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Swingfly

Swedish rapper and singer

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Born: 1969
Birthplace: New York City
Citizenship: Sweden
Occupation: rapper
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Ricardo DaSilva II, better known by his stage name Swingfly, is an American–Swedish naturalised rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career. He also appeared in Melodifestivalen 2011 with "Me and My Drum", finishing fifth. It became his most successful single, reaching the No. 2 position on the Swedish Singles Chart.

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Sex or gender: male
Genre: hip-hop
alternative rock
electronic music
Label: EMI
Start of work period: 1991
Given name: Ricardo
Family name: DaSilva

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