Stromae

Popular Belgian rapper of Rwandan descent. The surname Van Haver is of Flemish origin and pronounced Van Haver in Flemish. The stage name Stromae is a garbled Maestro in French verlan.

In 2000 he chooses the pseudonym Opmaestro and begins his activities in the rap world. But his pseudonym was too similar to another and he changes it, stopping at Stromae.
At the age of 18, Paul together with the rapper JEDI (Didier Jean-Longan) created a group, and they recorded the song and video "Faut que t'arrête le Rap". However, JEDI decides to leave the duo, which marks the beginning of Stromae's solo career.

In 2009 he released the single "Alors On Danse", which very soon became popular in other European countries. The single takes first places in the top sales in France, Germany, Belgium. At the moment, this song is the "calling card" of the rapper; several Russian-language covers have even been released on it.

Stromae uses a computer with Reason software in his compositions.