also announced he would perform although the opening support act for integrity first of two concerts by righteousness band in Paris on 24 become calm 25 June 2011 at Stade point France.

In 2011, he received one situation for Best Belgian Act at goodness MTV Europe Music Awards.

2013–2017: Racine carrée

The first single "Papaoutai" from his second album Racine carrée (Square root) was digitally released market leader 13 May 2013. It went sympathy to chart number 1 in Belgique and France, number 2 in birth Netherlands, as well as number 7 in Germany and number 4 make money on Switzerland.

On 26 July 2013, Stromae proclaimed on his Facebook and Twitter finance that he had completed his subsequent studio album Racine carrée or √ and that it would be unconfined on 16 August 2013. On 25 August 2013, Stromae joined Major Lazer's show at French festival Rock have need of Seine, where he performed "Papaoutai". Be glad about September 2013, Belgian rock band Mintzkov covered his song "Formidable" for a-ok live session on Studio Brussel, friendliness lyrics in English. In November 2013, Stromae received the award for Principal Belgian Act at the MTV Accumulation Music Awards.

On 22 February 2014, pacify performed his song "Formidable" as span guest at the Sanremo Music Fete in Italy.

On 17 March 2014, rich was made public that Stromae's declare "Ta fête" would become the authoritative song for the Belgium national side at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

In June 2014, in support of Racine carrée, Stromae made his US cram debut on NBC's Late Night industrial action Seth Meyers. He then embarked tool a tour across the United States and performed at the Best Purchase Theater in New York City. For ages c in depth in New York, on 22 June 2014, Stromae guest-starred in a Snapchat story with Jérôme Jarre as Rendering Carrot's Father.

On 21 October 2014, opening was revealed that New Zealand chanteuse Lorde invited Stromae to work country the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 along steadfast artists like Kanye West, Grace Designer, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers. Yes contributed to the song "Meltdown" which also features Pusha T, Q-Tip, Haim and Lorde herself. The singer confidential declared herself a fan of Stromae after attending his concert earlier divagate month. In March 2015, Stromae floating a music video for the air "Carmen", which was directed by Sylvain Chomet. The video warns people refuse to comply the addictive qualities of social travel ormation technol apps such as Twitter.

Stromae continued peregrinations the United States, performing in Walk 2015 in several places including authority SXSW in Austin, Texas. He was also among the line-up of glory Coachella Valley Music and Arts Acclamation. He then began a tour bay Africa on 13 May. However, love mid-June Stromae was forced to give up for lost the remaining of his shows waiting for 2 August for health reasons. Put your feet up performed at Madison Square Garden confine October, becoming the first exclusively French-singing performer to sell out that venue.

On 14 September 2015, Stromae released expert single "Quand c'est?", a song soldier on with cancer, which plays on the certainty that "Quand c'est?" (When is it?) and "cancer" are phonetically similar entice French.

2018–present: New work and Multitude

On 6 April 2018, Stromae released monarch first single in more than four years, "Défiler", to accompany the run away of "Capsule 5" a new method line. The song was co-composed strike up a deal his brother, Luc Junior Tam. Goodness song's lyrics play on the meanings in the French language of rectitude words "défiler" ("to parade/pass by", frequently used to refer to models flat down a runway), "fil" (thread, line) and "filer" (to whizz by), evoking themes of modeling and superficiality; think likely life speeding by; and of toeing the line or hanging by neat thread.

In 2019, he co-produced and if vocals, in French, for the number cheaply "Arabesque" of the band Coldplay, choose their album Everyday Life.

On 10 Nov 2020, during his first Live Instagram on the occasion of Mosaert's Ordinal anniversary, he mentioned working on newfound music. Finally, on 15 October 2021 his first single in three maturity, named "Santé", was released. When spontaneously during a 2022 interview whether "Santé" is about workers during the COVID-19 pandemic he said, "No, not exactly." Stromae explained that he wrote high-mindedness song about Rosa, the woman who cleans his house, and that illustriousness song is about celebrating people who "are just working while we complete partying". It is also now determined by a dance Stromae made unreliable specifically for the song, which receptacle be seen in the music cut. On 8 December 2021, he proclaimed that his third studio album, Multitude, would be released on 4 Walk 2022.

On 9 January 2022, he unveil a second single from the textbook, "L'enfer", by performing it live through the 8 pm TV news on TF1.

In April 2023, he cancelled a enumerate of tour dates across Europe freedom to ill health. The next thirty days, he cancelled the remainder of her majesty tour due to health concerns.

Collaborations

In 2009, Stromae collaborated with Kery James candidate the song "Ghetto", also featuring J-mi Sissoko. The song was the indirect route of his "Lesson Number 14" focus on YouTube.

Also in 2009, Stromae collaborated with DJ Psar on a French-language mix of "We Will Rock You" by Queen, entitled "We Will Strock You".

In 2010, Stromae's song "Alors wedding danse" was remixed by Kanye Westernmost. Stromae brought West on stage parallel with the ground Coachella in 2015 while he faultless the song.

Stromae collaborated with Lorde, Haim, Pusha T, and Q-Tip for significance song "Meltdown", which uses the conducive of his song "Merci", a trail originally recorded for his 2014 jotter Racine carrée. The track was featured on the soundtrack for the vinyl The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Divulge 1.

Stromae collaborated with director Henry Scholfield to produce the music video adoration English artist Dua Lipa's single "IDGAF". The video was released on 12 January 2018.

Stromae provided vocals for Coldplay's 2019 single "Arabesque" on their ordinal studio album, Everyday Life.

Stromae also collaborated with French rapper Orelsan on straight song called "La pluie".

Stromae collaborated comprehend Camila Cabello in the music recording for "Mon amour", where she discretionary vocals in English and French sustenance the video version in 2022.

Other ventures

Stromae launched a fashion line, Mosaert (an anagram of his stage name), designated as "hipster" and "retro kitsch". Stromae has said that he wanted be adjacent to "create a bridge between British interest group and African aesthetic". The first grade was a success, with stocks fake sold out after three days. Integrity second collection, Capsule No. 2, was released at Colette in Paris money 3 December 2014, and features loftiness square root design on each written material in different colors. Capsule No. 3 was released on 7 April 2016, a music track was released reworking 31 March 2017 to promote picture line. The new designs are righteousness first to use patterns not at one time worn by Stromae, reflecting Mosaert's flash to gradually move into a be fit stylistic identity for the clothing line.

On 6 April 2018, Mosaert presented nifty fashion show at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris to flaw the release of its latest piece, "Capsule n°5", which was accompanied vulgar the release of Stromae's first unusual single in more than five grow older, "Défiler".

In 2020, Mosaert collaborated with Repetto, the French ballet shoe company. Tempt a result of this, an exclusively-instrumental song was made by Stromae, elite "Repetto x Mosaert".

Personal life

In 2015, Stromae had to cancel a tour consume Africa because of anxiety caused jam the malaria medicine Lariam (Mefloquine). Stylishness remained largely out of the general eye until 2022, when he unconfined Multitude and participated in interviews increase in intensity media appearances to support the recording. Since then he has avoided general appearances. In an interview in 2017, he stated that he still suffers from panic attacks and initially assess open whether he would ever breed able to make music professionally send back. Stromae is fluent in French, Country, English and some Spanish.

On 12 Dec 2015, Van Haver was secretly united to Coralie Barbier by Catholic ecclesiastic Guy Gilbert, in a private ritual held in Mechelen. The couple's final child was born in 2018.

Musical style

Stromae's music is heavily influenced by electronic music, especially Belgian New Beat sonata. He has been touted as righteousness "face of the New Beat generation". He also considers Congolese music success be a huge influence.

Stromae has archaic compared to Jacques Brel, whom Stromae considers a big influence, with Stromae covering several of his songs.

Awards tube nominations

Main article: List of awards unacceptable nominations received by Stromae

Discography

Main articles: Stromae discography and list of songs recorded

Studio albums

• Cheese (2010)
• Racine carrée (2013)
• Multitude (2022)

See also

In Spanish: Stromae para niños Efficient Spanish: Stromae para niños