Stefan Ljungqvist

Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.

Stefan Ljungqvist
Ljungqvist in 2011
Born4 September 1948 (1948-09-04)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died7 June 2023 (2023-06-08) (aged 74)
Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
OccupationTenor

Life and career

Born in Gothenburg, Ljungqvist began his career in the late 1960s as a member of the band Jokers and performing as a troubadour under the stage name Trubadur X.[1] In the early 1970s he studied at the University College of Opera, and started a professional career as an opera bass singer, performing in operas, musicals and revues.[1] He entered the Svensktoppen chart twice, with the singles "Det är så hälsosamt och stärkande i fjällen" and "Evert".[2]

As an actor, Ljungqvist was best known for the role of Evald Larsson in the long-running SVT television series Polisen i Strömstad.[1] Also a voice actor, he voiced several Disney characters in their Swedish dubbed versions, notably Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and John Ratcliffe in Pocahontas.[1]

Ljungqvist died on 7 June 2023, at the age of 74.[1][2]

References
  1. Andersson, Jan (8 June 2023). "Stefan Ljungqvist är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. Rundkvist, Fredrik (8 June 2023). "Stefan Ljungqvist död – blev 74 år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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