STROMAE. After having presented it exclusively on the set of TF1’s JT, Stromae unveils the clip for his second single, “l’Enfer”, taken from his new album.
[Mis à jour le 12 janvier 2022 à 18h25] Two days after his masterpiece on the TF1 JT set, Stromae unveils the clip of Hell, his second single from the Multitude album, expected in the spring. A minimalist video, in which we discover the Belgian singer, alone, sporting a long ponytail, a new look associated with his third album.
Struggling alone in the face of his demons, Stromae brings to life the lyrics of this song, which evokes thoughts of suicide and the fight against “guilt”. “I sometimes had suicidal thoughts. And I’m not proud of it. We sometimes believe that this is the only way to silence them. These thoughts that make us live in hell,” sings the interpreter of All The same. A rare highlighting of a social issue too rarely mentioned publicly.
Stromae offers a memorable new sequence on French television. Guest of TF1’s JT Sunday January 09, 2022, the Belgian singer, after a report on his career and his long break, performed on the set of Anne-Claire Coudray a new song, called Hell. It was while answering a question from the journalist about the loneliness, the discomfort he could have felt during these seven years of silence, that Stromae began to sing in front of the camera.
The single Hell, which evokes suicide, has also been posted on all streaming listening platforms, after Stromae appeared on TF1. This surprising interview quickly, like the song, made the rounds of social networks, where thousands of anonymous people or personalities salute the performance and the genius of a long-awaited Stromae.
No offense to his detractors and various polemicists, the singer drew the attention of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO). “Thank you Stromae for highlighting the difficult subject of suicide in your last album”, he wrote in a message on Twitter in which he relays the video of the artist on the set of Anne-Claire Coudray, Sunday evening. “So important to ask for help if you are having difficulty and to support those who need help,” adds the boss of the WHO.
Stromae’s performance on the set of the 20 Hours of France 2 is obviously reminiscent of another cult moment in his television career: in 2013, the singer had split on the set of the Grand Journal of Canal + to perform his song All The same. Another sequence that caught viewers by surprise and made a date in the history of French television.
It is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated albums of the start of the year: Multitude, from Stromae. His third album, the Belgian singer is due out on March 4, 2022. It will of course include the first two singles unveiled in recent days, Health, released on October 15 and Hell, released January 9. Two tastes of Multitude which clearly aroused the curiosity of fans of the artist: the clips of these two songs were viewed 25 and 3.6 million times respectively on YouTube.
As for the album title, Multitude, Stromae explained the meaning to Anne-Claire Coudray in the TF1 newscast: “I think we are all multiple, we have lots of different characters and personalities, we are not summed up in a straitjacket or a box . ” Inspired by his life, his travels and his diversity, the interpreter of Papaoutai promises “different grooves”. “I love to mix things up. The idea was really to take inspirations everywhere without pointing a finger at a country,” he explained to the 20 hours.
It is therefore the second single unveiled by Stromae: the song Hell, which succeeds Santé, the first single from his upcoming album. As we can see again in the video above, it is on the set of 20 Hours of TF1, Sunday January 09, 2022, that the singer interpreted for the first time this title, immediately put online on the platforms of listening in streaming.
After celebrating people on the front lines in Health, Stromae speaks with Hell suicide, in a serious text. “I have sometimes had thoughts of suicide. And I’m not proud of it. You sometimes think that’s the only way to silence them. These thoughts that make us go through hell. These thoughts that make me go through hell “, he sings in Hell.
“I’m very happy to make this announcement, it’s been a while, see you soon.” Last week, Stromae confirmed his return by lifting the veil on the name and release date of his long-awaited new album: Multitude expected in stores on March 4, 2022.
In a funny video, a “multitude” of Stromae announces the release date, the name of the album and looks back on the few tour dates announced in recent weeks. New concert dates have just been announced, in particular a show at the Accor Arena in Paris on February 24, 2022, or two concerts at Paris La Défense Arena on June 16 and 17, 2023. Find all the dates of its tour this way.
On the occasion of all these announcements, the singer Stromae performed live for the first time since his last album, on the set of The Tonight Show, the late American show by Jimmy Fallon, surrounded by his musicians and dancers. The Belgian was able to interpret Health, first single from the album Multitude. A first live passage which gives an idea of the new visual identity of Stromae …
“How about we celebrate those who don’t celebrate.” For Stromae, good news never comes alone. After having created the surprise on Friday, October 15, 2021 by catching its audience upon waking up, at six in the morning with Health, his new song, the interpreter of Papaoutai unveiled in the wake, at the end of the day, the clip that accompanies this single. Proof of the wait around the Belgian’s new project: the video has been viewed nearly five million times in a weekend.
In the video, Stromae features the people mentioned in the lyrics of his song, Rosa, Albert, Céline or Arlette, “Plane pilot or nurse, truck driver or flight attendant, Baker or fisherman” , “those who do not celebrate”, to whom he wants to “raise [s]we drink “. Everyone starts dancing, following the Maestro’s instructions. Discover the Health clip below:
“Twitter Health!” : on social networks, to announce the surprise release of his first single, this is the formula used by Stromae. “What if we celebrated those who do not celebrate? For once, I would like to raise my glass to those who do not have one! To those who do not …”, sings the author, composer and Belgian performer in this piece, in which he evokes different trades, these “everyday heroes” tested by the Covid-19 pandemic: “Airplane pilot or nurse, truck driver or flight attendant, Baker or fisherman. “
But does the title of this new song have any other meaning? On the Internet, the term Health is very often used in association with that of Stromae, which withdrew from the scene in 2015 after, precisely, health problems. Victim of serious side effects of preventive anti-malaria treatment, he had to withdraw from public life. “I did not support the treatment, it gave me hallucinations. I thought I had fallen into madness, I was diagnosed with psychic decompensation”, he confided in this regard to Liberation in 2017.
The single Health is good news for admirers of the Belgian artist, who had more or less formalized the release of an album this fall, before confirming his return with its program at the festival Rock en Seine, in August 2022 at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, near Paris. A first concert date, the very first announced in France, almost nine years after his last album. “An event, the word is weak”, congratulate the organizers of Rock en Seine. In addition, Stromae has announced the first dates of his tour, which will pass, in addition to Rock en Seine, by Les Eurockéennes on June 30, Garorock on July 7, Les Vieilles Charrues on July 14, Festival de Poupet on July 15 and at Cabaret Vert on August 17, 2022.
On its Twitter account, Paris La Défense Arena announces the arrival of Stromae for two exceptional concerts, on June 16 and 17, 2023. The ticket office opens for pre-sales on December 15. Here are all the dates announced for Stromae’s new tour, on the occasion of the release of Multitude :
- Brussels – Belgium – Palais 12 – 22 February 2022
- Paris – Accor Arena – February 24, 2022
- Amsterdam – Netherlands – Afas Live – February 27, 2022
- Ruoms – Aluna Festival – June 16, 2022
- Lyon – Inversion – June 17, 2022
- Werchter – Belgium – June 19, 2022
- Belfort – Les Eurockéennes – June 30, 2022
- Marmande – Garorock – July 3, 2022
- Lisbon – Portugal – NOS Alive Festival – July 6, 2022
- Bilbao – Spain – BBK Live Festival – July 8, 2022
- Liège – Belgium – Les Ardentes – July 10, 2022
- Carhaix – Les Vieilles Charrues – July 14, 2022
- Saint-Malo-du-Bois – Poupet Festival – July 15, 2022
- Milan – Italy – Milano Summer Festival – July 20, 2022
- Nyon – Switzerland – Paléo Festival – July 24, 2022
- Charleville Mézières – Cabaret-Vert – August 17, 2022
- Paris – Rock en Seine – August 28, 2022
- Munich – Germany – Superbloom Festival – September 04, 2022
- Bordeaux – Arkéa Arena – March 4 and 5, 2023
- Marseilles – Le Dôme – March 9 and 10, 2023
- Brussels – Belgium – Palais 12 – March 15, 16 and 17, 2023
- Strasbourg – Zenith – March 22, 2023
- Amneville – Galaxie – March 23 and 24, 2023
- Nantes – Zénith – March 29 and 30, 2023
- Toulouse – Zénith – April 20 and 21, 2023
- Basel – Switzerland – April 26, 2023
- Geneva – Switzerland – April 27 and 28, 2023
- Lyon – Halle Tony Garnier – May 24 and 25, 2023
- Lille – Arena Stade Pierre Mauroy – June 10 and 11, 2023
- Paris – La Défense Arena – June 16 and 17, 2023