Pellet Gun With A Bipod

Stromae

Stromae, whose real name is Paul Van Haver, born in Brussels on March 12, 1985. His father is Rwandan and Belgian mother. At age 11, Paul, and began to show interest in music and was enrolled at the Music Academy Jette, where he taught music theory and battery. At 15 he began to penetrate the Belgian rap scene with the pseudonym Opmaestro, but as there was another rapper named very similar, decided to change to Stromae, who is a teacher, but changed the syllables of order. At age 18, joins the JEDI rapper and form a group called Suspicion, with whom would make a song and a video clip that had some success, "Faut that t'arrêtes you rap" (We need you to stop rap) . Your partner decides to leave the group and Stromae, alone continues to collaborate with other projects or rap groups like Hip-hop Family and Juste debout Benelux .

meantime decided to take their training seriously and start working in a fast food restaurant to pay for his studies at a private school. As you can see he does not get what he earns is part of the National Institute of radio and Cinematography and the money saved out a maxi with 4 songs, titled "Just a cerveau" (Just a brain). Gradually begins to be known and collaborates with other rappers like Kery James , BdBanx and Beretta.

in 2008 signed a songwriting contract with record label Because Music et Kilomaître and by his compositions some artists begin to reap some gains, as Mélissa M , with its single "Cette fois" (This time), Anggun and her song "If t'emmène je" (If I take) and Kery James, for writing four songs from her album À l'ombre du show business (In the Shadow of show business).

Stromae While still working on original compositions, radio and short videos that are widely distributed, this is what he calls "Les leçons of Stromae (Stromae lessons), 5 to capitulitos 10 minutes in which he explains how it works in their creations. Videos hangs on Youtube and get thousands of hits. Here is the first lesson:



in 2009 performed an internship in the NRJ chain of Brussels, where he manages to prick his song "Alors on danse" (Then we danced) it becomes a success. Critics compare her voice with that of Gaëtan Roussel, group leader Louis Attaque . Within weeks the song crosses the Belgian border and begins to ring, and sold in Germany, France, Switzerland and even in Italy. In all these countries is at the head of the most sold not only via internet, also in physical stores. Here you can see the video for the song and the end translate the lyrics.





The April 3, 2010 Stromae receives from the hands of the Belgian Minister of Culture, Fadila Laanan, the first Award NRJ Music the Belgian-Francophone Revelation. And on June 21, goes on sale its first album Cheese, which is also very well received by critics and audiences. The album's title refers to the term which is pronounced to do well in the pictures, and this is the song called the same, forced smiles that sometimes we have to pretend. Stromae lyrics talk about their work, boredom, their daily struggles, love, domestic violence, life and left to live. His lyrics are raw, but the positive message. Stromae This disc is one of 10 finalists selected, a few days to decide to Prix \u200b\u200bConstantin 2010 . The result is announced on Nov. 12 at a gala to be held at the legendary Paris Olympia hall. The jury this year is chaired by Marc Lavoine . And then we leave you with one of the singles from this debut album Stromae. The song has a title in English: "I love you."

For more information, click here .

+ + +

Stromae - "Alors on danse" Extrait de l'album
Then we dance (2010)

So we dance (x3) Who said

study says work
taf Who said you said the gold coins, said
Who says money spending
Who says credit debt said, Who
Usher said debt tells you, "said Yes
sitting in the shit.
Who said Love told the kids, and always said
Holds divorce. Who says
relatives tell
mourning because the problems do not come alone. Who says crisis
tell world
said said third world famine.
Who says alarm says fatigue.
still deaf from the previous day, then we go out

to forget all problems.

So we dance ... (x9)

And then you say it's over
because it would be worse than death.
When you finally think you're doing

when there are more
and Ben are still there! Ecstasy problem
say
problems or music. It takes you
the guts it takes you

head and then you pray
for it to stop. But your body is

this is not heaven then you'll
more mouths ears.
And then you scream even louder and it persists

... So we sing
Lalalalalala, Lalalalalala,

Lalalalalala So we sing, then Lalalalalala
chante on (x2) Et puis


seulement quand c'est fini, alors on danse
. (X 8)

Et ben and the encore (x5)

Stromae - "Then we dance" from the album
Alors on danse (2010)

Then dance (x3)

Who says "studies", said "labor"
who says "curro" says "pasta"
Whoever said "money", says "expenses"
who says "credit", says "charge" Who says
" Debts " says "usher"
Yes, says "sitting in the shit."
Whoever said "love", says "kids"
says "always" and says "divorce"
Who says "family," says "duels"
because the problems never come singly
Say the word "crisis" says "World "
says" hungry, "says Third World
Say the word" fatigue ", says" wake up "even deaf
last night.
Then we went to forget all the problems


Then dance (x9)

And then you say that
ended because death would be worse at the end
When you think you already

out when no more
it still says
Ecstasy
problem or problems
music grab you
guts and gives you a headache
you start to pray for an end


but your body is not heaven
stop you plugging your ears and scream
increasingly high
but persists ...
Lalalalala
Then sing sing
Lalalalala
Then Lalalalala Lalalalala
then sing (x2)


And only when we danced just
then (x7)

But there's more (x5)