Stefan Ljungqvist
{{Short description|Swedish tenor (1948–2023)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|09|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|06|07|1948|09|04|df=y}}
| death_place = Mölndal, Sweden
| occupation = Tenor
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Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.
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.{{cite news |last1=Andersson |first1=Jan |title=Stefan Ljungqvist är död |url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/stefan-ljungqvist-%C3%A4r-d%C3%B6d-1.101694377 |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=Göteborgs-Posten |date=8 June 2023 |language=sv}} 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. He entered the Svensktoppen chart twice, with the singles "Det är så hälsosamt och stärkande i fjällen" and "Evert".{{cite news |last1=Rundkvist |first1=Fredrik |title=Stefan Ljungqvist död – blev 74 år |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/MoJ9kB/stefan-ljungqvist-dod |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=Aftonbladet |date=8 June 2023 |language=sv}}
As an actor, Ljungqvist was best known for the role of Evald Larsson in the long-running SVT television series Polisen i Strömstad. 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.
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External links
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Category:Musicians from Gothenburg
Category:University College of Opera alumni
Category:Swedish opera singers
Category:Swedish male film actors
Category:Swedish male stage actors