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Ola Brunkert

1946 - 2008

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Ola Brunkert (15 September 1946 – 16 March 2008) was a Swedish drummer who was one of the main session drummers for the pop group ABBA. Brunkert and bassist Rutger Gunnarsson are the only two side musicians to appear on every ABBA album prior to Voyage (2021). Born in Örebro, Sweden, Brunkert began playing the drums in 1958 and cited jazz drummer Gene Krupa as a significant early influence. He played with Slim's Blues Gang, before joining the pop group Science Poption. He 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ola Brunkert is the 1,387th most popular musician (up from 1,596th in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 898th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ola Brunkert ranks 1,387 out of 3,175. Before him are Paquito D'Rivera, Moriz Rosenthal, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Christian Ferdinand Abel, George Jones, and Bobby Keys. After him are Paul Butterfield, Terry Melcher, John Myung, Jay Chou, Fats Navarro, and Bob Rock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ola Brunkert ranks 497. Before him are Juan José Millás, Marc Forné Molné, Ken Starr, Leonid Filatov, Anatoly Kvashnin, and Abdallah Lamrani. After him are Maureen Starkey Tigrett, Stanislav Karasi, Suze Randall, Jacques Sylla, Christina Maslach, and Jack Straw. Among people deceased in 2008, Ola Brunkert ranks 243. Before him are Xie Jin, David Gale, Heinz Wewers, Leonard Rosenman, Wu Xueqian, and Tom Lantos. After him are John Templeton, Eugenio Montejo, Kurt Furgler, William Gibson, Gábor Delneky, and Halszka Osmólska.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ola Brunkert ranks 750 out of 1,879. Before him are Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Victor Carlund (1906), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), and Anja Pärson (1981). After him are Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (1948), Christian Lundeberg (1842), Gösta Andersson (1917), Kurt Svensson (1927), Elis Wiklund (1909), and Jörgen Persson (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Ola Brunkert ranks 16. Before him are Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), Åse Kleveland (1949), Jan Johansson (1931), Tor Aulin (1866), and Anders Johansson (1962). After him are Karin Dreijer (1975), Jens Johansson (1963), Peter Tägtgren (1970), Quorthon (1966), Tim Sköld (1966), and Esbjörn Svensson (1964).

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