MUSICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ola Brunkert has received more than 147,701 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ola Brunkert is the 1,597th most popular musician, the 898th most popular biography from Sweden and the 27th most popular Swedish Musician.

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  • 150k

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  • 53.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ola Brunkert ranks 1,597 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Bonynge, Barry McGuire, Michael Anthony, D. J. Fontana, Neal Schon, and Alice Tegnér. After him are Thomas Ravenscroft, Lyle Mays, Hank Snow, Derek Sherinian, Biréli Lagrène, and Johnny Dodds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ola Brunkert ranks 572. Before him are Dimitrij Rupel, Julie Garwood, Jeff Sessions, Giorgos Koudas, Héctor Veira, and Jan Werner. After him are Vladimir Gostyukhin, Christina Maslach, Michael Mullen, Thelma Houston, Bruce Buck, and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew. Among people deceased in 2008, Ola Brunkert ranks 275. Before him are Paulos Faraj Rahho, Roberto Sosa, Judah Folkman, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Neal Hefti, and Mira Alečković. After him are Gabriel París Gordillo, Algis Budrys, Eugenio Montejo, Jimmy Giuffre, Gennadi Volnov, and Rudolf Illovszky.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ola Brunkert ranks 898 out of 1,879. Before him are Rune Carlsson (1909), William Petersson (1895), Henry Källgren (1931), John Eke (1886), Johan Edman (1875), and Alice Tegnér (1864). After him are Britt Strandberg (1934), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Göran Malmqvist (1924), Arne Sucksdorff (1917), Lukas Moodysson (1969), and Andreas Cervin (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Ola Brunkert ranks 27. Before him are Quorthon (1966), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Tim Sköld (1966), John Levén (1963), Anders Johansson (1962), and Alice Tegnér (1864). After him are Stefan Olsdal (1974), Eric Prydz (1976), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Östen Warnerbring (1934), Jonas Berggren (1967), and Michael Amott (1969).

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