Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae (French pronunciation: [stÊÉ”maj]) (born 12 March 1985) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He has distinguished himself in both hip hop and electronic music. He first became
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Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae (French pronunciation: [stÊÉ”maj]) (born 12 March 1985) is a Belgiansinger-songwriter. He has distinguished himself in both hip hop and electronic music. He first became famous with the song "Alors on danse" which remained at number one for several weeks in numerous countries throughout Europe.
He was born in Brussels to a Rwandan father, whom he only got to see three times in his life, and a Belgian mother. At the age of eleven Paul Van Haver already showed an interest in music and attended 'l'Académie Musicale de Jette', where he studied music history and learned to play the drums, this was his first experience with music theory.
