Flex

Félix Danilo Gómez (born August 26, 1979), known by his stage name (DJ) Flex and Nigga, is a Panamanian Latin Grammy Award winning reggaeton artist. He says he adopted the name Nigga in Mexico and Latin America because another Panamanian singer said "He sang like a black guy from Jamaica."^[1] For his career in the U.S., he adopted the less controversial name of DJ Flex, or simply Flex. References to his other name were removed from his material for American distribution.

Biography

Flex was born with the name Félix Danilo Gómez Bosques on August 26, 1979 in Panama. His mom, Gloria Gómez, died when Flex was only about 15 or 16. She died because a doctor prescribed expired medicine for her. His brother, Alexander "Alex Pro" Gómez, is also a very talented singer. Flex was a deejay before a singer. His music is known as the Romantic Style In Da World. Once he started his career as a singer he used the name Nigga. When he came to the United States, he was asked to change his name. He is now called DJ Flex or simply Flex. Flex is well known for his great single "Te Quiero" from his album Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World. He has been nominated for many award shows such as Latin Grammys, Premios Lo Nuestro, Premios Juventud, Premios Telehit, and more. At the end of 2008, Flex was on El Show De Los Sueños. He was one of the most popular celebrities on that show. He performed with various artists such as Ricky Rick of Kumbia All Starz, Noelia, Armando Manzanero, and Vico C. Flex won second place on El Show De Los Sueños: Amigos Del Alma and got to be on El Show De Los Sueños: Reyes Del Show. He was the first one to be eliminated out of 6 other celebrities. Flex had 13 nominations for the Latin Billboard Awards. He ended up only taking 8, but was still the most awards any artist had won that night. The Kumbia All Starz made a song called "Por Ti Baby" featuring Flex. This song became a huge hit. Flex also collaborated with other artists like Erre XI, Pee Wee, Yuri, Belinda, and others. After 5 years of dating, Flex married his long-term girlfriend, Osiris Vega. They got married on August 26, 2008, which was also Flex's birthday. Flex made a spanglish remix to "Te Quiero" featuring Belinda. They performed this song on the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008. This song is in his second album called La Evolución Romantic Style (Special Edition). His second album contains the hits "Dime Si Te Vas Con Él" and "Te Amo Tanto". On November 21, 2009 he took part in the Kumbia Kings reunion concert with Los Super Reyes and Kumbia All Starz at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. As the special guest, he got to perform first.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2007: Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
• 2009: La Evolución Romantic Style

Filmography

Telenovelas

• Lola...Érase una vez (2008) (Guest Appearance)

TV Shows

• El Show De Los Sueños: Amigos Del Alma (2008) (Second Place)
• Los Reyes Del Show (2008) (Eliminated)
• Rock Dinner (2008) (Himself)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace
• Official Facebook