Tim Bergling professionally known as Avicii was a Swedish DJ, songwriter as well as a record producer who rose to fame after his remarkable single “Levels” hit the market. He began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal when he was only 16 years old. His another huge hit “Wake Me Up” took him to another level which has now amassed over 1.4 billion views on YouTube. The song also climbed at No. 1 in many countries and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. He retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems, having suffered stress and poor mental health for several years. On 20th April 2018, he committed suicide in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on 8th June in his hometown of Stockholm. His posthumous third album titled Tim was released in 2019. He also earned Grammy Nomination twice for “Levels” and “Sunshine”.
For Avicii Collaborator, Finishing Posthumous Album 'Was Also A Grieving Process'
The music world mourned its sudden loss of the 28-year-old Swedish talent when Avicii died by suicide. For the electronic artist's friends tasked with seeing his posthumous album to the finish line, the creative process presented a particular challenge. Carl Falk, Avicii's close friend and collaborator says he was paralyzed with grief he associated with manipulating his friend's music. "It was almost impossible to go to the studio for the first couple of weeks," he says. "I would open a song and I would play the song and all of a sudden, you're like, 'Oh, this piano was recorded on this keyboard in Tim's house and his vocals, I remember there were so many memories that came up." Before his death, Avicii had been working on songs for a new album and left the tracks nearly complete. So his family turned to a group of Avicii's longtime creative partners to see it through. Avicii's posthumous third album, Tim, titled after his real name, Tim Bergling, was released last week.
When did Avicii die?
On 20th April (Friday) Avicii left this world at the age 28.
What was the cause of death of Avicii?
His cause of death was Suicide.
What was the real name of Avicii?
The real name of Avicii was Tim Bergling.
Where was Avicii originally from?
On 8th September 1989, Avicii was born in Stockholm, Sweden He was the son of Klas Bergling and actress Anki Liden. His nationality was Swedish and his ethnicity was mixed of Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. He also had three siblings Anton Kronberg, David Bergling, Linda Sterner. His religion is Christian and his horoscope sign is Virgo. About his education, there is not any information regarding his educational background. His other early life information will be added soon.
What is the worth of Avicii?
The famous DJ and record producer, Avicii had earned a huge amount of money from his singing career. He had a net worth of $50 million at the time of his death. His salary is still unknown. His luxurious mansion was sold for $17.5 million.
How tall was Avicii?
Avicii was a very handsome singer and he had an athletic body build. He stands at a height of 5 ft 10 inches and his balanced weight was 72 kg. He had blonde hair and a gorgeous pair of green eyes.
Who was Avicii dating?
Avicii was an unmarried man. But he dated a couple of girls in his life. In 2011, he started dating Emily Goldberg. They continued their relationship for almost two years and separated in 2013. After breaking up with Emily, he started going out with a Canadian model named Raquel Bettencourt. Additionally, they even spotted several times in the public and media. Just after a year after dating each other, they split up in the year 2014. He was assumed to be single at the time of his death.
What makes Avicii famous?
- Avicii began his music career by signing on with the Dejfitts Plays label.
- He was a member of the Laidback Luke Forums.
- He was a prolific producer and was releasing music incredibly quickly from the year 2009 to 2010.
- He released a couple of singles including “Sound of Now”, “Muja”, “Ryu” and “Even”.
- In the year 2010, he launched his popular song “Seek Bromance” which climbed at the top 20 in several countries such as Belgium, France, United Kingdom, and few more.
- He has been the major figure for the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) where he took the music to another level.
- He came into the spotlight after his solo “Levels” charted at No. 1 in his native Sweden and on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
- He also collaborated with some big names including David Guetta collab “Sunshine” which also gained him a Grammy nomination.
- In the year 2013, he came up with his debut studio album, True.
- On the album, his massive hit single “Wake Me Up” feat Aloe Blacc was also included.
- “Wake Me Up” has amassed over 1.4 billion views on YouTube.
- This song also climbed at No. 1 in many countries and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- His notable collab also includes Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars” as well as Madonna’s last album.
- In 2017, he also launched a documentary named Avicii: True Stories.
- He released "Ghost", a collaboration with Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Adams-Ray on 10th February 2018.
- In April 2019, it was announced that the album Tim, which Avicii was working on before his death, would be released on 6th June 2019, with the first single, "SOS", released on 10 April.
- In April, it was announced an official biography of Avicii, written by Mans Mosesson, would be released in the year 2020.
- A second single from the album, titled "Tough Love", was released on 9th May 2019.
- The music video for "Tough Love" was released on YouTube 14 May 2019.
