Thomás Goethals (born 11 October 1983 in

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, Mexico), better known by his stage name The Flexican is a Dutch DJ. He is a member of Dutch rap group Flinke Namen.

Biography

Thomás was born in Mexico City and lived there for nine years of his life. There he was heavily influenced by

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and

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, which developed a great interest in music inside him since very young. When his parents divorced around 1992,The Flexican – Bio
Retrieved on 2013-29-08. he traveled to Netherlands with his mother and brother. The family settled in

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. In Netherlands, he developed a further obsession with music, having a fascination for

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and hip hop. He eventually realized electronic music should be his future, and so he attended at the

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of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He graduated two years later, having mastered his music production and mixing skills. In 2004, Goethals founded the rap group Flinke Namen alongside rapper and longtime friend Sef and rapper MC Fit. The following year, Murth The Man-O-Script joined the group. He released his first mixtape, ''Op Volle Toere''n (Dutch: ''At Full Speed'') in 2008, featuring Dutch rappers like The Opposites and Dio. He has his own club nights under the name ''Yours Truly'' at venues like Jimmy Woo and 013 Tilburg . He's always assisted by Sef during these nights. The Flexican, along with FS Green and

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, is behind 2013 hit single "

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", featuring Jamaican artist

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. The track was originally an instrumental

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redux of "Bumaye", a song produced by him featuring Dutch rapper

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, which was eventually picked up by

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to be featured on the album ''

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''.Major Lazer – Watch Out For This (Bumaye) Ft. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green
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– Hear the world's soundsThe Flexican & FS Green – Bumaye (Original Version) *FREE DOWNLOAD*
by The Flexican on

– Hear the world's sounds All three tracks sample

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's song "

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".Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green sample of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades's Maria Lionza
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The Flexican feat. Typhoon's Bumaye sample of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades's Maria Lionza
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His stage name comes from the fact that "he is of ''Mexican'' descent and is also very ''flexible'' in his work" (in reference to his eclectic style).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flexican, The 1983 births Dutch record producers Dutch hip hop DJs Living people Musicians from Mexico City Mexican people of Dutch descent Remixers