Stromae

Paul Van Haver was born in Brussels and raised in the city's Laken district, to a Tutsi father from Rwanda, Pierre Rutare, and a Flemish mother, Miranda Van Haver.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193313|title=Tracing Stromae's Rwandan roots|website=www.newtimes.co.rw|first=Stephen|last=Kalimba|date=9 October 2015|access-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804173828/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193313|archive-date=4 August 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=http://www.lesoir.be/archives?url=/culture/musiques/2010-12-24/ma-journee-avec-stromae-de-laeken-a-vilvorde-810646.php | title=Ma journée avec Stromae, de Laeken à Vilvorde | date=24 December 2010 | last=Coljon|first= Thierry | language=fr | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006224816/http://www.lesoir.be/archives?url=%2Fculture%2Fmusiques%2F2010-12-24%2Fma-journee-avec-stromae-de-laeken-a-vilvorde-810646.php | archive-date=6 October 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} He said in an interview that he also has distant Somali heritage from his father's side.{{Cite web |date=2010-05-22 |title=Stromae in de Top 40 Hitlist |trans-title=Stromae in the Top 40 Hitlist |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytu2vlmqpdg |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=YouTube |publisher=Qmusic |language=nl |quote=Question about Somali roots in 0:23.}} He and his siblings were raised by their mother, as their father, an architect, was killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide while visiting his family.{{cite news|first=Sayare|last=Scott|title=Stromae: Disillusion With a Dance Beat|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/arts/15iht-stromae15.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|access-date=28 October 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 October 2013}}

On his absent father, he declared in 2019, "My father was never there for me. He left right away. He was a runner, a flirt. I learned much later that I had half-siblings. He was an architect who went back and forth between Belgium and Rwanda. I must have seen him twenty times in my life, and he died during the Rwandan genocide. But he had already disappeared for me, and when I learned of his death, I didn't cry. Perhaps I hadn't prepared myself. The fact remains that we won't be able to make up for lost time with this dad we didn't see when he was little."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/stromae/actus/stromae-papa-le-jour-ou-il-a-decouvert-la-paternite-71326811 |title=Stromae papa: le jour où il a découvert la paternité |date=2019-11-26 |language=fr |access-date=2024-12-21 |via=www.nrj.fr}}

He attended the {{Ill|Sacred Heart School Center in Jette|fr|Centre scolaire du Sacré-Cœur de Jette}}, a Jesuit school in Jette, and the Collège Saint-Paul in Godinne, after failing in the public school system at the age of 16. He formed a small rap group with his friends while still in school. His early influences included Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, son cubano and Congolese rumba.{{cite news|last1=Hoby, H, Fox, K & Woodcraft, M|title=Stars In Our Eyes: This Season's New Music Talent|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/05/hurts-lauren-pritchard-clare-maguire-stromae-devlin|access-date=28 October 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 September 2010}}

In 2000, Stromae began his music career as a rapper called Opsmaestro.{{cite web |title=Culture : infos, vidéos et actualités en direct sur TV5MONDE - Informations |url=http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/Musique/p-14237-Stromae.htm?artiste=1071 |website=information.tv5monde.com |access-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718214013/http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/Musique/p-14237-Stromae.htm?artiste=1071 |archive-date=18 July 2014 |language=fr |date=19 February 2025 |url-status=dead}} He later changed his stage name to "Stromae", which comes from switching the syllables in the word "Maestro".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/news/a15416/stromae-interview/|title=The Rest of the World Loves Stromae...and Soon You Will, Too|magazine=Elle|first=Sergio |last=Kletnoy|date=25 June 2014|access-date=10 September 2018}} This inversion is a type of French slang{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/06/19/322933388/stromae-global-star-in-the-making-set-to-touch-down-in-the-u-s|title=Stromae, Global Star In The Making, Set To Touch Down In The U.S.|publisher=NPR|first=Eleanor |last=Beardsley|website=NPR.org|date=19 June 2014|access-date=10 September 2018}} known as verlan.

At 18, he began a rap group called "Suspicion", with the rapper "J.E.D.I.". After the pair split, Stromae began his solo career. He released his first EP, "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic...", while studying at {{ill|Institut national de radioélectricité et cinématographie|fr|Institut national de radioélectricité et cinématographie|lt=INRACI}}, the Brussels film school.{{cite web |last1=Sagnard |first1=Arnaud |title=La formidable histoire de Stromae |url=https://www.gqmagazine.fr/pop-culture/sorties/articles/la-formidable-histoire-de-stromae |website=GQ France |access-date=19 February 2025 |language=fr-FR |date=15 February 2014}}

In 2008, Stromae signed a four-year record deal with Because Music. In 2009, he released "Alors on danse", which was immediately successful in Europe. His debut album, Cheese, was released on 14 June 2010

On 2 September 2010, Stromae collaborated with Kanye West and Gilbere Forte in a remix of his hit "Alors on danse".{{YouTube|-QTGh9SeNxs|Stromae feat. Kanye West – Alors on danse}} (2 September 2010). Retrieved on 22 February 2012. On 9 February 2011, Cheese won the award for Best Dance Album at the Victoires de la Musique.{{cite web |title=Stromae remporte une Victoire de la musique |url=https://www.lesoir.be/culture/musiques/2011-02-09/stromae-remporte-une-victoire-de-la-musique-821017.php |website=Le Soir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214141209/http://www.lesoir.be/culture/musiques/2011-02-09/stromae-remporte-une-victoire-de-la-musique-821017.php |archive-date=14 February 2011 |date=10 February 2011}}

On 23 May 2011, during the recording of the French TV show Taratata, Stromae did a mashup of "Alors on danse" and "Don't Stop the Party" with the Black Eyed Peas. Stromae also announced he would perform as the opening support act for the first of two concerts by the band in Paris on 24 and 25 June 2011 at Stade de France.[http://arabia.msn.com/Entertainment/Music/InternationalNews/ATC/2011/May/5778482.aspx?ref=hptab Black Eyed Peas at Stade De France | MSN Arabia Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008161113/http://arabia.msn.com/Entertainment/Music/InternationalNews/ATC/2011/May/5778482.aspx?ref=hptab |date=8 October 2011 }}. Arabia.msn.com (26 July 2011). Retrieved on 22 February 2012.

In 2011, he received one nomination for Best Belgian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[http://be.mtvema.com/artiesten/stromae MTV EMA 2011 :: 06.11.2011 :: Belfast :: Stromae]. Be.mtvema.com (6 November 2011). Retrieved on 22 February 2012.

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The first single "Papaoutai" from his second album Racine carrée (meaning "square root") was digitally released on 13 May 2013. It went on to chart at number one in Belgium and France, number 2 in the Netherlands, as well as number 7 in Germany{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single/for-date-1379066400000 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}} and number 4 in Switzerland.{{Cite web |title=Schweizer Hitparade - Singles Top 100 - 27.10.2013 |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/singles/27-10-2013#4 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=hitparade.ch}}

On 22 May 2013, amateur-looking videos appeared on YouTube showing Stromae, apparently drunk and wandering at the Louise tram station in Brussels at dawn.{{YouTube|4iyNRBEbvTM|Stromae bourré à Bruxelles}} (23 May 2013) The videos went viral. A few days later, it was revealed that this was linked with the filming of a professional music video. This was confirmed during an appearance by Stromae on the French TV show Ce soir ou jamais in which he discussed and also performed his new single "Formidable", which is about the story of a drunk man just separated from his girlfriend. The music video was made from edited hidden-camera footage taken on 22 May. It also shows people taking pictures with their cellphones, people who are clearly irritated by his drunk actions, people helping him stand up, and three policemen asking if the artist was okay or if he needed some help.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xH7noaqTA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/S_xH7noaqTA |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Stromae – Formidable (ceci n'est pas une leçon)|website=YouTube |date=27 May 2013|access-date=13 June 2013}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/musique/video-formidable-hips-le-nouveau-clip-de-stromae_1252239.html|title=VIDEO. Formidable : le clip de Stromae nous a tous buzzés|publisher=lexpress.fr|date=27 May 2013|access-date=13 June 2013|language=fr}} The policemen were criticised for not disciplining the drunk Stromae; however, they later said the full story had not been shown. The part where they returned and Stromae had to explain his case was not broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.vier.be/hetjaaroverzichtlive/videos/het-verborgen-camera/89702|title=VIDEO. Interview with the policemen appearing in the formidable clip|language=nl|access-date=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605041043/http://www.vier.be/hetjaaroverzichtlive/videos/het-verborgen-camera/89702|archive-date=5 June 2015|url-status=dead}}

On 26 July 2013, Stromae announced on his Facebook{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/stromae |title=Stromae |publisher=Facebook |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=19 February 2014}} and Twitter{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Stromae/status/360701578535112705 |title=Twitter / Stromae: It's done. My 2nd album will |publisher=Twitter.com |date=26 July 2013 |access-date=19 February 2014}} accounts that he had completed his second studio album Racine carrée, and that it would be released on 16 August 2013. On 25 August 2013, Stromae joined Major Lazer's show at French festival Rock en Seine, where he performed "Papaoutai". In September 2013, Belgian rock band Mintzkov covered his song "Formidable" for a live session on Studio Brussel, with lyrics in English. In November 2013, Stromae received the award for Best Belgian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite web|last=Thijs|first=Tommy|title=Dit zijn de genomineerden voor de MTV European Music Awards|url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1010/Muzieknieuws/article/detail/1706548/2013/09/18/Dit-zijn-de-genomineerden-voor-de-MTV-European-Music-Awards.dhtml|work=De Morgen|access-date=18 September 2013|language=nl|date=18 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=2013 MTV EMA: Highlights of the show & winners|url=http://www.mtv.be/news/40115-2013-mtv-ema-highlights-of-the-show-winners/gallery|publisher=MTV|access-date=11 November 2013|date=10 November 2013}}

On 22 February 2014, he performed his song "Formidable" as a guest at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onstageweb.com/notizie/stromae-classifica-sanremo-2014-vincitore/|title=Stromae primo in classifica è lui il vincitore di Sanremo 2014|date=25 February 2014|website=Onstage|access-date=28 November 2018|language=it-IT}}

On 17 March 2014, it was announced that Stromae's song "Ta fête" would become the official song for the Belgium national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |title=Het officiële Rode Duivels-lied is er! |newspaper= De Standaard |language=nl |date=17 March 2014 |url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20140317_056 |access-date =17 March 2014 }}

In June 2014, in support of Racine carrée, Stromae made his US television debut on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.{{cite web|last1=Allain|first1=Xavier|title=Découvrez la première télévision de Stromae aux Etats-Unis|url=http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/82162/decouvrez-la-premiere-television-de-stromae-aux-etats-unis.html|website=Le Figaro|access-date=18 August 2014|language=fr|date=17 June 2014}} He then embarked on a tour across the United States and performed at the Best Buy Theater in New York City.{{cite web|last1=Lowery|first1=Tim|title=Meet Stromae, the most famous pop star you've never heard of|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/meet-stromae-the-most-famous-pop-star-youve-never-heard-of|website=Time Out|access-date=18 August 2014|date=30 April 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Lindsay|first1=Benjamin|title=International Artist Stromae Slays, Sells Out Best Buy Theater|url=http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/international-artist-stromae-slays-sells-out-best-buy-theater|website=Next Magazine|access-date=18 August 2014|date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424015640/http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/international-artist-stromae-slays-sells-out-best-buy-theater|archive-date=24 April 2016|url-status=dead}} While in New York, on 22 June 2014, Stromae guest-starred in a Snapchat story with Jérôme Jarre as The Carrot's Father.{{cite web |title=Jerome Jarre Tweet |date=22 June 2014 |url=https://twitter.com/jeromejarre/status/480860508460179456 |access-date =22 June 2014 }}

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On 21 October 2014, it was revealed that New Zealand singer Lorde invited Stromae to work on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 with artists including Kanye West, Grace Jones, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers.{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Kanye West, Chvrches, Bat For Lashes, Haim, Pusha T, Charli XCX Appear on Lorde's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. 1 Soundtrack|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/56191-kanye-west-chvrches-bat-for-lashes-haim-pusha-t-charli-xcx-appear-on-lordes-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-pt-1-soundtrack/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=16 April 2015|date=21 October 2014}} He contributed to the song "Meltdown", which also features Pusha T, Q-Tip, Haim and Lorde herself.{{cite web|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|title=Lorde Gathers Stromae, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM for 'Meltdown' from 'Hunger Games': Listen|url=http://radio.com/2014/11/13/lorde-meltdown-hunger-games-stromae-pusha-t-q-tip-haim/|website=Radio.com|access-date=17 April 2015|date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422030517/http://radio.com/2014/11/13/lorde-meltdown-hunger-games-stromae-pusha-t-q-tip-haim/|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}} The singer had declared herself a fan of Stromae after attending his concert earlier that month.{{cite web|author1=Lorde|title=@Stromae has one of the best shows i've ever seen. so smart, well paced, lit and constructed. and the SONGS|url=https://twitter.com/lordemusic/status/519003490782162944|website=Twitter.com|access-date=17 April 2015|date=5 October 2014}} In March 2015, Stromae released a music video for the song "Carmen", which was directed by Sylvain Chomet. The video warns people against the addictive qualities of social media apps such as Twitter.{{cite web|last1=Dunlap|first1=Kelley|title=Premiere: Stromae Warns Of The Tweetpocalypse In Amazingly Animated "Carmen" Video|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelleydunlap/premiere-stromae-carmen-music-video#.py34l5DJD|website=BuzzFeed|date=31 March 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015|format=31 March 2015}}

Stromae continued touring the United States, performing in March 2015 at several festivals including SXSW and Coachella.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Stephen |date=25 March 2015 |title=Stromae, Live In Concert: SXSW 2015 |url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/394035572/stromae-live-in-concert-sxsw-2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |website=NPR}}{{cite web|last1=Krishnamurthy|first1=Sowmya|title=10 Most Anticipated Hip-Hop and R&B Acts Performing at Coachella 2015|url=http://theboombox.com/10-most-anticipated-hip-hop-r-and-b-acts-coachella-2015/|website=The Boombox|date=7 April 2015 }}{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Grace|title=Coachella 2015: Belgium's Stromae proves music is a universal language|url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/events/20150413/coachella-2015-belgiums-stromae-proves-music-is-a-universal-language|website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin|access-date=17 April 2015|date=13 April 2015}} He then began a tour in Africa on 13 May. However, in mid-June he was forced to cancel the remaining of his shows until 2 August for health reasons.{{cite web|last1=Pointu|first1=Tupac|title=Belgian singer Stromae cancels concerts for health reasons|url=https://news.yahoo.com/belgian-singer-stromae-cancels-concerts-health-reasons-204146133.html|website=Yahoo! News|access-date=15 June 2015|date=14 June 2015}} This was later revealed in 2017 that the cause of Stromae's health issues were an anti-malaria drug called mefloquine, he had used ahead of and during his tour in Africa in 2015. The drug made him suffer insomnia and hallucinations. He stated that had his brother not been around, then he would've likely committed suicide.{{cite web|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Lisa|title=Stromae nearly committed suicide after taking malaria drug|url=https://www.thebulletin.be/stromae-nearly-committed-suicide-after-taking-malaria-drug|website=The Bulletin|access-date=8 June 2024|date=13 November 2017}} He performed at Madison Square Garden in October, becoming the first exclusively French-singing performer to sell out that venue. He achieved this not only once, but twice.{{cite magazine|last1=Spanos|first1=Brittany |title=Stromae Plots East Coast Dance Party With New Tour Dates |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stromae-plots-east-coast-dance-party-with-new-tour-dates-20150309|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=9 March 2015|access-date=17 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=xxx|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/stromae-sings-for-his-cheries-at-madison-square-garden-7735214|website=Village Voice|date=2 October 2015|access-date=19 November 2016}}

On 14 September 2015, Stromae released a single "Quand c'est?", a song about cancer, which plays on the fact that "Quand c'est?" (When is it?) and "cancer" are phonetically similar in French.{{cite news|last1=Hugo-Pierre Gausserand|title=Stromae affronte le cancer dans son clip Quand c'est ?|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2015/09/14/03006-20150914ARTFIG00288-stromae-affronte-le-cancer-dans-son-clip-quand-c-est.php|access-date=19 September 2015|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=14 September 2015|language=fr}}

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On 6 April 2018, Stromae released his first single in more than three years, "Défiler", to accompany the release of "Capsule 5" a new fashion line.{{cite magazine|last1=Ryan Reed|title= Hear Stromae's Electronic Journey on First Song in Five Years, 'Defiler'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-stromaes-electronic-journey-on-first-song-in-five-years-defiler-627886/|access-date=12 August 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=27 April 2018}}{{cite web|title= On 6 April, Mosaert presented its very first fashion show at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris to mark the release of its latest collection, 'Capsule n°5'.|url=https://mosaert.com/projects/defiler |access-date=12 August 2018}}{{cite web|title=Spotify|website=Spotify |date=27 April 2018 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4YVkiXnSYessmpTSeS0CpJ |access-date=12 August 2018}} The song was co-composed with his brother, Luc Junior Tam.{{cite web|first=Eric |last=Torres|title= Stromae 'Défiler'|website= Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/stromae-defiler/ |date=30 April 2018|access-date=12 August 2018}} The song's lyrics play on the meanings in the French language of the words "défiler" ("to parade/pass by", often used to refer to models walking down a runway), "fil" (thread, line) and "filer" (to whizz by), evoking themes of modeling and superficiality; of life speeding by; and of toeing the line or hanging by a thread.{{cite web|last1=Joutsenpoika|title= Stromae "Défiler"|url=https://lyricstranslate.com/en/d%C3%A9filer-parading.html/ |access-date=12 August 2018}}

In 2019, he co-produced and provided vocals, in French, for the song "Arabesque" of the band Coldplay, for their album Everyday Life.{{Cite web|date=24 October 2019|title=Coldplay – "Orphans" & "Arabesque"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2062609/coldplay-orphans-arabesque/music/|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Stereogum|language=en}}

On 10 November 2020, during his first Live Instagram on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his clothing brand Mosaert, he mentioned working on new music. Finally, on 15 October 2021 his first single in three years, named "Santé", was released. When asked during a 2022 interview whether "Santé" is about workers during the COVID-19 pandemic he said, "No, not exactly." Stromae explained that he wrote the song about Rosa, the woman who cleans his house, and that the song is about celebrating people who "are just working while we are partying".{{Cite web|date=16 November 2022|title=Stromae: KCRW Live from HQ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiAR1k4TWtc|access-date=5 December 2022|website=YouTube|language=en}} It is also now identified by a dance Stromae made up specifically for the song, which can be seen in the music video.{{Cite web|title=Stromae returns with new song "Santé"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/15/stromae-returns-with-new-song-sant|access-date=5 November 2021|website=The FADER|language=en|first=Jordan|last=Darville|date=15 October 2021}} On 8 December 2021, he announced that his third studio album, Multitude, would be released on 4 March 2022.{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|title=Stromae Announces Multitude, First New Album Since 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/stromae-announces-multitude-first-new-album-since-2013/|first=Matthew |last=Strauss|access-date=25 December 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}

On 9 January 2022, he unveiled a second single from the album, "L'enfer", by performing it live during the 8 pm TV news on TF1.{{cite web |language=fr |title=VIDÉO – Stromae chante "L'Enfer" dans le 20H de TF1, titre inédit de son nouvel album |url=https://www.lci.fr/culture/video-stromae-chante-l-enfer-dans-le-20h-de-tf1-titre-inedit-de-son-nouvel-album-2206733.html |website=www.lci.fr |date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022}}

In April 2023, he cancelled a number of tour dates across Europe due to ill health.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-04 |title=Alors On Danse singer Stromae cancels tour dates over health |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65180121 |access-date=2023-04-04}} The next month, he cancelled the remainder of his tour due to health concerns.{{cite web |last1=Glynn |first1=Paul |title=Stromae: Alors On Danse singer cancels tour to 'rest and heal' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65530657 |website=BBC News |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=9 May 2023}}

In 2024, Stromae contributed to the soundtrack of Arcane's second season in the track "Ma meilleure ennemie" alongside French singer Pomme.{{cite web |last1=Ciocchetti |first1=Cecilia |title=Stray Kids, Twenty One Pilots, Stromae among 20 artists featured in Arcane season 2 |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/stray-kids-twenty-one-pilots-stromae-among-20-artists-featured-in-arcane-season-2 |website=Dot Esports |access-date=26 November 2024 |date=12 September 2024}}

In 2009, Stromae collaborated with Kery James on the song "Ghetto", also featuring J-mi Sissoko. The song was the subject of his "Lesson Number 14" series on YouTube.{{Cite web |title=Stromae rappeur, le passé du maestro ! |url=http://www.melty.fr/stromae-rappeur-le-passe-du-maestro-a299464.html |last=Kwarteng |first=Rachel |date=20 June 2014 |website=melty |language=fr |access-date=18 May 2020}}

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".{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

In 2010, Stromae's song "Alors on danse" was remixed by Kanye West. Stromae brought West on stage at Coachella in 2015 while he performed the song.{{Cite web|title=Stromae Brought Out Kanye West During His Set at Coachella|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/stromae-kanye-west-coachella-performance|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Complex|language=en}}

Stromae collaborated with Lorde, Haim, Pusha T, and Q-Tip for the song "Meltdown", which uses the instrumental of his song "Merci", a track originally recorded for his 2014 album Racine carrée. The track was featured on the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.{{cite web |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/57446-lorde-haim-pusha-t-q-tip-stromae-team-for-mockingjay-song-meltdown/ |title= Lorde, Haim, Pusha T, Q-Tip, Stromae Team for Mockingjay Song "Meltdown" |first=Jeremy|last=Gordon|date= 13 November 2014|access-date= 14 October 2020|website= Pitchfork}}

Stromae collaborated with director Henry Scholfield to produce the music video for English artist Dua Lipa's single "IDGAF". The video was released on 12 January 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dua-lipa-idgaf-video-2218731|title=Dua Lipa's new 'IDGAF' video is all about self love and took 22 hours to shoot|date=12 January 2018|newspaper=NME|first=Luke Morgan |last=Britton|access-date=15 January 2018|language=en-US}}

Stromae provided vocals for Coldplay's 2019 single "Arabesque" on their eighth studio album, Everyday Life.{{Cite web |title=Stromae to feature on Coldplay's new album, new song released |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/75379/stromae-will-feature-on-coldplays-new-album-song-released-chris-martin-bbc-1/ |last=Johnston |first=Jules |date=25 October 2019 |website=The Brussels Times |language=en |access-date=18 May 2020}}

Stromae also collaborated with French rapper Orelsan on a song called "La pluie".{{Cite web |title=Stromae et Orelsan : le titre "La Pluie" est certifié single de diamant |url=https://www.mouv.fr/musique/rap-fr/stromae-et-orelsan-le-titre-la-pluie-est-certifie-single-de-diamant-358468 |date=5 March 2020 |website=Mouv |language=fr |access-date=18 May 2020}}

Stromae collaborated with Camila Cabello in the music video for "Mon amour", where she contributed vocals in English and French for the video version in 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2022-07-27 |title=Camila Cabello Joins Stromae in Silly 'Love Island'-Themed 'Mon Amour' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-stromae-mon-amour-video-1388555/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

Stromae collaborated with Pomme for the song "Ma meilleure ennemie" appearing in the seventh episode of the second season of the animated series Arcane, released on the 23 November 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Hachez |first=Arthur |date=2024-09-13 |title=“Arcane” Saison 2 Sur Netflix: Stromae Et Pomme Rejoignent La BO De La Série Inspirée De “League Of Legends” |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/arcane-saison-2-sur-netflix-stromae-et-pomme-rejoignent-la-bo-de-la-serie-inspiree-de-league-of-legends_239587.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |magazine=Huffington Post |language=fr}}

Stromae launched a fashion line, Mosaert (an anagram of his stage name), described as "hipster" and "retro kitsch". Stromae has said that he wanted to "create a bridge between British style and African aesthetic".{{cite web|title=Stromae: the eclectic musician|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/people-stars/2014/02/stromae#sthash.Z6ENENK6.dpuf|website=Vogue Italia|publisher=|access-date=30 October 2014}} The first collection was a success, with stocks almost sold out after three days.{{cite web|last1=Voogt, G|title=Stromae's clothing line 'Mosaert' huge success|url=http://dsign-magazine.com/stromaes-clothing-line-mosaert-huge-success/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028144301/http://dsign-magazine.com/stromaes-clothing-line-mosaert-huge-success/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 October 2014|website=D'Sign Magazine|publisher=|access-date=28 October 2014}} The second collection, Capsule No. 2, was released at Colette in Paris on 3 December 2014, and features the square root design on each item in different colors.{{cite web|url=http://en.colette.fr/content/mosaert-capsule-n2/|title=Flashback: Mosaert – Capsule n°2|work=colette|access-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213203330/http://en.colette.fr/content/mosaert-capsule-n2/|archive-date=13 December 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://stromaeometre.com/tag/mosaert-capsule-no-2/|title=mosaert capsule no. 2|work=Stromaeometre • Your source on the singer Stromae • stromaeometre.com}} Capsule No. 3 was released on 7 April 2016, a music track was released on 31 March 2017 to promote the line.{{cite web|title=In Stromae's New Mosaert Collection, Athleisure Meets African Prints|url=http://www.vogue.com/13423600/stromae-mosaert-capsule-african-prints|website=Vogue US|first=Marjon|last=Carlos|date=6 April 2016|publisher=Vogue|access-date=19 November 2016}} The new designs are the first to use patterns not previously worn by Stromae, reflecting Mosaert's intention to gradually move into a separate stylistic identity for the clothing line.{{cite web|title=Stromae : 'J'aime la manière dont un truc classique peut devenir anticonventionnel'|url=http://www.elle.fr/Mode/Les-news-mode/Stromae-J-aime-la-maniere-dont-un-truc-classique-peut-devenir-anticonventionnel-3083860|website=Elle.fr|date=20 April 2016|publisher=Elle|access-date=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Mosaert lance sa troisième collection capsule|url=http://www.elle.be/fr/121515-stromae-lance-la-troisieme-collection-mosaert.html|first=Marie|last=Guérin|website=Elle.be|date=19 May 2016|publisher=Elle|access-date=19 November 2016}}

On 6 April 2018, Mosaert presented a fashion show at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris to mark the release of its latest collection, "Capsule n°5", which was accompanied by the release of Stromae's first new single in more than five years, "Défiler".

In 2020, Mosaert collaborated with Repetto, the French ballet shoe company. As a result of this, an exclusively-instrumental song was made by Stromae, entitled "Repetto x Mosaert".{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

In 2015, Stromae had to cancel a tour through Africa because of anxiety caused by the malaria medicine Lariam (Mefloquine) after he was diagnosed with malaria. He remained largely out of the public eye until 2022, when he released Multitude and participated in interviews and media appearances to support the album.{{Cite news |last=Vincentelli |first=Eisabeth |date=February 28, 2022 |title=Stromae's Music Delves Into Dark Topics. His Return Is Right on Time. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/arts/music/stromae-multitude.html |access-date=March 22, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times}} Since then he has avoided public appearances. In an interview in 2017, he stated that he still suffers from panic attacks and initially left open whether he would ever be able to make music professionally again.{{cite web | author=Smo | title=Scheue Kollegen | website=Der Spiegel | date=13 October 2017 | url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-153769647.html | language=de}} Stromae is fluent in French, Dutch, English and knows some Spanish.

On 12 December 2015, Van Haver was secretly married to Coralie Barbier by the Catholic priest Guy Gilbert, in a private ceremony held in Mechelen.{{cite web | first=Hélène |last=Pagesy | title=Stromae s'est marié dans le plus grand secret samedi | website=Le Figaro | date=14 December 2015 | url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2015/12/14/03006-20151214ARTFIG00115-stromae-s-est-marie-dans-le-plus-grand-secret-samedi.php | language=fr | access-date=7 February 2016}} The couple's first child was born in 2018.{{cite magazine|url=https://o.nouvelobs.com/people/20180924.OBS2828/papaoutai-stromae-devient-papa.html|title=Papaoutai : Stromae devient papa|magazine=L'Obs|date=24 September 2018|access-date=24 September 2018}}

Stromae's music is heavily influenced by electronic music, especially Belgian New Beat music.{{Cite book|title=La formidable histoire de Stromae|last=Sagnard|first=Arnaud|publisher=GQ|year=2013|pages=126–133}} He has been touted as the "face of the New Beat generation".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/08/05/1141351-stromae-sur-l-arrivee.html|title=Carcassonne: Stromae sur l'arrivée|website=ladepeche.fr|date=5 August 2011|access-date=22 July 2017|language=fr}}

Stromae has been compared to Jacques Brel, whom Stromae considers a big influence, with Stromae covering several of his songs.{{cite web|access-date=22 July 2017|date=12 September 2013|title=Racine Carrée|url=http://www.telerama.fr/musiques/racine-carree,101151.php|website=Tererama.fr}}

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Studio albums

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

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• Scott Sayare, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/arts/15iht-stromae15.html "Stromae: Disillusion, With a Dance Beat"], The New York Times, 14 October 2013.

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