Today, the popularity of the Belgian artist of Rwandan origin Stromae is at the zenith of fame. His song "Alors On Danse" tops all sorts of European charts and is a #1 hit in many countries. Who is this skinny Belgian guy with an appearance reminiscent of a young Barack Obama and making half of Europe dance to his "pipe"?
The real name of the artist is Paul van Haver (Paul van Haver), he was born on March 12, 1985 in the Belgian capital Brussels in international family: His father is Rwandan and his mother is Belgian. The boy's school was of little interest, but he devoted himself to music without limit. Already at the age of 11, Paul began to show a serious interest in music, attending classes at the Jette Academy of Music.
Fascinated by rap, Paul van Haver began performing under the name Opmaestro at various rap parties since 2000. In 2003, at the age of 18, along with the rapper "J.E.D.I." Paul creates the Suspicion rap group, but after recording several songs and filming a video clip for one of them, the duet breaks up.
Then Paul changes his stage name in Stromae, which is in the language of verlan (a game language, jargon of French youth, in which words are made up of mixed syllables), if you swap the letters, you get "maestro".
To somehow pay for their education in private school Van Haver has to work in fast food, which is very reflected in his academic performance. However, Paul later managed to enter the National Institute of Radio Engineering and Cinematography, where during his studies (in 2007) he released his first EP of four tracks with the long title "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic ..." (Just one brain, one flow, one beat and one microphone) that got him noticed in the music scene. Already in 2008, two recording companies signed a contract with van Haver.
However, another Stromae single, "Alors on danse" (And that's why we dance), produced the effect of a bombshell. Working at the NRJ radio station in Brussels, Stromae presented this track music editor radio stations to Vincent Verbelin. He was delighted and took the risk of putting the song on the air of the NRJ. Verbelin was not mistaken - in a few days the track "Alors On Danse" became a #1 hit in Belgium, and in May 2010 it was at the top positions in France, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark. A mixture of hip-hop and electro music, a bewitching rhythm, intellectual text, and later a concept video filmed brought this work a well-deserved fame. Now "Alors On Danse" is in the TOP-100 of the best European tracks.
Stromae's debut full-length album entitled "Cheese" was released on June 21, 2010. It includes 11 tracks, among which, of course, the main one is "Alors on danse".
Stromae also composed several compositions for such artists as Anggun, Kery James.
On his website www.stromae.net you can listen to, for example, the awesome version of Queen "We will rock you" - ELECSTRO.
Today, the popularity of the Belgian artist of Rwandan origin Stromae is at the zenith of fame. His song "Alors On Danse" tops all sorts of European charts and is a #1 hit in many countries. Who is this skinny Belgian guy with an appearance reminiscent of a young Barack Obama and making half of Europe dance to his "pipe"?
The artist's real name is Paul van Haver, he was born on March 12, 1985 in the Belgian capital Brussels in an international family: his father is Rwandan and his mother is Belgian. The boy's school was of little interest, but he devoted himself to music without limit. Already at the age of 11, Paul began to show a serious interest in music, attending classes at the Jette Academy of Music.
Fascinated by rap, Paul van Haver began performing under the name Opmaestro at various rap parties since 2000. In 2003, at the age of 18, along with rapper J.E.D.I. Paul creates the Suspicion rap group, but after recording several songs and filming a video clip for one of them, the duet breaks up.
At the same time, Paul changed his stage name to Stromae, which in the Verlan language (a game language, jargon of French youth, in which words are made up of mixed syllables), if you swap the letters, you get “maestro”.
In order to somehow pay for his studies at a private school, van Haver has to work in fast food restaurants, which greatly affected his academic performance. However, later Paul managed to enter the National Institute of Radio Engineering and Cinematography, where during his studies (in 2007) he released his first EP of four tracks with the long title "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic ..." (Just one brain, one flow, one beat and one microphone) that got him noticed in the music scene. Already in 2008, two recording companies signed a contract with van Haver.
However, another Stromae single, "Alors on danse" (And that's why we dance), produced the effect of a bombshell. While working at the NRJ radio station in Brussels, Stromae submitted this track to the station's music editor, Vincent Verbelin. He was delighted and took the risk of putting the song on the air of the NRJ. Verbelin was not mistaken - in a few days the track "Alors On Danse" became a #1 hit in Belgium, and in May 2010 it was at the top positions in France, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark. A mixture of hip-hop and electro music, a bewitching rhythm, intellectual text, and later a concept video filmed brought this work a well-deserved fame. Now "Alors On Danse" is in the TOP-100 of the best European tracks.
Stromae's debut full-length album called "Cheese" was released on June 21, 2010. It includes 11 tracks, among which, of course, the main one is "Alors on danse".
Stromae also composed several compositions for such artists as Anggun, Kery James.
On his website www.stromae.net you can listen to, for example, the awesome version of Queen's "We will rock you" - ELECSTRO.
Currently gaining more and more popularity musical groups and performers who harmoniously combine various styles in their work. One such talented singer is Stromae. Biography of some contemporary artists contains certain events that influenced the choice future profession. Others were born knowing what they were meant to be. Precisely to last category and the hero of our story refers.
Childhood and passion for music
Talented vocalist from Belgium, songwriter and composer - this is Stromae. Biography young man originates in Brussels. It was there that Paul van Haver was born on March 12, 1985. This is the real name of the world-famous performer.
His parents separated very early. The father, who was originally from Rwanda, did not pay due attention to his son, and he grew up under the direct care of his mother, a Belgian by birth. The craving for music manifested itself in Paul at a very young age. loving mother did not resist the impulse of the soul of the child, and after a while the de Jette Music Academy accepted into their penates the future popular artist Stromae. The biography of this stage of the boy's life is saturated with the sounds of drums and various kinds he gave his preference to these musical instruments.
Debut
The debut took place as a performer with the pseudonym Opmaestro. This happened in 2005. However, he soon changed it to Stromae. Playing with combinations of the letters of the word "Maestro", the young man found the option that he liked the most. This pseudonym brought him unprecedented success.
In the same 2005, a group called "Suspicion" ("Suspicion") appeared on the stage for the first time, of which Stromae was a member and founder. The biography of this hip-hop group is short and not particularly impressive. In a duet with rapper J.E.D.I. they release only one song, called "Faut kt" arretes le'Rap. After the release of the video for this song, his partner leaves the group.
Solo career
Stromae starts solo career combining it with study. cramped in cash, the singer is forced to look for a part-time job. The National Institute of Radio Electronics and Cinematography has become the very "ticket to life" that Stromae's work has acquired. With the money earned in this institution, the performer releases his first debut album“Juste uncerveau, unflow, unfond et unmic...” And immediately blows up all charts. His sparkling style, a harmonious combination of hip-hop with a polished house sound and other areas of electronic and dance music, instantly singled out the performer from the crowd of singers.
It was then that all the youth of the world began to look in a nervous state for any possible information about Stromae. The biography, personal life and environment of the singer were under the scrutiny of reporters and fans. However, the most grandiose breakthrough in the artist's work to this day is 2009. It was then, while working at a radio station, that he recorded the single "Alors on dance". Moreover, the equipment for this was a home computer and ... that's all. The station manager was great impression from this composition and allowed to put it into rotation. The unprecedented response that this song found became a stepping stone to cooperation with Polygram Records. Kenye West recorded a remix of this song, and in a duet with Stromae. "Papaoutai" is another single by the singer, which was written in 2013 and for a long time topped the Ultratop chart (Belgium). The public recognizes this bright young performer not only in the style of music: his "crown" feature is a bow tie around his neck.
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Today, the popularity of the Belgian artist of Rwandan origin Stromae is at the zenith of fame. His song "Alors On Danse" tops all sorts of European charts and is a #1 hit in many countries. Who is this skinny Belgian guy with an appearance reminiscent of a young Barack Obama and making half of Europe dance to his "pipe"?
The artist's real name is Paul van Haver, he was born on March 12, 1985 in the Belgian capital Brussels in an international family: his father is Rwandan and his mother is Belgian. The boy's school was of little interest, but he devoted himself to music without limit. Already at the age of 11, Paul began to show a serious interest in music, attending classes at the Jette Academy of Music.
Fascinated by rap, Paul van Haver began performing under the name Opmaestro at various rap parties since 2000. In 2003, at the age of 18, along with the rapper "J.E.D.I." Paul creates the Suspicion rap group, but after recording several songs and filming a video clip for one of them, the duet breaks up.
At the same time, Paul changes his stage name to Stromae, which in the Verlan language (a game language, jargon of French youth, in which words are made up of mixed syllables), if you swap the letters, you get "maestro".
In order to somehow pay for his studies at a private school, van Haver has to work in fast food restaurants, which greatly affected his academic performance. However, Paul later managed to enter the National Institute of Radio Engineering and Cinematography, where during his studies (in 2007) he released his first EP of four tracks with the long title "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic ..." (Just one brain, one flow, one beat and one microphone) that got him noticed in the music scene. Already in 2008, two recording companies signed a contract with van Haver.
However, another Stromae single, "Alors on danse" (And that's why we dance), produced the effect of a bombshell. While working at the NRJ radio station in Brussels, Stromae submitted this track to the station's music editor, Vincent Verbelin. He was delighted and took the risk of putting the song on the air of the NRJ. Verbelin was not mistaken - in a few days the track "Alors On Danse" became a #1 hit in Belgium, and in May 2010 it was at the top positions in France, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark. A mixture of hip-hop and electro music, a bewitching rhythm, intellectual text, and later a concept video filmed brought this work a well-deserved fame. Now "Alors On Danse" is in the TOP-100 of the best European tracks.
Stromae's debut full-length album entitled "Cheese" was released on June 21, 2010. It includes 11 tracks, among which, of course, the main one is "Alors on danse".
Stromae also composed several compositions for such artists as Anggun, Kery James.
