Vive le Roq's French video of the year

I've been increasingly consuming music through channels like YouTube, so I thought I'd take account of this
and give a 'best music video' award this year to a well-deserved winner.

Stromae's Formidable was without a doubt my favourite French music clip this year. And yes, I do know he's Belgian.

Like the best music videos, it's a simple idea, done perfectly. It compliments the song, and is one of those rare clips that is never forgotten once it is seen.

Stromae comes across wonderfully, as both the witty prankster and as the vulnerable human being, so convincing is his performance. But above all it makes him appear likeable.

 I wonder how it would have played out in the UK or elsewhere. Would a member of the public have helped him off the tram track? How would the police have reacted here?

With over 51million views on YouTube, a thumbs-up from Vive le roq is hardly going to make his career, but hats off to the MaeStro.

Live in London: Stromae

Belgian rapper Stromae takes to the stage in London on December 11, with a sold-out show at the Scala
venue.

The London show comes as Stromae prepares for the release of the third single from his album Racine Carrée, one of the year's biggest selling albums in France.

This time it is the song Tous les mêmes.

The new single follows Papaoutai and Formidable, both massive hit sings and both with memorable videos.
The  Belgian rapper, best known in the UK for his single Alors on danse, a massive hit around Europe and a reasonable success in Britain, has sold out the Scala for what is his debut London performance.

Friday night saw him play at the Les Rencontres Trans Musicales in Rennes, where he was probably the act that most people who attended the event wanted to see live.

He's set to play in London again in February next year, although this too has also already sold out.

EXCLU VIDEO : le clip "Tous les mêmes" de Stromae sur WAT.tv  

Stromae: Formidable in Montreal

A video's emerged of Belgian rapper Stromae in Montreal, reprising his performance in the video for the song Formidable, this time in a Montreal metro train.

Stromae's original ground-rbeaking video saw him acting drunk in the streets of Brussels, the situation and ye reactions of passers-by - including police officers - caught on hidden camera.

His album Racine Carrée has been one of this year's biggest sellers, with the tracks Formidable and Papaoute giving him even greater success than Alors on Danse did from his debut album.

I'm surprised that other artist's haven't 'been inspired by' (ie ripped off) the Formidable video, but in the meantime, Stromae himself does a pretty good job of it.