The singer Stromae was crowned male artist at the Victoires de la Musique, Friday at La Seine Musicale, a hall at the gates of Paris.
After a long break caused by a burn-out, the Belgian, 37, resumed his flight with the album Multitude. This is the sixth Victory in his career. “I’m still a little moved,” said the artist at the microphone, who thanked his relatives who work with him, his brother Luc Van Haver and Coralie Barbier, his wife.
Back in shape
Forgotten the depression, aggravated by the side effects of an antimalarial, which had nailed the slender Belgian to the ground a few years ago, in the wake of an exhausting world tour. The artist returned to the stage in 2022, a first for seven years to present the successor to his album Square root (2013, that of consecration). With Multitudehe found the winning recipe.
The title hell allows him to exorcise the slump he has experienced. And Unbeatenopening track – on record and on stage – attests to his return to form, the burn-out sent to the mat, and a rediscovered ambition.