Multifaceted artist Lisa Thornqvist is a singer, songwriter, and filmmaker originally hailing from Sweden. Now she is in Nashville and ready to shake things up. On August 22, 2024, Lisa Thornqvist released a short film covering Brad Paisley’s hit “The World” in dedication to her late father who passed after a ten year battle with Dementia last week.
Despite the painful dedication, this film keeps the mood lighthearted and a bit cheeky (literally). The goal of this cover was for Lisa to share her vision of her world and how she views the song. With her strong screenwriting skills she was able to perfectly encompass her deep admiration for the country music scene. When discussing her film, she said, “I love music videos, but I wanted to do something a bit different so I manifested a short film.” Throughout the filming process, the on-set atmosphere never strayed from fun and exciting.
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Being inspired by a country band on the radio, Lisa visited Nashville for the first time in 2016.
She decided to give up her corporate job and sell her apartment in Sweden to pursue a career as a country artist full time and never looked back ever since. The journey took her to places like England and Argentina to perform at various open mic nights and festivals. All with the goal to be able to make her return to Music City.
During her time in Argentina she participated in two country music festivals. One was the biggest festival in South America called San Pedro Country Festival that brought in over 60,000 people. Lisa has since been aired on Country Music Radio in Argentina, Radio Disney, Cowboys EN FM, and Fenix FM. Lisa has also been interviewed on NBRN, the Fran McLeran Radio Show, and Keith Bradford in Nashville. In 2021, Lisa was discovered by a talent scout which led her to be invited on a global platform called Sessions. Here, she did live streams where people can participate to take part in different festivals online during COVID. During this time, she started to write scripts and direct her own music videos. That hard work and dedication paid off when Lisa recently won an award for Best Music Video at Reale Film Festival in Milan. The latest music video has just been released on her YouTube Channel and serves as a sort of tribute to her idol Dolly Parton.
Lisa takes part in ‘Women In Film and Television’ in Nashville where she collaborates with other women on their various projects with short films and music videos. Throughout the rest of 2024 and into 2025, Lisa will be dedicating her time toward setting up a country production show right here in Nashville. The goal of this project is to take people on a journey through time with a mix of country classics while also showcasing independent artists like herself.
Lisa is represented by Publicity Nation PR & Heart Songs Music Group. You can learn more about Lisa at her Website.
