Stromae makes Politico's European Top 5
Political news website politico.eu has put Belgium's Stromae on number 5 in a list of the 28 people who make and move the old continent. Politico says that the Brussels popstar is the personification of a weird, Belgian social and cultural mix.
Politico's list includes a figure from each of the 28 EU countries. He or she is believed to have great influence on the continent.
Stromae, the Belgian singer of Rwandan heritage, has today become a world star. His album 'Racine carrée' sold 2 million copies.
Belgians have good reason to love Stromae says Politico. He's the kid on the block who has made it, but he also personifies that weird, social and cultural mix that makes Belgium.
Stromae is praised to the heavens for his intelligent music and charming personality. In an age in which Belgium makes the headlines as a hotbed of terrorism Stromae is an ambassador of a peculiar brand of Belgian multiculturalism.