Mats Olausson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mats Olausson

Swedish musician

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1961

Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 19-Feb-2015

Profession: musician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mats Johan Olausson (17 April 1961 – 18 February 2015) was a Swedish keyboard player known from bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, John Norum, and many others.
Recently he lived in Thailand where he was active as a musician, composer and producer.
Olausson played Korg Trinity Pro Tri PBS and Yamaha SY-99, SY-77, CS-80.
In the studio he also used a grand piano, Hammond B-3 or C-3.
He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden.On 19 February 2015, Olausson's body was found in a hotel in Thailand, having died at least 24 hours earlier.
He was 54.