What happened to Stromae? Fan takes selfie with singer, but he is almost unrecognizable

It has now been a year since Stromae canceled all concerts of his ‘Multitude’ tour due to health reasons. Since then, with the exception of a few sporadic public displays, it has been quiet around the singer. But now a fan has shared another photo of Stromae. However, the photo that the man posted on Facebook raises the eyebrows of many. “Gray hair and some changes in his face, is this Stromae?”, some critical fans wonder.

In the photo that the fan sent to the world – which was said to have been taken in Brussels – the singer’s gray hairdo is immediately noticeable. Some people don’t see anything wrong with it at all. “He’s always so friendly and he just looks good. That new hair suits you.” Others do have some concerns. “I don’t recognize him anymore, what happened to his face?”, someone wrote. Another fan is less cautious and outright questions the authenticity of the famous singer. “Is this even Stromae? He used to look so different.” Even further, the skepticism is obvious: “This is not the singer.”

Mental problems

It is not clear whether it is the real Paul Van Haver (alias Stromae). The singer has so far been sparing about the reason for his long absence. He would struggle with mental problems, just like in 2015. Then Van Haver struggled with depression and burnout in response to the malaria drug Lariam. Since that malaria treatment, the singer, world famous for hits such as Alors on dance and Papaoutai, never been the same again. It remains to be seen whether that will ever be the case again.

At the end of last month, another fan also posed with Stromae. Even then with the striking gray haircut.