Martin Thulin
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Martin Johannes Thulin also known as Menonita Rock, is the lead singer of the Mexican musical group Los Fancy-Free.
Martin was born in the state of Chihuahua, in a Scandinavia
n Mennonite
community called Nueva Escandinavia (New Scandinavia). When he was young, he was taken to Sweden
by his parents, where he was raised. After finishing high school, Thulin returned to Mexico
, but not to his native town, this time to Mexico City
, where he formed the electropop - punk rock
band, and has lived there ever since.
Martin was born in the state of Chihuahua, in a Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
community called Nueva Escandinavia (New Scandinavia). When he was young, he was taken to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
by his parents, where he was raised. After finishing high school, Thulin returned to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, but not to his native town, this time to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, where he formed the electropop - punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, and has lived there ever since.