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Born
Paul Van Haver, born to a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father. -
The Rwandan Genocide: Death of Stromae's architect father
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Stromae's family moves to Belgium
To escape the ravages of genocide in Rwanda, the family moves to Belgium. -
An unsuccessful student
Stromae fails out of school at 16 -
"Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic..."
Stromae studied in film school where he saw his first success in the form of his first album -
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MOSAERT: A new clothing line by Stromae
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Papaoutai: A song about Stromae's father. Thus began Stromae's push to sing about those social issues most artists skirted around.
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Stromae achieves international success
Stromae begins performing around the world and working with established artists such as Lorde and Kanye West. Stromae comes to America! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiw2sP1w5aM