The new Jacques Brel? He could be…

The new Jacques Brel? He could be…

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norman lebrecht

May 17, 2014

Extravagant claims are being made for the Belgian singer Stromae, whose baritone delivery melds balladry with rap rhyhms. The track below has received close to 150 million hits. Can’t get the obsessive refrain out of mind…. Ou est ton papa?

Stromae

Comments

  • Brian says:

    Great songwriter. Check out his hip-hop version of “Carmen.” (Not for purists.)

  • Robert Fitzpatrick says:

    Stromae = Maestro. A huge star in the Francophone world.

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