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Birth Name: Paul Van Haver
Place of Birth: Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Date of Birth: 12 March, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – Tutsi Rwandan, distant Somali * mother – Belgian Flemish
Stromae is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer.
His father, Pierre Rutare, was Rwandan, with Tutsi ancestry. His mother, Maria Joanna Maurits Justina Van Haver, is Belgian Flemish. His father was mostly absent during his childhood, and was killed during the 1994 Tutsi Genocide. His mother raised him in a French community in the suburbs of Brussels.
Stromae is married to Coralie Barbier, with whom he has a son.
He is related to Belgian pop singer Angèle, through distant ancestors, Hendrik Van Haver and Jeanne Van Schoote.
Stromae’s paternal grandfather was named Gabriel Gasamagera.
Stromae’s maternal grandfather was Marcel Pieter Van Haver (the son of Prosper Desiderius Augustus Van Haver and Justina Weyn). Marcel was born in Dendermonde. Prosper was born in Hamme, the son of Augustus/August Benedictus Van Haver and Theresia Verbeke. Justina was born in Hamme.
Stromae’s maternal grandmother was named Irène Ida Bracke.
Sources: http://www.nytimes.com https://www.lexpress.fr https://soirmag.lesoir.be
Genealoy of Stromae (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org