Alors On Danse by Stromae - My #6 Favorite Song of 2010

Of course, there has to be a non-English song in my ten favorite songs of 2010! Every year, there's usually one or two that gets into the list. This year, it's the dance hit by Stromae, Alors On Danse, that does the honors, ending at #6 in my year-end list. The lyrics are in French and the song just says, to forget your problems and dance! Stromae is Belgian, by the way. The rhythm and the beat are both hypnotic and the first time I heard it, I was already hooked. Middle of this year, this song was the most played song on my Ipod, especially when I was working out. I was usually grooving to it in my head while ogling all those hot guys around!

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Download of the Week: Stromae - Alors On Danse

Stromae, also known as Paul van Haver, has the honors of the Download of the Week - with his song 'Alors On Danse'. Stromae is a singer-songwriter of Rwandan-Belgian origin - his father is Rwandan, his mother, Belgian.  In 2009 Paul worked as a young trainee at the musical radio station NRJ in Brussels. Vincent Verbelen, Music Manager, was impressed by this song and decided to air it for the first time on NRJ. The response from listeners was one of extreme enthusiasm and Stromae’s career was launched. Sales quickly rose to number one in Belgium in just a matter of weeks.  By May 2010 the track had reached number one in France, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic.  I love to dance to this song and it's the most played track in my Ipod right now!