DJ Trexx is a pseudonym of

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actor, producer and writer Michael Lindgren (born 14 March 1978 in

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), who is a part of the

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comedy collective. DJ Trexx is a satirical figure who was initially portrayed as a

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who performs

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songs, but has also at times appeared to be

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n. In the finals of

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, DJ Trexx performed a version of the song " Tingeling", which had been a recurring theme of several comical between-acts performed by the Grotesco team in that year's episodes of Melodifestivalen. The song " Tingaliin", the Russian version of "Tingeling" was released as a single and hit number one on

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in March 2009. DJ Trexx was also commissioned for the song ''A Union of Peace Love and Bass'' to encourage young voters to vote in the

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. In 2021, he appeared as part of sketch in the ''Andra Chansen'' round of Swedish Eurovision selection

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References

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090531054647/http://djtrexx.eu/
DJ Trexx - A Union of Peace, Love and Bass
- GrotescoGlobal channel on YouTube. Swedish DJs Swedish male actors 1978 births Living people Swedish male writers Electronic dance music DJs {{Sweden-musician-stub