ABBA drummer found dead after falling through glass door at Majorca home

The body was found in his garden at Arta, on the holiday island's north-east coast, at about 8pm last night by a friend and neighbour.

Officers from the Civil Guard are investigating. A spokeswoman at the paramilitary police force's headquaters in Madrid said today: "All the indications are that this was a tragic accident.

"A glass door in the kitchen of the house was shattered and it appears that this man fell through the door. He then managed to get out into the garden where he died."

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She added that Brunkert, 62, had been alone at the time and that there were no signs to indicate that there had been any intruders.

But she added: "The investigation is still continuing and the results of an autopsy will be required to confirm that the victim died as a result of the cut he received."

Ola Brunkert had been a jazz drummer and also a member of the blues band Slim's Blues Gang, before joining the pop group Science Poption in the mid-1960s. Then, through working with guitarist Janne Schaffer in the jazz-pop group Opus III later in the decade, he became a session musician from the 1970s onwards.

Ola's first known session with ABBA was also the group's first single, People Need Love.

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Blood and broken glass can be seen here in the scene where Ola Brunkert died

According to an internet profile Ola, together with bass player Rutger Gunnarsson, is probably the only musician to appear on all ABBA's albums.

He was one of the most frequently used Swedish sessions musicians during the 1970s and also toured with ABBA in 1977, 1979, and 1980.

He had lived in Majorca for many years.