Ola Brunkert was a Swedish drummer who was one of the main session drummers for the pop group ABBA.
10 Facts About Ola Brunkert
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Ola Brunkert then formed the jazz-rock combo Opus III with the guitarist Janne Schaffer and by 1970 had become one of the most sought after session drummers in Stockholm.
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Ola Brunkert was not among the four members of ABBA whose faces adorned the album covers, but was a key supporting musician for the group as it achieved stardom.
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Ola Brunkert played on the group's first single "People Need Love", their Eurovision hit "Waterloo", and consistently on a great many of their recordings throughout the 1970s.
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Ola Brunkert's last recording session with the group was in October 1981, recording their hit single "One of Us".
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Ola Brunkert appeared on stage with ABBA at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 and played with them on their concert tours of Europe and Australia in 1977, North America and Europe in 1979 and Japan in 1980.
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Ola Brunkert died after an accidental fall at the age of 61.
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Ola Brunkert was found with cuts on his neck, causing initial suspicion as to his death.
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Ola Brunkert had hit his head against a glass door in his dining room, shattering the glass and cutting himself in the neck.
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Ola Brunkert had managed to wrap a towel around his neck and leave the house to seek help, but collapsed in the garden.