Alors on Danse | Stromae | TEDxBrussels

Stromae is a singer-songwriter of Belgian-Rwandan origin. He became famous "overnight" in 2009 when the music manager of NJR aired his first single. In a matter of weeks the sales of the album rose to number one in Belgium, and by May 2010 it reached number one in several countries.
At TEDx Brussels he presented the procedure of the building up of his songs.
@TEDxBrussels 2010

[@alinazxx]

"I'm not snoop doggy dogg"

[@BashSA7]

BoboTheSexyBear just bad.

[@romainleonardy9380]

99Gotteron you can't really blame him for that joke, it is like placing a pie in front of him when he's exhausted and you forbid him to eat

[@BashSA7]

Lord Blubb You're sort of right... (By now i realised his name BoboTheSexyBear) xD

[@romainleonardy9380]

the Pedobear is out there, somewhere, waiting for the right moment to step into the light an strike! we just witnessed that moment ;)

[@bobostyle1996]

:^)

[@munchkin4887]

He's my motivation for continuing to learn French.

[@444nuits]

Good luck ;-)

[@MissLaadyG]

Munchkin allez ! Bon courage pour l'apprentissage du français !! et surtout gardez votre accent 😉

[@medmed974]

He really is worth it. His texts are genius. Pure genius.

[@dfkdsfdfdf2341]

Why so you can listen to his ONE ALBUM. HA

[@munchkin4887]

dfkdsf dfdf No...because French is a beautiful language. But being able to understand his album is definitely a plus.

[@sub7se7en]

This was just an excuse to throw a little concert at TEDx

[@FLyR9]

subseven obviously 😂😂

[@brunof9112]

@@FLyR9 thought the same

[@C2G2]

subseven Umm so what’s wrong with that lighten up and party for once in your life 💃🏿🕺 💯🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️💃🏿🤸🏿‍♂️🕺

[@oliwiaburczyk4624]

yep!

[@genri9520]

Renee Smith he didn’t say it was

[@17001]

his english is more understandable than most english native speakers

[@nordic4017]

OMG Liszt!

[@17001]

hi, dear nordic

[@antonb9459]

Franz Liszt You again?

[@Merthalophor]

because of his accent. are you french too?

[@nordic4017]

Merthalophor No, he is Hungarian.

[@DestinyBatesa12]

I love the way he switches between English and French whenever he feels like it...it's done so smoothly you hardly even notice when you understand both languages. I love love love how he also did tutorials as a speech on TedTalk...that's so cool

[@TachyBunker]

Ouaip j'aquiesce

[@the.nice.cock.documentary]

Every person i know that knows english at atleast a decent level can/does this, intentionally or not

[@mywaffle2507]

Most people I know who know English can barely even speak English forget about French LMAO @@the.nice.cock.documentary

[@leia7517]

Why does he think his English is so bad, it's pretty good. I love his accent :)

[@Silver7195]

I'm French, and I noticed most French-speaking people are ashamed of their English. I don't really know why, it's the like the way we're taught English teaches us that we'll never be good at it and we should be ashamed of it o.o Or maybe it's just that we don't get to practice it a lot, since French is spoken in a lot of countries.

[@romainleonardy9380]

Petite Plume it is because english people spoke french for 500 years until the beginning of the 19th century; and still speaks it well enough. french people are just bad at english, so it is something to be a shamed of if the worst enemy you had had in history speaks your language better than the other way round :) btw I am french too :P

[@quai-du-regard]

Lord Blubb I think it's just cause of the English teachers in France (Belgique too ? I don't know) , who are obsessed with "good pronunciation" - so lot of French people have learn English during ... maybe 10 years, and instead of have learn to speak, to be curious, to say what they want, what they like, what they think, they just heard they can't speak english cause they can't speak it "well", which means each years they learn the same things with the same french accent and hear this one is not "THE GOOD ONE", even if we all know that its a lie, 'cause there's no good one, there are lot of different accents around the world.

[@shawod3]

It is mainly because english is not properly taught and learnt. Few efforts are made on both ways, there are no skilled english teachers (that have a degree or something in the language) until highschool, and a lot of students are not interested/ do not make efforts to dive in. And the french accent is terrible...

[@arovetlefol260]

shawod3 What do you mean "the French accent is terrible" ??? Of course it is, and I'm sure the Chinese one is awesome, the Russian one is wonderful ... We've all grown up in a very specific place, I do really not understand what is the matter with French people or French accent ôO - My best english teacher was Irish and he has a wonderfull Irish accent, and he does a lot of mistakes when he speaks French... and he say "J'm'en fous" ("I don't give a fuck") like : "I'm not French, I don't want to speak like a French man, it has no sense - but when I have something to say, I say it, cause this has a sense"

[@Gavolak]

"Snoop doggy dog" Stromae, 2011

[@noodlebot6961]

It's the first surname of Snoop dog..

[@MissMoonxoxo]

David That's what Snoop was known as in the 1990's. He dropped the "Doggy" in the 2000's.

[@VanDan]

alors qu'est ce qu'on attend ?

[@almosttcanfly]

VanDan haha excellent je savais pas que y'avait encore des gens qui se souvenaient de ce vieux buzz :p

[@VanDan]

Gravé à jamais dans ma mémoire ce bide haha

[@BudderB0y2222]

0:20 I love how he started his sentence with "Je.. euh.." at the beginning xD

[@letoxhernox9093]

Haha xd

[@chemmani]

What does it mean?

[@user-ix8ft5rs6y]

Je=I,Am​@@chemmani

[@tomgeH92]

"I'm not a big star and i don't want to be one" well sorry dude you failed

[@legendoftheland]

and epically so

[@bernhardsonn8996]

Haha 555th like

[@Noname-gh3sq]

Epicc

[@CaptainPunch1]

@Mrs. Riggs Stromae continues to produce sounds. Not much, not his own, but he continues ;)

[@raresmarcu9453]

😂 Right!

[@bababaghanoush]

KZbin recommendation: 2011 - no. 2012 - no. 2013 - no. 2014 - no. ... 2019 - Yes!

[@SFX_Elise]

kcirtapw me in 2018

[@timetravelingjukebox]

Same lmao 😂

[@The.Overthinker2.0]

2020 🔥 ta mère dance 💃

[@SH3RIFF187]

2020 for me

[@Skyler-md7ny]

Also true for 2020 obviously

[@caterinaaaaaa]

I speak English and Français et je n'a presque pas réalisé when he switched languages lol

[@erynnoli1609]

Cocianicat me aussi

[@marissaburdock6550]

moi aussi

[@aidan9179]

Moi too

[@kumquaaat_]

C'est là que tu te rends compte que t'es pas loin de la bilinguerie

[@jakob4995]

Ich también and I answered in German and Spanisch parce-que je kann.

[@LarisaBrinkerhoff]

All the girls are in love with this guy. He is my favorite singer - MAE STRO!

[@moussasoukouna7802]

F

[@treemustach]

Moussa Soukouna F

[@x4treme]

Larisa Brinkerhoff F?

[@Razupure]

+Larisa Brinkerhoff F!

[@highintlowwis6580]

+RazuPure didnt you mean F?

[@lutabon8366]

this isn't even him at his best and he's got em

[@user-lq3te8iv4k]

Bro is the only person to turn a TEDx talk into a concert

[@smithndongla5514]

This song is 2009 and it still sounds new to me. I love it. Stromae est fort.

[@maarkwong]

Still

[@williamruthi1978]

No, no, sir. Your English is actually good.

[@beeflon]

So why doesn't he speak English the whole time? His pronunciation might be good, but he doesn't know enough words.

[@vasconino4245]

Albert Hofmann maybe he doesn't speak English the whole time because he does not have to, I mean it clearly says tedex Brussels, which is in Belgium and their first language is French, therefore the language you should expect to hear is French, at least he was trying to speak a foreign language so that people from other countries could understand what he is saying. And Bill said it is good, he did not say your English is perfect. You try to speak French or Spanish or Russian or whatever in front of hundreds of people

[@Freaky0Nina]

R N they speak multiple languages in belgium. English would be the logical lingua franca.

[@nachampassakvimala9]

Bill Rawthee hilarious

[@user-bt3nq2ub8i]

i think he meant his accent

[@MatthiasHillmann]

That's two great things in one place: Ted Talks and Stromae. Merci Beaucoup.

[@wizardlizard55555]

True, this is my favorite combination

[@thewhitesnowone1744]

It's great how Stromae is talented not only with singing but also producing and mixing.

[@lizzymidford4086]

Is that the guy from Papaoute?

[@ReneChiquete]

Yes

[@SmegmaEater]

Yea

[@catherinee1060]

oui

[@vneger2377]

Si

[@shawarma4340]

Да

[@uchihasasuke526]

I love how he made everyone, including me, smile, dance and forget all our problems

[@ghostrider919]

Same!

[@therealncast]

His songs are inspiring both musically and lyrically (granted, I have to read translations). But there is so much emotion in them. He really takes his songs personal and pours so much emotion into them they often give me chills. And best part of it all? he has such a kind and caring heart. Go #Stromae !

[@jorischkovich]

Exactly. That is what makes him stand out from any other ol' kid with a laptop.

[@njits789]

Biting social criticism on cheerful tunes.

[@ghosttroop115]

I love how sometimes when he tried to say "I" he accidentally kept saying "Je" which is not a bad thing, its just rly heartwarming

[@makatron]

Finally the algorithm showed me an old video relevant to me, this is from 03-feb-2011 and showed in my suggestions 14-april-2019 😂

[@maximerigaud6586]

Me too, that was the weirdest thing !

[@CarlosLopez-ux2td]

Same

[@donnadizucchero]

Same here, WTF, any ideas? I have been studying everything they could offer on çette mec phenomenal like 2-3 years ago,when he was a real BOOM in my country.

[@Mubashir_AK]

@@donnadizucchero July 2019 showed up in my feed.

[@lofianorak8013]

@@Mubashir_AK August

[@Aronno]

Snoop Doggy Dog xD

[@shahrozaini]

Aronno haha..😃

[@bigty5474]

I'm your 1000th likes. Btw 1000 likes and just one comment, incredible

[@ChrisBessy]

it's a suname of snoop dogg .... it's not from stromae lol ^^

[@MrPacpac1999]

Alors qu’est-ce qu’on attend..

[@cyrilbouche]

It was the name of Snoop Dog before he decided to change

[@IAMGERF]

I would love to hear everything Stromae has to say, he's so interesting and intelligent and awesome cx

[@ososbibi]

donaldduck093 cx

[@n.i.-corp.2880]

Normal, he's Belgian 😎

[@MarcVael]

I did not know him at all before his presentation, but his dynamic and simple presentation on how to make a hit single blew everybody in the room. You should have been there to enjoy it. I have bought his CD and especially my 4 year old young son loves it like crazy.

[@austinmiller8695]

Wow your son is now 16 does he still love this song?

[@reapd2576]

0:34 "I wanna do like euh.. special reality TV show, but I am not 50 cent, Snoop doggy-dog." Snoop doggy-dog, thank you Mr. Stromae 2011.

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

He made an entire TEDx audience standup and dance when he wasn't even a big star at the time

[@Mastertxi]

Im french. First time, what i listen a Stromae, talking English.

[@Mr-tv8yl]

kes que tu essaye de dire?

[@Mohamedbnhamid]

Ramiz Kozlav chui algerien , DA FUQ U TRYING TO SAY !!?? XD j'rigole

[@vasconino4245]

Maestro beats i guess he wanted to say " first time that I have heard stromae speaking English" ??

[@violetteb4946]

Heu c’est plutôt first time I’ve ever heard Stromae speaking English il me semble

[@patryk7916]

Julie Goltaie c'est pareil

[@TheJulesdu974]

"j'ai pas envie d'être une grande star" :^)

[@Jovani_delaCruz]

TheJulesdu974 mais pour moi il est une grande star

[@hughmungus99]

c'était ce qu'il a voulu dire, tu as manqué toute la blague.

[@segalanicolas5608]

C un raté

[@segalanicolas5608]

@@gabrielmorand1224 ah oui non je voulait faire une blague mais jme suis mal exprimé jvoulais dire c raté TT simplement

[@mathieulapointe7147]

Segala Nicolas je le trouve plutôt excellent moi mais je préfère la version avec Jamel debouzze

[@99xara99]

This moment when you're learning English and French so you barely even notice when he switches languages.

[@sjappiyah4071]

DasPikachu What is your native/Original Language?

[@semrozema]

i am dutch ,but i think he is german

[@BudderB0y2222]

>What is your native language? >Channel name is DasPikachu

[@heidotta]

HAHAHAHAHA 😄 so what’s your language?

[@mathewro_]

that moment when you don't speak English or French and you barely notice when he switches languages

[@s0c1al_sl0th]

Don't bash me but his presence is so modest and calm unlike most artists of these days who're loud.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Excellent TED talk. Proud of my fellow Belgian countryman. Excellente présentation TED, fière de mon compatriote belge.

[@caninho1]

i love how he smiles when talking french and is serious when talking english :D same with me when I talk english I look depressed lol

[@alexae1367]

🤣 it just means one's having to think☺️🙏🏽

[@erwindertorres]

Who watching this in 2020 while being quarantined

[@trulygreg6769]

Erin Kaur whats up i’m w you

[@nownknu2699]

Omg saaaaame

[@yannicksarton4686]

ME in Belgium

[@AngelaSomwaiya]

Yup

[@sandeshsangur6914]

Yes

[@anissadurham7551]

AWWW he's so cute!! His English is really good compared to my Français. His music is amazing love you boo. 😘

[@mikatteba225]

Speak both and I think english is easier. It's my personal opinion.

[@sjappiyah4071]

mikatteba225 Yeah my Aunt Speaks both french and English and learnt it at the sane time. She said English grammar and pronunciation was way easier. And that she felt like she can get away with much more mistakes

[@mr.potato6670]

Love how he turned a ted talk into a concert

[@TheSkyHazCloudz]

This is why I believe that as good of a singer as he is, he's an even better music producer. He's just so incredible at mixing music.

[@shebasand6203]

this young man over there is one of the best artists humanity ever produced. he says nothing without meaning!! Je l'aime enormement.

[@heisenberge]

"On se l'enregistre ?" "TINTIN" XD

[@yovmir7202]

(TINTIN) je pensais qu'il y avait un rapport avec Hergé, La Belgique, Stromae.

[@hughmungus99]

moi, c'était ma première pensée aussi. mais je pensais que c'était évident. Je devine que non ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Fuzakae]

C'était épique x)

[@mateuszrutkowski5330]

2011 stromae: "I'm not famous and I don't want to be a big star" 2021 stromae: "well I just messed up 😂"

[@philnousjase5464]

“J’ai pas envie d’être une grande star” *Deviens la plus grande star de la pop française des années 2010*

[@Isitasi]

Hip hop, classic, mariachi...who cares??? he is smart, beautiful inside-out, honest and that is why his music touches people...Stromae is great!

[@nabsteve]

This guy makes me smile from a genuine place!

[@creativevisualvideoartist]

Stromae - the maestro of crowd control ✌🏾

[@cindykwofie5889]

ce n'est que Stromae qui peut faire un concert pendant une presentation TEDx. Magnifique!!!

[@6ix901]

imagine going to a ted talk and getting a full blown show, 10/10 performance

[@E_-ff7nt]

His English is fine!!!

[@beefry7615]

Little E Thoman He's prank but i think he know speak english :p

[@beefry7615]

MrOoJoelOo *joke

[@StarOnCheek]

Little E Thoman nonononononononono

[@anthonyc1515]

I was watching with the subtitles when he was preforming his song and, the lyrics are actually pretty sad

[@MillingAboutTTV]

Mr.Storm he does a lot of emotional songs, his song papaoutai is about his dad that died when he was young

[@Camachameleon]

All his songs are meant to sound happy but if you know the lyrics it's pretty sad

[@OnlineJamaica]

that's always the trick to 'happy up' the sadness AND IT'LL STICK BIG TIME, sic Peanuts or Chicago :)

[@FloraAshley]

He says life is “melancholy”. There’s happiness in life, but it’s intertwined with sadness. He’s so right. I love every one of his songs and “Les Leçons” - the genius gimmick he used to compose and promote his music. He is absolutely unique.

[@joanne5786]

I love Stromae. He is an awesome performer.

[@carlscheinemann49]

I love how somehow Stromae started this as a ted talk and somewhere along the way it became a concert

[@marlenramiriv9032]

He's a true artist... Just about now in the middle of a pandemic I came to realize it.

[@mnieuwhof]

YEEEAAAAHHHHH... his mega quality is his clumpsyness... he looks like Charlie Chaplin on stage... and THAT is his speciality.... combine that with his songs and the world has a new talent!!! this guy touched my heart... even if I don't understand a word of what he says in French... Formidable says it all...

[@mohamedwattad4325]

dude. i know this guy from way back when and we used to bob our heads to the music and now that ive been checking out the lyrics and translations of his songs, i find this video and im legit jumping out of my seat calling him a genius !! LEGEND !!!

[@Manishdas]

tedx talks changed into a music concert!!!!

[@syedfardin7559]

The best teacher is not always called maestro,sometimes he is called Stromae.

[@josephledent8063]

8:10 What kind of "applauses" is that? :D

[@emerycchtarsing8052]

Joseph Ledent ouais le tsr crew

[@amadeusdm3559]

Lmao

[@brunodosreis]

😂😂😂

[@blop-a-blop9419]

maybe because she's handicapped and can't move her left arm, or pivot her left wrist ...

[@andresalemany4572]

I love this guy he's one of the reasons i started learning French is hard but I fucking love it 😋

[@teadork9550]

Andres Alemany at least you're not learning Japanese 😂 it's a bit difficult than French for me

[@samuelamond7212]

Andres Alemany je suis français et voir Stromae essayer de parler français est plutôt drôle

[@hughmungus99]

learn how to use commas and how to separate independent clauses in english first buddy

[@SkyrobisGames]

Andres Alemany so now after 2 years, how is your french ?

[@obinator9065]

@@hughmungus99 well for starters: “[…] in English *first, buddy”*

[@michaelagaspar]

I completely appreciate TedX's commitment to its communities, but moreso Stromae's commitment to his art, his process, and to the engagement of his networks. Wonderful presentation.

[@willbradford5676]

I genuinely believe you could play this song for any human being & they would enjoy it

[@stormdancer1910]

He still speaks better english than 99,9% of all crossaints…

[@SpeeDim]

gosh, he's 1,95cm

[@diemeissners6266]

1.91m:)

[@floortje8083]

God I hope he’s not 1,95 cm Ps I’m just joking around don’t feel attacked

[@antonramil2408]

Same as me!

[@phlirry3343]

Come to the Netherlands, like half of our population is 1,95

[@audreyblaga5345]

Phlirry tell me about it haha, lived there for a year

[@menacedemort2878]

Wow, the woman at 8:18 was really into it!

[@tanguylaloy8155]

Chris Mentalist He is playing a character :), like jaques brel

[@menacedemort2878]

Tanguy Laloy​ I wasn't talking about Stromae, I was talking about the woman at kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3Wqp4qOYtl5fa8m18s. I know Stromae and understand his music, puisque je parle français. :)

[@tanguylaloy8155]

ok sorry :))

[@soloataraxia]

oh, I miss him so much :(

[@ehopdavila]

I just heard an interview on PBS radio with Stromae and immediately searched him in the internet. Love this guy and he does remind me of Jacques Brel. Thank you TedX talk. I listen to your transmissions through WUNC in Chapel Hill, NC

[@theskepticcoder7883]

after 10 years here i am dancing in my room and i didn't even know this was happening back when i was 10 years old.. i love the internet

[@Greenteabook]

And I was 20 dancing to this in my room, he just performed at Coachella, and 10 years later I am still dancing too it

[@ilou9129]

Best TED talk ever

[@yustikaaudilia4094]

I like his accent. It sounds so romantic.

[@Ace_Maus]

His English is actually good... xD He's so adorable!

[@B4BESS]

Love Stromae... He is so handsome... and talented..

[@avareallymeow]

im so happy that he's touring America!

[@LarisaBrinkerhoff]

Браво! Как он завел зал за 10 минут! :)

[@nisanuryalcn5860]

He is my favourite singer. I have his albums. I listen his songs every day. Thanks for everything Stromae. I love you so much. 😊💙

[@wonderstorms4030]

"I'm not a big star"

[@sarahmazzarrino9782]

Ahahah

[@irenastorm9625]

He is long star

[@zuneid375]

This song is out of this world, Stromae 2022, still a great hit

[@gravity1893]

This guy just go’s everywhere and plays this song hahaha. He doesn’t need to make anymore songs just play this one everywhere he go’s.

[@kelsip2318]

️Stromae you're amazing and your accent is even better 😍

[@spookygraves1478]

this beat is getting me AMPED

[@dranfisolycrow704]

10 years later, merci les recommandations youtube 🙏

[@thatfatginger]

I love him so much he's such an amazing and down to earth artist and I feel he's widely underrated internationally

[@Alia-bc3rc]

This guy is a genius. I hope his fashion designer career goes well too.

[@kruse8888]

Maybe your English is not so good. BUT......you have heart. And thats where Music comes from. Wish I could say it in French. Keep up the good work. It makes my heart tick. Intelligens,idea,loopstation and a squish of stro. Thank you Very much. This has given an old man spirit again.

[@Discovertheworldaround]

Yup can say it in French just learn

[@marisollunafinxo]

Stromae est tres magnifique!!!!!! Je l'aime !!!!

[@beefry7615]

Marisol Luna c'est lorsque quand il n'était pas connu ;)

[@JosueQuan]

2017 and this song still in my top 3.

[@izaiaz12]

And so we danced, Magnificent!

[@SeanHollandTV]

I love him so much.. fell in love with him when I went to Lille for the first time.

[@TheMissbambi]

8:11 why does she clap like that the fuck

[@MrWojas33]

+Sun Flower XDDDDDDDD

[@MrX-nc8cm]

lmfao

[@batuhanaktas1769]

You made me screamy laugh lmfao :D

[@Vtruvius]

maybe she has a disease where a part of her left arm is paralysed

[@giorgiverulashvili4357]

Ellis

[@melanietoth1376]

I adore him and I'm so happy I'm an English speaker and know french. He is brilliant and endearing

[@sadestanley8730]

5:52-5:55 best three seconds of my life

[@Maddof_Erroz]

+Judy Rivera Some life you've got :3

[@othmana.4506]

you wrote this comment, you got 11 likes, now translate that part :P

[@Alcatraz111111]

Him : Do you dance ? Public : Yes Him : You dance while sitting ? Public : NO Him : No ? Can you stand up then please.

[@ram4nd]

The song is brilliant.

[@TheVoiceOfLiberty1]

I considered him to be an intelligent individual. This confirmed it

[@MonkeyDLuffy-tr3ps]

J'ai besoin de dire que le français and the english together are a bit confusing, especially pour quelqu'un qui ne parlerait ni français nor english.

[@Freaky0Nina]

Monkey D. Luffy alors, franglish really existe....

[@conniejiang9426]

This is trop amusant

[@nata20756]

... So maybe learn languages?

[@sjappiyah4071]

Lol nicely fait !

[@yohan-guitarist]

Im studying french now and it feels really funny that I can understand. This commentaire.

[@Vickylacandy]

"Chapter number three-no not yet" ahh the confusion makes me laugh sooo much

[@clipsfromLos]

This guy is awesome

[@babewithpearls]

It has been 12years ago. I am still enjoying and finding the lyrics meaningful and instrument choice is always wise and perfect. Happy 2024 @Stromae Merci beaucoup.

[@svscrib8922]

0:39 IM NOT SNOOP DOGGY-DOG.

[@elo-click]

What a wonderful voice 🥺

[@pablogarci6104]

My goal for the end of 2019 is to fully understand the lyrics of the song by learning French - STROMAE ( THE GOAT 🐐)

[@ARMYsince2015]

He's so darn likable

[@sosooura9623]

Le seul artiste qui assure une telle performance et qui met de l'ambiance dans un tedEX. STROMAE est un monde à lui tout seul !