David Seisay (aka MC Stranger aka D-Flex) is a Swedish-American songwriter, musician and entrepreneur who became known as a

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

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but is also known for his career as a

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. He is the founder and CEO of D-Flex House of Fitness, a company that provides health and wellness services. He co-wrote the song 'One Step Closer To You' for B-Boys International and performed with them at the Swedish national selection for the

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. In 2009 he scored an international hit with the song 'Touch You Right Now' which he co-wrote with Peter Thelenius.

Music

A noted pioneer of

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music, he has enjoyed international chart success since the 1990s.

MC Stranger

He began his career as a

under the name MC Stranger. He formed a hip hop act called the Sure Shot Groove and released the EP ''Rhymes Are Flowing'' in 1989. The same year he began writing songs with

and featured on the duet ''Love 4 Love'' with

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. He appeared regularly as a DJ and performer on

's music variety show on ZTV. He also worked with the legendary

Denniz Pop Dag Krister Volle (26 April 1963 – 30 August 1998), better known as Denniz Pop (stylized ''Denniz PoP''), was a Swedish DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He was a member of the DJ collective SweMix and later co-founded the recording studio ...

D Flex

He changed his stage name to D-Flex. Together with

, he formed two chart topping bands: Rob'n'Raz DLC with

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and Rob'n'Raz Circus. They released several records during the 1990s, collaborating with a number of other artists, including

Dr Alban Chieftain, Ogbuagu Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-Swedish musician and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. His music can best be described as Eurodance/Hip hop music ...

. He co-wrote the song ''One Step Closer to You'' with Peter Thelenius which he performed with B-Boys International at

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. A collaboration with Norwegian production team

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led to success in the British charts in 2002 with the track ''Easier Said Than Done''. He performed with

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in 2002. He co-wrote and featured on the 2008 hit ''Touch You Right Now'' with Basic Element.

Fitness

He owns a fitness company and is often referred to in the media as Sweden's fitness guru. He was the exclusive fitness trainer for the

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, Miss Sweden Beauty Pageant and he has advised

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AllMusic known professional ...

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, and

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. He also penned a fitness advice column for Swedish

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Magazine. In 1998 he released a successful work out video. In 1999, he praised Sweden's

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in the news media when she unveiled a new toned physique for embracing a healthy lifestyle, saying: "She is a fantastic woman. She's focused a lot on training." In 2001 he featured in his own segment the TV4 fitness series ''Frivolt''. In 2005 he appeared on an episode the Swedish reality series ''Bröllopsnoja'', TV4's fitness program ''Forma kroppen'' and Kanal 5's Dolce Vita. In 2006 he was a guest trainer on TV3's ''Du är vad du äter''.

Personal life

Born in

Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...

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and raised in

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, he is the son of a

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diplomat and journalist. His mother is a member of the

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and both of his parents are in the

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. As a child Seisay attended the

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in Manhattan. He was a model in New York before he moved to Sweden in the 1980s.

References

External links

D-Flex House of Fitness
Official website.
D-Flex @ finest.se

Swedish Elle
D-Flex Fitness Column (in Swedish)
Streetzone: The History of Swedish Hip Hop
(in Swedish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seisay, David American exercise instructors Swedish entertainers Swedish male songwriters Swedish rappers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)