Thörnqvist, Owe

[Sherrie Andrea Turnquist]

I am searching for Owe Thörnqvist, who I believe may be a relative. My 4th grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Thörnqvist, aka: Charles William Tornquist (anglicized spelling) migrated from Öland (Kalmar län) to Long Island in the Bahamas in the early 1800s and became a British citizen on 21 April 1819.
 
If anyone has any information about how I could contact Owe Thörnqvist or about my 4th grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Thörnqvist of Öland, I would be grateful to receive it. Thank you!
 
Sherrie Andrea Turnquist (further anglicized spelling)
 
PS: I am an American living in Berlin.

[Robert Eckeryd]

Sherrie!
 
If you haven't seen it there's a discussion about Owe Thörnquists roots here:
 
http://aforum.genealogi.se/discus/messages/9532/11595.html?989852572
 
The information available so far does not go as far back as the early 19th century, but a lot of researchers are motivated to look for the heritage of celebrities. So maybe you should post your question there instead.
 
Is there anything except the name which suggests that Owe may be a relative? There are definately several Törnqvist families.

[Anders Andersson]

Your information correlates with what has been reported in the discussion on ancestors of Owe Thörnqvist, that one of his ancestors did emigrate to the Caribbean islands. Owe Thörnqvist appearantly did some research of his own, and ended up visiting a Turnquist family living in Jamaica.
 
Thus I find it likely that Owe would enjoy hearing from you, but as for contacting him, I'm not sure how to go about it. According to a newspaper article a few years ago, he has a permanent residence on the west coast of Florida, USA, but he will perform in Sweden this July (at Dalhalla for instance).
 
You could try contacting his agent, EMA Telstar at info@ema.se, to see if they can forward a message for you (I doubt they will provide you with his postal address, but if you point out that you are a relative they may be more willing to assist you).
 
Vi dansar rumba i Engelska parken,
vi har planterat en kaktus på marken,
en liten palm från en blomsteraffär,
den ställer vi här
i Engelska parken...