Stromae

Paul van Haver (Lahir 12 Maret 1985), lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Stromae, adalah penyanyi, rapper, penulis lagu, dan produser Belgia. Dia terkenal karena musiknya yang memadukan musik hip hop dan elektronik. Stromae mendapat perhatian publik luas pada tahun 2009 dengan lagunya "Alors on danse" (dari album Cheese), yang menjadi nomor satu di beberapa negara Eropa. Pada tahun 2013, album keduanya Racine carrée sukses secara komersial, terjual dua juta kopi di Prancis. Single utama dari album ini antara lain "Papaoutai" dan "Formidable". Stromae juga memiliki serangkaian “leçons” yang menunjukkan bagaimana dia membuat lagunya. Paul van Haver lahir di Brussels dan dibesarkan di distrik kota Laken, dari ayah Tutsi dari Rwanda, Pierre Rutare, dan ibu Flemish, Miranda van Haver. Dia mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara bahwa dia juga memiliki warisan Somalia yang jauh dari pihak ayahnya. Dia dan saudara-saudaranya dibesarkan oleh ibu mereka, karena ayahnya, seorang arsitek, terbunuh dalam genosida Rwanda tahun 1994, saat mengunjungi keluarganya. Dia bersekolah di Sacré-coeur de Jette, sebuah sekolah Jesuit di Jette, Collège Saint-Paul di Godinne, setelah gagal dalam sistem sekolah umum pada usia 16 tahun. Dia membentuk grup rap kecil dengan teman-temannya saat masih bersekolah. Pengaruh awalnya termasuk penyanyi-penulis lagu Belgia Jacques Brel, son cubano dan rumba Kongo. Pada tahun 2000, Stromae tampil sebagai rapper bernama Opsmaestro, meskipun ia kemudian mengubah nama panggungnya menjadi "Stromae", yaitu "Maestro" dengan suku kata terbalik mengikuti praktik bahasa gaul Prancis, verlan. Pada usia 18 tahun, ia mendirikan grup rap bernama "Suspicion", bersama dengan rapper "J.E.D.I." di Eichhof. Mereka memproduseri lagu dan video musik "Faut que t'arrête le Rap..." sebelum J.E.D.I. memutuskan untuk meninggalkan duo rap. Untuk membiayai pendidikan sekolah swastanya, Van Haver bekerja paruh waktu di industri perhotelan, namun prestasi akademisnya tidak memenuhi standar. Baru kemudian, ketika dia mendaftar di Institut national de radioélectricité et cinématographie, dia merilis EP pertamanya "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic...". Pada tahun 2007, selama studinya di sekolah film Brussels, Stromae memutuskan untuk berkonsentrasi penuh pada karir musiknya. Hal ini menghasilkan EP debutnya "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic...". Pada tahun 2008, dia menandatangani kontrak rekaman empat tahun dengan "Karena Musik" dan "Kilomaître". Pada tahun 2008, Stromae bekerja sebagai trainee muda di stasiun radio musik NRJ di Brussels. Vincent Verbelen, Manajer Musik, terkesan dengan bakat yang dia rasakan dalam single pertama Stromae "Alors on danse" dan memutuskan untuk menayangkannya untuk pertama kalinya di NRJ. Vertigo Records, label dari Mercury Records France (Universal Music Group), mengontraknya untuk kesepakatan lisensi di seluruh dunia segera setelah ini. Pada Mei 2010 lagu "Alors on danse" telah mencapai nomor satu di Belgia, Prancis, Swedia, Yunani, Jerman, Austria, Turki, Swiss, Italia, Denmark, Rumania, dan Republik Ceko. Pada tanggal 2 September, Stromae berkolaborasi dengan Kanye West dan Gilbere Forte dalam remix dari hitnya "Alors on danse". Pada tahun 2010, ia dinominasikan untuk Akting Belanda dan Belgia Terbaik di MTV Europe Music Awards. ... Sumber: Artikel "Stromae" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Paul van Haver (Born 12 March 1985), better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is mostly known for his music blending hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song "Alors on danse" (from the album Cheese), which became a number one in several European countries. In 2013, his second album Racine carrée was a commercial success, selling two million copies in France. The main singles from the album include "Papaoutai" and "Formidable". Stromae also has a series of “leçons” that show how he makes his songs. 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. He said in an interview that he also has distant Somali heritage from his father's side. He and his siblings were raised by their mother, as his father, an architect, was killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, while visiting his family. He attended the Sacré-coeur de Jette, a Jesuit school in Jette, 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. In 2000, Stromae appeared as a rapper called Opsmaestro, though he later changed his stage name to "Stromae", which is "Maestro" with the syllables reversed following the French slang practice, verlan. At the age of 18, he founded a rap group called "Suspicion", along with rapper "J.E.D.I." in Eichhof. They produced the song and music video "Faut que t'arrête le Rap..." before J.E.D.I. decided to leave the rap duo. To finance his private school education, Van Haver worked part-time in the hospitality industry, but his academic performance was not up to standard.[citation needed] It was only later, when he registered at the Institut national de radioélectricité et cinématographie, that he released his first EP "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic...". In 2007, during his studies at the film school of Brussels, Stromae decided to concentrate fully on his musical career. This resulted in his debut-EP "Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic…". In 2008, he signed a four-year record deal with "Because Music" and "Kilomaître". In 2008, Stromae worked as a young trainee at the music radio station NRJ in Brussels. Vincent Verbelen, Music Manager, was impressed by the talent he perceived in Stromae's first single "Alors on danse" and decided to air it for the first time on NRJ. Vertigo Records, a label of Mercury Records France (Universal Music Group), signed him for a worldwide licensing deal soon after this. By May 2010 the track "Alors on danse" had reached number one in Belgium, France, Sweden, Greece, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Romania and the Czech Republic. On 2 September, Stromae collaborated with Kanye West and Gilbere Forte in a remix of his hit "Alors on danse". In 2010, he was nominated for Best Dutch and Belgian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. ... Source: Article "Stromae" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.