![]() ![]() ![]() The very worst happened when things were apparently looking up. After having his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014, he canceled a series of shows in an attempt to recover. T im Bergling the Swedish DJ and producer known as Avicii killed himself in Muscat, Oman, in April 2018 at the age of 28. In the past, Avicii had suffered from very public health problems, including acute pancreatitis, which was in part due to his excessive drinking. He released two studio albums - 2013’s “True” and 2015’s “Stories” - before announcing in 2016 that he would be retiring from touring. No further statements will be given.”Īvicii was perhaps best known for his hit singles “Levels”, released in 2011, and “Wake Me Up” with Aloe Blacc, which was released in 2013. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. According to a statement from his publicist Diana Baron: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii. In 2016, a year after the release of his second album, Tim Bergling announced that he would be retiring from touring due to physical and mental health concerns and because he wanted to have more time for “the life of a real person behind the artist.” During his retirement, the film Avicii: True Stories was released, a deeply personal documentary that captured the “real person” of Tim Bergling particularly in the lead-up to his final performance.Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, passed away in Muscat, Oman at the age of 28-years-old. The album’s lead single “ Wake Me Up” - which provides the soundtrack for the Google Doodle video - spent a record-setting 14 weeks as the number one track on Billboard‘s list of top Dance/Electronic Songs. ![]() In 2013, Tim Bergling released his first full-length album, True, which saw his style evolve from his previous “deep house” sound to incorporate elements of other genres like bluegrass, country, and more. This rapid success even extended into the United States, with Avicii being the first DJ to headline the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, in 2012. After a brief period of producing under the name “Tim/Berg,” he settled on the name “Avicii,” which Bergling himself once explained as “the lowest level of Buddhist hell.”īergling’s career steadily grew over the years until 2011 when he released the song “ Levels,” which skyrocketed his music - and soon electronic music as a genre - into the mainstream. Avicii passion for music start wen im dey small, in. Not long after producing some of his first tracks at 16, he was signed to his first record label, Dejfitts Plays. On a purely sonic level, TIM is an easy listen to a fault, but taking in this final artistic statement is more difficult when focusing on the lyrics. Who be Tim Bergling Dem born Tim Bergling, for di Swedish capital of Stockholm for 1989, na popular DJ wey dey use di stage name ‘Avicii’. Tim Bergling was born on September 8, 1989, in Stockholm, Sweden, and by the age of 8 he was mixing tracks in his room. ![]() The latest “ Doodle” to grace the homepage is dedicated to Tim Bergling, the Swedish musician better known as Avicii, for what would’ve been his 32nd birthday. ![]()
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