Owe Thörnqvist

Owe Thörnqvist

Owe Thörnqvist (born 12 March 1929 in Uppsala) is a Swedish troubadour, revue artist and songwriter.[1] Since the 1960s he has lived in Spain and Florida in the winter for health reasons,[2] and in Sweden in the summers.[3] He has also made regular concert tours in Sweden.

In 1953, Thörnqvist produced his first revue in Uppsala, and in 1955 his first record was released. His musical style spans over both rock, rumba and calypso, and he has also written pastiches of American popular music; his texts are characterised by word play and humour.

Thörnqvist was one of the first people to do stand-up comedy in Sweden, in venues such as Hamburger Börs and Berns in Stockholm in the 1950s. He has worked together with artists such as Povel Ramel (in the revue I hatt och strumpa in 1961-62), Anita Lindblom, Lill Lindfors and Eva Rydberg. In 1963, Thörnqvist provided guest vocals and performed the song "Wilma" on the Flintstones episode The Swedish Visitors.

In 2004, Thörnqvist received H. M. The King's Medal in the 8th size for his many contributions to Swedish culture as a songwriter, singer and composer.[4] He has also received the Evert Taube prize (Evert Taube-stipendiet) and the Cornelis Vreeswijk prize (Cornelis Vreeswijk-stipendiet).[5]

References

  1. ^ Nationalencyklopedin, entry about Thörnqvist
  2. ^ Andra skriver dagbok, jag skriver visor Interview in Svenska Magasinet (Swedish)
  3. ^ Owe "Mr Boogie" Thörnqvist ännu i slag Interview in Dagens Nyheter 12 March 2009 (Swedish)
  4. ^ Medals awarded on 6 June 2004, information from the Royal Court of Sweden (Swedish)
  5. ^ Owe får Cornelis Vreeswijk-priset (Swedish)



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