Stromae

About Stromae

Hip-hop and electronic musician best known for his 2009 No. 1 song"Alors on Danse". In 2014, he earned the Artiste Male Francophone Award at the NRJ Music Awards.

Paul Van Haver, better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian singer-songwriter, rapper and musician. He is mostly known for his works in the genre of the hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song "Alors on danse", which became a number one in several European countries. In 2013, his second album Racine carrée was a commercial success, selling 2 million copies in France alone and nearly 600,000 units elsewhere. The main singles from the album include "Papaoutai" and "Formidable". He has sold over 8.5 million records worldwide.

Official Website	http://www.stromae.com
Genres	Hip hop, house, electronic, electropop, new beat, eurodance
Labels	Mosaert, B1, Vertigo, Mercury, Universal, Republic, Casablanca, Island France, Columbia
Occupation(s)	Musician, rapper, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboard, synthesizer, drums, vocals
Years active	2000–present
Born	March 12, 1985, Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Birth name	Paul Van Haver

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Stromae before fame

He was one of ten European Border Breakers Award winners in 2011, and his debut album, Cheese, was released in February 2011, earning him the Victoires de la Musique's Best Dance Album award.

Achievement of Stromae

Racine Carrée, his second studio album, was released in August 2013 via Facebook and Twitter.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$6,595,760 - $8,004,432

Stromae family life

He married Coralie Barbier in 2015. He dated Tatiana Silva, the former Miss Belgium, from 2011 until 2012. His father was killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Associations of Stromae

In 2010, he worked on a remix of Alors on Danse with Kanye West; his original album was hailed by Anna Wintour, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Nicolas Sarkozy.

Stromae Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	191 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Stromae

• Stromaeu0027s origin is Belgian and Rwandan.
• How many albums has the performer released?
Stromae has created two albums. The first one is called u2018Cheeseu2019. It saw the light in 2010. The second one bears the name u2018Racine Carru00e9eu2019. It was created in 2013.
• Is Paul concentrated only on hip-hop?
Stromae is a person who likes variety in music and life, so he is devoted not only to rap but also to electronic music. Stromae claims that he deeply respects the folk music of his ethnicity.
• Why did Paul have to go to Roman Catholic Jesuit School?
The problem was that he had failed in the ordinary school as he couldnu2019t stand the standard curriculum.
• Who of the contemporary performers has made an influence of the singer?
Stromae is deeply impressed by the rappers of Europe whose names are Jacques Brel and Congolese rumba.
• Does Paul have any occupations connected with pedagogical activity?
Stromae gives lessons of music that he uploads on his own channel on You Tube.
• Most of his songs are composed in French.
• Stromae likes Congolese music very much.
• Which of the songs created him as a performer?
It was the composition called u2018Alors on Danseu2019 which he presented to the wide audience in 2009. This song led in many hit parades of Europe.