Stromae

Paul Van Haver, better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian rapper, singer, musician and songwriter.

Career info
Van Haver started out in rapping under the name Opmaestro, which he would later change to Stromae ('maestro' with the syllables in reverse order), in the early 2000's. In 2003, at 18 years old, he formed rap duo Suspicion alongside J.E.D.I. They produced a single, Faut que t'arrête le Rap... before J.E.D.I. and him parted ways.

In 2007, while studying at the Film School of Brussels, Stromae decided to focus on his music career and produced his first EP, Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic.... In 2008, while working as an intern in music radio NRJ in Brussels, his big break started when the station's music manager played his song Alors on danse for the first time to a very positive reaction from listeners, and the track shot up to #1 in the Belgian charts. Within two years, Alors on danse reached #1 in other 11 countries.

In May 2013, Stromae released Papaoutai, first single of his next studio album, Racine carrée. Later that month, some amateur videos of him apparently went viral and the images were revealed to be part of the filming for the music video of his next single, Formidable, which was made using hidden camera footage. In 2014, his song Ta fête was selected as the official song for the Belgian national football team for the World Cup.

Discography
Singles belonging to an album will be listed under it.

Studio albums

 * Cheese (2010)
 * Alors on danse
 * Bienvenue chez moi
 * Te quiero
 * House'llelujah
 * Rail de musique
 * Peace or violence
 * Silence
 * Je cours
 * Racine carrée (2013)
 * Papaoutai
 * Formidable
 * Tous les mêmes
 * Ta fête
 * Ave Cesaria
 * Carmen
 * Quand c'est?

Extended plays

 * Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic... (2007)

Non-album singles

 * Repetto X Mosaert (2017)
 * Défiler (2018)

Featured as SWW Song of the Day

 * Papaoutai (December 8, 2017)