Ronell Langston Plasschaert (born 16 April 1992), known professionally as Ronnie Flex, is a Dutch

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performer and

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se descent. He was named the most successful rapper of all time on the

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singles chart.

Career

Plasschaert started making music at a young age. Monica Geuze was his DJ for several years. In 2012, he got his first hit in the Netherlands with his song "Soldaatje", which he made with fellow rapper Mr. Polska. On 20 March 2013, Plasschaert released his first solo single, "Tankstation", which reached the 100th place in the Dutch

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. He released his debut album ''De nacht is nog jong, net als wij voor altijd'' on 14 November 2014. Plasschaert then released several singles, including " Drank & Drugs", a song made in collaboration with fellow rapper

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, which achieved first place in the Single Top 100 and remained in the chart for a total of 35 weeks. Plasschaert took part on the 16th season of the television series ''

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'' in September 2015. Since 2018, he has been a member of the judging panel on the television program ''It Takes 2''. In June of that year, in collaboration with

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, Plasschaert released the single "Omarm me". On 12 July, he released a remix of the song "Wine Slow" in collaboration with Idaly,

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and

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. In October 2018, Plasschaert launched his own clothing line in collaboration with clothing company CoolCat. In 2022, he appeared in the television show ''

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Personal life

Plasschaert had a relationship with

from mid-2018, until early-2019. They announced their relationship in their Christmas song "Alleen door jou". Plasschaert has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend DJ Wef.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1992 births Living people 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers Dutch hip-hop musicians Dutch-language singers Dutch people of Surinamese descent Dutch male rappers