Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a.
Avicii, died this afternoon in Oman, according to
a statement from his rep. He was 28.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce
the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,”
the statement reads. “He was found dead in
Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time,
April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask
everyone to please respect their
need for privacy in this difficult time. No further
statements will be given.”
He had retired from live performing in 2016,
citing health reasons. He had suffered from
health problems for several years, including
acute pancreatitis, in part due to excessive
drinking. He had his gallbladder and appendix
removed in 2014.
He posted the following statement on his
website last year:
“WE ALL REACH A POINT IN OUR LIVES AND
CAREERS WHERE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT
MATTERS THE MOST TO US.
For me it’s creating music. That is what I live
for, what I feel I was born to do.
Last year I quit performing live, and many of
you thought that was it. But the end of live
never meant the end of Avicii or my music.
Instead, I went back to the place where it all
made sense – the studio.
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The next stage will be all about my love of
making music to you guys. It is the beginning of
something new.
Hope you´ll enjoy it as much as I do.”
Bergling was born in Stockholm on Sept. 8,
1989. He began DJing as a teenager and
released his first single in 2007. He released a
large number of singles and remixes in the
following years and rapidly built a reputation as
a live act. He broke through with his 2010 hit
“Seek Bromance,” which charted in several
European countries; he signed a publishing deal
with EMI the same year. He explained his
chosen DJ name as “the lowest level of
Buddhist hell,” chosen because his real name
was already being used by another Tim Bergling
on MySpace.
His 2011 single “Levels,” which was later
nominated for a Grammy Award, vaulted him
into the mainstream, charting in multiple
European coutnries and topping the chart in his
native Sweden. “Sunshine,” his 2012
collaboration with David Guetta, was nominated
for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording. In
September of that year, he became the first DJ
to headline New York’s prestigious Radio City
Music Hall; at those two shows, he previewed a
new song with Mike Posner called titled “Stay
with You.”
His proper debut album, “True,” was released on
September 2013, much of which was previewed
during his headlining set at the Ultra Music
Festival earlier that year. The albu featured
“Wake Me Up,” a collaboration with Aloe Blacc,
which topped the charts in multiple countries
across the world and was No. 1 for a record 14
weeks on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs
chart; it was also the U.K.’s fastest-selling
single of 2013. Other singers on the album
included Adam Lambert and Audra Mae.
However, as his popularity rose his health
declined. He was hospitalized in March 2014
and cancelled several tour appearances; not lon
after, he collaborated with Carlos Santana and
Wyclef on the official FIFA World Cut Anthem
“We Will Find a Way.” Also that year he
produced a song on Coldplay’s album “Ghost
Stories.” He released his second full-length,
“Stories,” in October 2015.
In March of 2016 he performed at Ultra Music
Festival, premiering new material, but 10 days
later announced that he was retiring from
performing. He made a final live appearance in
August in Ibiza. In December he parted ways
with longtime manager Ash Pournouri.
In August of 2017 he released a six-track EP
entitled “Avici,” and followed a month later with
a full-length documentary entitled “True Stories,”
which was largely about his retirement.
source: variety.com/2018/music/news/avicii-dead-at-28-1202772767/

Ahhhh! Avicii!! Heyyyy brother! Why na Chaiiiiii e pain me.

RIP to him +++

This guy made me fell in love with EDM, made me learn much as a producer, His songs are next to none..
The Days,
The Night,
Broken Arrows,
Wake me up,
Taste the feeling,
Trouble and a lot more.
R.I.P MAN

RIP Avicii.

We won't forget

Levels

Wake Me Up and

Hey Brother.

Weird day. Wenger resigned and Avicii my fav is dead.