Paul Van Haver aka Stromae was born in Belgium on 12 March 1985 in Brussels. His mother is Flemish, his father Rwandans. His father returned to Rwanda, Stromae no one has seen very little time. While Paul has questions, seeing that his father does not return, the question to his mother, and learns that his dad died during the 1994 genocide Almost his entire family disappeared, but still her aunt, sister of his father. 

His mother therefore only student and his 3 brothers and sister. She insisted that her children have a good education and discipline they practice two. So Paul was practicing basketball, then eleven, starts in music, with drums and music theory in the music academy Jette. 

School notes Paul is not really good (his teachers said that "Paul is not bad, but like watching flies fly), his mother sent him to a Jesuit boarding Godinne. Later he tell us that this is where he has commenças dress well, and also to feel the loneliness. 

 

In 2000, as Stromae, at the time, Opsmaestro, music begins. It begins in rap, he said not influenced album "dead time" Booba, French rapper. The nickname Opsmaestro got too close to another artist, so he decided to call Stromae slang maestro. 

At the age of 18, he formed the group Suspicion with JEDI, a friend of the boarding school. They compose music entitled "Should qu't'arrêtes rap." JEDI but finally decided to leave Duo: This is the beginning of the solo career of Paul. 

 

Paul worked for one year at Quick to pay for his studies. Despite this, his savings are insufficient, and he decided to go INRACI cinema section. He specializes in "sound engineer". He invested his money in order to release a CD of four songs, "Just a brain, a bottom, a flow and a mic ..." 

 

In 2008, Stromae is finally out, and sign on Because Kilomaitre and for a period of 4 years. Stromae made ​​for Melissa M, performs four tracks for Kerry James on his album "In the shadow of show business" whose Ghetto and Anggun. But he worked with the Akro Starflam group, James Deano and Shadow Loowee.

 

In 2009, always in the INRACI, he has to make an internship. He decides to make him for NRJ Belgium (remembering itself that it had been invited to it in October, 2008, is a few months earlier). He makes listen to Alors on danse to Julie, an organizer. This one, appreciating the music a lot, force the hand to Vincent Verbelen, director of the musical programming, give in partially also thanks to Wendy, sales manager. Alors on danse is broadcast two-three times a day to begin. SMS doubling number, the title eventually crossed until 7 times a day.

In January 30th, 2009, a rather particular video is posted on YouTube: the first lesson of Stromae. Then follows " Je cours...", "Electronik"...
These small videos begin can little has to generate a buzz.
While he takes out little by little his lessons, he creates his musical Mosaert company, anagram of Stromae, which means Mozart, in Belgian. 
Further to the success met with Alors on danse, hesigns under license with Universal Music France for the promotion and the distribution.
May 10th, 2010, lesson n°16 is expanding of good news: Stromae announces the exit of its album, June 14th in digital, on June 21st in physical appearance by adding " for the music festival, unpretentious none! ". It is album it is Cheese (see the usual column). In reference to the smiles on the photos of classes.