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Stromae Delivers Heartwrenching Performance of “Formidable” Exclusively for Belgian singer Stromae (né Paul Van Haver) belongs to that rare class of European mega pop star (and we mean mega—his music videos on YouTube have been played more than half a billion times) who has yet to reach commensurate heights in America. In part that may be because he sings in French; but his songs are infectious and their emotional weight obvious to speakers of any language. Here we get an exclusive live performance—with a backing track composed in real time right on set—of one of Stromae’s biggest hits, “Formidable.” Loosely inspired by a Jacques Brel song, it tells the story of a young man who, freshly heartbroken and having sought solace in the bottle, now finds himself wandering the streets baring his soul to the strangers he comes across. In vino veritas.
