Stromae
Stromae is a Belgian singer, songwriter and producer who brings French lyrics, electronic beats and stories of everyday life together in songs, films and collaborations.
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ArcaneOverview
- Name
- Paul Van Haver
- From
- Brussels, Belgium
- Born
- 12 March 1985
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, producer, designer and director
- Breakout
- Alors on danse (2009)
- Creative house
- Mosaert
Mini bio
How it started.
Paul Van Haver grew up in Brussels with a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father. He began in rap, then explored electronic music and sounds from further afield. In a Le Monde interview, he recalled continuing alone when his early rap partner stopped.
The breakout.
“Alors on danse” brought him international attention in 2009, followed by his debut album Cheese in 2010. Racine carrée arrived in 2013, with songs including “Papaoutai” and “Formidable” that made storytelling central to his music videos.
A wider creative world.
Through Mosaert, Stromae works across music, fashion and film alongside Coralie Barbier and Luc Van Haver. He returned with his third album Multitude in 2022, building portraits of everyday lives around instruments from around the world.
Recent chapters.
His Arcane duet with Pomme, “Ma meilleure ennemie,” credits him as a co-writer and co-producer. Later collaborations have included Paul Kalkbrenner’s “Que ce soit clair” and Madonna’s “My Sins Are My Savior.”
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026My Sins Are My SaviorFeatured performer with Madonna
- 2025Que ce soit clairCollaborating artist with Paul Kalkbrenner
- 2024Ma meilleure ennemiePerformer with Pomme, co-writer and co-producer
- 2022MultitudeThird studio album
- 2013Racine carréeSecond studio album
- 2010CheeseDebut studio album
Awards
Quotes
I am a writer and a composer.Stromae, TIME
In a 2014 interview in Brussels, he described how he understood his job amid growing international attention.
Trivia
- Stromae comes from reversing “maestro” in French slang.
- Mosaert is an anagram of Stromae.
- The “Formidable” video was filmed with hidden cameras around Brussels’ Louise tram station.
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