Career
Since the 1980s he has lived in Spain and Florida in the winter for health reasons, and in Sweden in the summers. He has also made regular concert tours in Sweden. After completing his military service and while studying Political Science at Uppsala University, 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 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 1961-1962), 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.
