On 26 July 2013 , Stromae announced on his Facebook and Twitter accounts that he had completed his second studio album '' Racine carrée '' or '' √ '' and that it would be released on 16 August 2013 . On 25 August 2013 , Stromae joined Major Lazer 's show at French festival Rock en Seine , where he performed '' Papaoutai '' . In September 2013 , Belgian rock band Mintzkov covered his song " Formidable/Wonderful " for a live session on Studio Brussel , with lyrics in English . In November 2013 , Stromae received the award for Best Belgian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
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