Stefan Ljungqvist

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

Stefan Ljungqvist
Ljungqvist in 2011
Born	(1948-09-04)4 September 1948 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	7 June 2023(2023-06-07) (aged 74) Mölndal, Sweden
Occupation	Tenor

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]