Stefan Ljungqvist | |
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Born |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 4 September 1948
Died | 7 June 2023
Mölndal, Sweden | (aged 74)
Occupation | Tenor |
Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.
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]
Stefan Ljungqvist | |
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Born |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 4 September 1948
Died | 7 June 2023
Mölndal, Sweden | (aged 74)
Occupation | Tenor |
Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.
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]