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, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

Rob'n'Raz Rob'n'Raz were a Swedish music duo of Robert Wåtz and Rasmus Lindwall. After some years of DJing in the late 1980s, they decided to start performing and composing together. They worked on production, remixing and scratching. For a time, Lindwal ...

but is also known for his career as a

personal trainer A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, p ...

. 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 Swedish hip hop 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 co-founded the recording studio Cheiron Studios in Stockholm in 1992. Life and car ...

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

. 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.com known profess ...

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, Annika Duckmark, 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

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. In 2006 he was a guest trainer on TV3's ''Du är vad du äter''.

Personal life

Born in

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, Sweden 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

Swedish nobility The Swedish nobility ( sv, Adeln eller Ridderskapet och Adeln) has historically been a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called ''frälse'' (a derivation from Old Swedish meaning ''free neck''). The archaic ter ...

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 Melodifestivalen contestants American exercise instructors Swedish hip hop musicians Swedish entertainers Swedish songwriters Swedish rappers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)