Paul Van Haver (born 12 March 1985) better know by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgium singer-songwriter, rapper and musician. People all around the world know him for his songs “ Alors on danse”, “Pappaoutai” and “Formidable”. His music genre is mostly electronic and hip hop. He recently started doing music again since he took a break to work on himself. His mother "Miranda Van Haver is Flemish while his father was a Rwandan Tutsi. His father was killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. After failing in public school he started a rap group with his friends while still going to school.His early influences included Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, Cuban son, and Congolese rumba.