STROMAE

Born

Mar 12, 1985

Paul Van Haver, born to a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father.

The Rwandan Genocide: Death of Stromae's architect father

Jan 1, 1994

http://endgenocide.org/learn/past-genocides/the-rwandan-genocide/

Stromae's family moves to Belgium

Jan 1, 1995

To escape the ravages of genocide in Rwanda, the family moves to Belgium.

An unsuccessful student

Jan 1, 2001

Stromae fails out of school at 16

"Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic..."

Jan 1, 2007

Stromae studied in film school where he saw his first success in the form of his first album

"Alors on danse"

Jan 1, 2008

https://youtu.be/VHoT4N43jK8

MOSAERT: A new clothing line by Stromae

Mar 4, 2013

http://www.okayafrica.com/style-2/stromae-mosaert-fashion-line-pret-a-poundo/

Papaoutai: A song about Stromae's father. Thus began Stromae's push to sing about those social issues most artists skirted around.

May 13, 2013

https://youtu.be/yl-o-kO2RdY

Stromae achieves international success

May 1, 2015

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