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| Alors On Danse singer Stromae cancels tour dates over health | Alors On Danse singer Stromae cancels tour dates over health |
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| Stromae pictured at an awards ceremony in Paris earlier this year | Stromae pictured at an awards ceremony in Paris earlier this year |
| Pop star Stromae has cancelled a string of tour dates across Europe, saying he needs to focus on his health. | Pop star Stromae has cancelled a string of tour dates across Europe, saying he needs to focus on his health. |
| The Belgian singer wrote in a statement he was cancelling all shows until the end of May, adding it "fills me with sadness but I have to admit my limits". | The Belgian singer wrote in a statement he was cancelling all shows until the end of May, adding it "fills me with sadness but I have to admit my limits". |
| Known to many for his 2010 hit Alors On Danse, he was due to perform in nine cities across Europe. | Known to many for his 2010 hit Alors On Danse, he was due to perform in nine cities across Europe. |
| Stromae, whose real name is Paul van Haver, returned to performing in 2022 after a seven-year hiatus. | Stromae, whose real name is Paul van Haver, returned to performing in 2022 after a seven-year hiatus. |
| The 38-year-old has already cancelled six concert dates in the past two weeks and has not given a specific medical reason for his poor health. | The 38-year-old has already cancelled six concert dates in the past two weeks and has not given a specific medical reason for his poor health. |
| He previously stopped performing in 2015 when he pulled out of a tour of Africa. He later said that was due to burnout and the side-effects of anti-malaria medication he had taken, telling the Guardian last year: "It was a really bad story." | He previously stopped performing in 2015 when he pulled out of a tour of Africa. He later said that was due to burnout and the side-effects of anti-malaria medication he had taken, telling the Guardian last year: "It was a really bad story." |
| Stromae also refers to his mental health on the song L'Enfer - "Hell" - on his comeback album, Multitude, which was released last year. | Stromae also refers to his mental health on the song L'Enfer - "Hell" - on his comeback album, Multitude, which was released last year. |
| His upcoming dates on the 2023 Multitude tour until the end of May had included Amsterdam, London, Rome, Lyon and Berlin. | His upcoming dates on the 2023 Multitude tour until the end of May had included Amsterdam, London, Rome, Lyon and Berlin. |
| He still has dates remaining on his tour beyond the end of May, including his home city of Brussels, Lille, and Paris. | He still has dates remaining on his tour beyond the end of May, including his home city of Brussels, Lille, and Paris. |
| "I have come to the realisation that my current health state does not allow me to come and meet all of you at the moment," he wrote in a post on social media on Tuesday. | "I have come to the realisation that my current health state does not allow me to come and meet all of you at the moment," he wrote in a post on social media on Tuesday. |
| "I regretfully share this news with you which fills me with sadness but I have to admit my limits." | "I regretfully share this news with you which fills me with sadness but I have to admit my limits." |
| "Surrounded by my family I have to take the time to get better in order to resume performing." | "Surrounded by my family I have to take the time to get better in order to resume performing." |
| He said he hoped to give "more positive news very soon". | He said he hoped to give "more positive news very soon". |
| "I am looking forward to seeing all of you and to resume this tour alongside my teams who have been supporting me all throughout these years." | "I am looking forward to seeing all of you and to resume this tour alongside my teams who have been supporting me all throughout these years." |
| Stromae was born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father, who was killed in the 1994 genocide. | Stromae was born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father, who was killed in the 1994 genocide. |
| His 2010 single Alors On Danse topped the charts in 19 countries, and he has been described as one of the biggest French-speaking artists in the world. | His 2010 single Alors On Danse topped the charts in 19 countries, and he has been described as one of the biggest French-speaking artists in the world. |
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| Stromae on his Rwandan roots and the language of music | |
| Stromae on his Rwandan roots and the language of music | |
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