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For the Buddhist mythological place, see Avīci.

Avicii

Avicii wearing a red flannel shirt over a grey t-shirt. He wears a black baseball cap, facing backwards. It

bears the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks logo.

Avicii in September 2014

Born Tim Bergling

8 September 1989

Stockholm, Sweden[1]

Died 20 April 2018 (aged 28)

Muscat, Oman

Cause of death Suicide by exsanguination

Resting place Hedvig Eleonora graveyard, Stockholm, Sweden[2]

Nationality Swedish

Other names

Tim Berg

Occupation

DJmusicianremixerrecord producersongwriter

Years active 2006–2018

Parent(s)

Klas Bergling (father)

Anki Lidén (mother)

Relatives

Anton Körberg (half-brother)

Birger Bergling (grandfather)

Musical career

Genres

EDMprogressive houseelectro house

Instruments

Guitarpianokeyboardssynthesizers

Labels

Geffen[3]Island Def Jam

Associated acts

Aloe BlaccAudra MaeColdplayConrad SewellDan TyminskiDavid GuettaMartin GarrixNicky RomeroNile

RodgersNoonie BaoOtto KnowsRita OraRobbie WilliamsSandro CavazzaVargas and LagolaWyclef

JeanTiëstoZac Brown Band

Website avicii.com

Signature

Avicii's signature.svg

Tim Bergling (Swedish: [¹tɪmː ²bærjlɪŋ] (About this soundlisten); 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known

professionally as Avicii (/əˈviːtʃi/ ə-VEE-chee, Swedish: [a¹vɪtːɕɪ]), was a Swedish DJ, electronic musician,

and songwriter who specialized in audio programming, remixing and record producing.[4]

At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first

record deal.[5] He rose to prominence in 2011 with his single "Levels". His debut studio album, True (2013),
blended electronic music with elements of multiple genres and received generally positive reviews. It

peaked in the top ten in more than fifteen countries and topped international dance charts;[6][7][8][9] the

lead single, "Wake Me Up", topped most music markets in Europe and reached number four in the United

States.

In 2015, Bergling released his second studio album, Stories, and in 2017 he released an EP, Avīci (01).[10]

His catalog also included the singles "I Could Be the One" with Nicky Romero, "You Make Me", "X You",

"Hey Brother", "Addicted to You", "The Days", "The Nights", "Waiting for Love", "Without You" and "Lonely

Together". Bergling was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on "Sunshine" with David Guetta in

2012[11] and "Levels" in 2013. Several music publications credit Bergling as among the DJs who ushered

electronic music into Top 40 radio in the early 2010s.[12][13]

Bergling retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems, having suffered stress and poor mental health

for several years.[14] On 20 April 2018, Bergling died by suicide in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on 8 June

in his hometown of Stockholm. His posthumous third album titled Tim was released in 2019.[15]

Contents

1 Life and career

1.1 1989–2010: Childhood

1.2 2011–2013: "Levels"

1.3 2013–2014: True

1.4 2014–2015: Stories

1.5 2016: Retirement from touring

1.6 2017–2018: Avīci (01) and Avicii: True Stories

1.7 2019: Tim

2 Artistry

2.1 Influences

2.2 Musical style

3 Philanthropy

4 Personal life

5 Death

5.1 Tributes

5.1.1 From fellow musicians

5.1.2 Other tributes

6 Legacy

6.1 Mental health awareness

6.2 Music innovation

7 Filmography

8 Discography

9 Concert tours

10 Awards and nominations

11 In popular culture

12 See also

13 References

14 External links

Life and career

1989–2010: Childhood
Avicii's logo he used throughout his career.

Tim Bergling was born on 8 September 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden, to Klas Bergling and actress Anki

Lidén.[1] Tim started mixing in his bedroom at the age of 8.[16] He has three siblings, David Bergling, Linda

Sterner and Anton Körberg. Inspired by his brother, who was also a DJ, he began making music at the age

of 16.[17] In May 2007, Bergling signed on with the Dejfitts Plays label.[1]

Bergling was a member of the Laidback Luke Forums, where he refined his craft and, at times,

demonstrated his distinct deep house style.[18] By 2009 to 2010, Bergling was a prolific producer and was

releasing music incredibly quickly. His remixes during this period were "Sound of Now", "Muja", "Ryu" and

"Even". Bergling explained that the name Avicii means "the lowest level of Buddhist hell" (see Avīci) and he

chose the moniker because his real name was already used upon creating his Myspace page.[19][20] Then,

in 2010, Bergling released the hit song "Seek Bromance", which reached the top 20 in several countries,

including Belgium,[21] France,[22] the Netherlands,[23] United Kingdom,[24] and Sweden.[25] He also

remixed Nadia Ali's classic single "Rapture" for her album Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition. In October

2010, Bergling signed with the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing.[26]

2011–2013: "Levels"

Avicii at the Inox Festival in September 2011

In 2011, Bergling released "Levels", which launched him into the mainstream. "Levels" reached the top ten

in Austria,[27] Belgium,[28] Bosnia, Croatia, Denmark,[29] Finland,[30] Germany,[31] Greece, Ireland,[32]

Italy,[33] the Netherlands,[34] Slovenia and the United Kingdom,[35] whilst topping the charts in Hungary,

[36] Norway[37] and Sweden.[38]

In 2012, his collaboration track "Sunshine" with David Guetta was nominated for a Grammy award under

the category for Best Dance Recording.[11] His track "Fade into Darkness" was sampled by Leona Lewis on

her single "Collide". The sampling was not accredited and led to controversy as Bergling attempted to

block the single's release. The matter was resolved out of court with representatives stating "that Leona

Lewis and Avicii will work together on the forthcoming single of Collide".[39]

On 23 March 2012, Bergling's unsigned single "Last Dance" was previewed on Pete Tong's show on BBC

Radio 1.[40] The song was later released on 27 August 2012. At Ultra Music Festival 2012 in Miami, he

premiered two tracks, "Girl Gone Wild" (Avicii's UMF Remix) with Madonna[41] and "Superlove" with Lenny

Kravitz.[42] Bergling's UMF Remix of "Girl Gone Wild" was released on 20 April 2012, and "Superlove" with

Kravitz was released on 29 May 2012. After reaching two million followers on Facebook, Bergling released a

new song titled "Two Million". It was put out as a free download on his official SoundCloud page. On 27

April 2012, Bergling released "Silhouettes". The song featured vocals from Salem Al Fakir and peaked at

number 5 on the UK Dance charts[43] and number 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.[44]

Bergling was a featured performer on 4 August 2012 at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park.[45]

On 12 August 2012, he released "Dancing in My Head" (Avicii's 'Been Cursed' Mix) on Beatport.[46] The

track features vocals from Eric Turner. A radio edit of the track, titled "Dancing in My Head" (Tom Hangs

Mix) was released on 14 August 2012 on iTunes, and a remix EP was later released on 30 October 2012

featuring remixes from Charlie Bernardo and Michael Woods. On 26 September 2012, Bergling made history

as the first DJ to headline the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[47] He performed two

sold-out shows on 26 and 27 September. He was supported by Matt Goldman and Cazzette at the two

shows. At his Radio City Music Hall shows, he played a preview of his new track with Mike Posner titled

"Stay with You".[48]

Avicii performing in London in September 2011

On 29 December 2012, Bergling premiered many new songs at Lights All Night, Dallas Convention Center,

some of which made it on to his first album, True. These unreleased songs included "I'll Be Gone" and "Let

It Go".[49] The instrumental of "Let It Go" was mixed with the a capella of "Addicted to You" to become

"Addicted to You (Avicii by Avicii)".

On the same day, Bergling released "I Could Be the One" with Nicky Romero.[50] After first being debuted

at his shows almost a year earlier, the track finally got released via Bergling's record label LE7ELS. The

new vocal version was released along with an instrumental version, a radio edit, and remixes from Audrio

and Didrick. On 9 January 2013, Bergling launched the Avicii X You project, a partnership with Ericsson[51]

designed to create the world's first "crowdsourced" hit song. The project enabled fans to send in basslines,

effects, melodies, rhythms and vocals to Bergling as sound files over the Internet.[52] The song features

sequences from Kian Sang (melody), Naxsy (bassline), Martin Kupilas (beat), Ваня Хакси (break), Jonathan

Madray, Mateusz Kolata, and Christian Westphalen (effects). Bergling acted as executive producer and

created the finished song officially titled X You, which was released on 26 February 2013. On 30 January

2013, Bergling released "Three Million" featuring Negin to celebrate three million fans on his Facebook

page.[53]

Bergling was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with "Levels" at the 2013 Grammy

Awards.[54] He was nominated alongside Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo, Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia and John

Martin, and Al Walser. The award show took place on 10 February 2013. From late February to early March

2013, Bergling toured Australia as one of the headline acts in the Future Music Festival alongside The

Prodigy and The Stone Roses.[55] In late February 2013, Bergling made his first South American tour, with

concerts in Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Chile.[56]

2013–2014: True

Main article: True (Avicii album)

Avicii's logo for his album True

In March 2013, Bergling announced and premiered many new tracks from his new album True, which would

later be set to be released in September, during his Main Stage set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. The new

tracks were experimental in nature. For example, Bergling brought out a stomping band to play through the

new bluegrass-tinged song "Wake Me Up".[57] Many of these new songs received mixed critical reviews

after the concert.[58]

On 11 April 2013, Bergling released his new album promo mix on SoundCloud. It contained some songs

from True and some of his non-album singles.[59] It also contained some of his ID's such as "Black and

Blue" and "Enough is Enough (Don't Give Up On Us)".

The EBU and SVT announced on 15 April that Bergling, along with ex-ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and

Benny Andersson, had composed the anthem for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The song was

performed for the first time in the Final on 18 May.[60]

On 14 June 2013, the world premiere of Bergling's new single, "Wake Me Up", was previewed by Pete Tong

on BBC Radio 1, featuring vocals from Aloe Blacc.[61] The song was later released on iTunes and radio on

25 June 2013. It is the first single from Bergling's album True, which was released on 16 September 2013.

"Wake Me Up" was number 1 on the Spotify Global Chart and Bergling was at 2 in most streamed artist

worldwide.[62] "Wake Me Up" later went on to set a then record of 14 weeks as the number one hit on

Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs list.[63] The Official Charts Company announced on 21 July that "Wake

Me Up" had become the UK's fastest selling single of 2013 after overtaking Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines",

having sold 267,000 copies in its first week on sale in the UK.[64] "Wake Me Up" subsequently became a

major hit, topping the charts in over 20 countries including Australia,[65] Germany,[66] Ireland,[67] Italy,

Sweden,[68] the Netherlands,[69] and New Zealand.[70]

On 19 October 2013, the DJ Mag 2013 Top 100 DJs List was announced, with Bergling ranking number 3 on

the list. Hardwell became the new World No.1 displacing Armin Van Buuren.[71] On 28 October 2013,

Bergling released the single "Hey Brother" with vocals by Dan Tyminski. On 10 November, Bergling won his

first award "Best Electronic" at the MTV EMA's.[72] On 24 November 2013 he won the American Music

Award for favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist.[73]

In December 2013, Bergling released his fourth single off the album, "Addicted to You", which reached

number 5 in Australia,[74] with vocals from Audra Mae, who also sings on "Shame on Me" and "Long Road

to Hell", both tracks on the album.[75] Bergling also released the single "Lay Me Down", featuring vocals

from Adam Lambert and guitar from Nile Rodgers.[76] On 29 December 2013, Bergling debuted his new

track "Dreaming of Me", featuring vocals from Audra Mae, via episode 19 of his LE7ELS podcast.[77] It is

unknown whether it will be released in the future.

On 8 March 2014, Bergling's Instagram account confirmed a collaboration with Madonna. The extent of the

collaboration is unknown.[78] On 21 March 2014, Bergling released a remixed edition of his album True

titled True: Avicii By Avicii containing remixes by himself of all the tracks, excluding "Heart Upon My

Sleeve" for unknown reasons. The promotion of this album was supposed to begin at the 2014 Ultra Music

Festival, but Bergling announced he had been hospitalised on 28 March, and was unable to play his closing

set at the festival.[79] On 28 March 2014, FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment announced that Bergling

would be collaborating with Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean and Alexandre Pires for the official FIFA World

Cup Anthem titled "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)". The anthem was performed at the FIFA World Cup

closing ceremony on 13 July 2014.[80]

In July 2014, Bergling released his single "Lay Me Down".[81] He also produced and collaborated with Chris

Martin from Coldplay, co-writing and co-producing the track "A Sky Full of Stars" from the band's sixth

studio album Ghost Stories, released on 19 May 2014. He also played and recorded the piano parts on the

track. "A Sky Full of Stars" was released on 3 May as the second single from Ghost Stories.[82] "Lovers on
the Sun", a track Bergling co-produced with David Guetta, was released on 30 June 2014.[83] Bergling also

worked with Wyclef Jean on a single titled "Divine Sorrow" for the Haitian singer's upcoming album

Clefication.[84]

2014–2015: Stories

Main article: Stories (Avicii album)

Avicii's logo for his album Stories

In July 2014, Bergling told Rolling Stone that he had worked on 70 songs for his next album Stories, which

would include collaborations with Jon Bon Jovi, Serj Tankian of System of a Down, Chris Martin, Wyclef

Jean and Matisyahu.[85] Describing the album, Bergling said: "It's going to be a lot more song-

oriented."[86]

During his tour for True, he also performed his upcoming single "No Pleasing a Woman" with vocals from

Billie Joe Armstrong of the American rock band Green Day. It has a similar instrumental to "Wake Me Up"

albeit different chord progressions, along with "No Pleasing a Woman". Bergling also performed other

upcoming songs like "In Love with Your Ghost" with Daniel "Danne" Adams-Ray, "Love to Fall" with Tom

Odell and "Million Miles" with LP, which is the demo version of "Trouble", a song from Stories with vocals

from Wayne Hector.[87]

"Lose Myself", a collaboration between Bergling and Chinese singer Wang Leehom, was released on 1

September 2014. On 8 September 2014, his 25th birthday, Bergling decided to cancel all of his remaining

performances of 2014 due to health concerns.[88] The following day, he announced through Denim &

Supply that he would release his new single "The Days" later in 2014; a video was also featured with a

preview of the track.[89] "The Days" is a collaboration between Bergling and Robbie Williams, and was

released on 3 October 2014 via PRMD. On 16 September 2014, it was announced through EA Sports that
Bergling was debuting a new track called "The Nights" exclusively on FIFA 15.[90] On 17 November 2014, it

was officially announced that the track is to be released as a part of an EP together with "The Days".[91] On

17 November 2014, Wyclef Jean released a track titled "Divine Sorrow" featuring Avicii.[92]

Avicii performing at Ushuaïa Nightclub in August 2014

On 2 March 2015, Bergling performed live at Australia's Future Music Festival his upcoming single

"Heaven", a collaboration with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin on vocals. The vocals were later resung by

singer Simon Aldred from Cherry Ghost; Chris Martin will receive writing credits on "Heaven".[93] However,

the version with Chris Martin on vocals was finalized in 2018/2019 after Bergling's death and will be

officially released on the posthumous third album "Tim".[94] A lot of songs were leaked into the internet via

Bergling's UMF set 2015.[95] These songs include "Heaven", "Waiting For Love," and some of his ID's "For

A Better Day", "City Lights", "Can't Catch Me", "True Believer", "What Would I Change It To", "Can't Love

You Again" (previously leaked on the internet under the name "Don't Call") and "Attack".[95][96]

On 25 April 2015, Bergling announced on episode 35 of his LE7ELS podcast that he would be playing some

of his unreleased songs on his show. He also previewed his bootleg of Kings of Tomorrow's song "Finally"

and one of his old songs that he did with ASH, titled "Papa Was a Rolling Stone".[97]

On 6 May 2015, Bergling released his rework of Nina Simone's version of "Feeling Good",[98] composed in

1964 by the English songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. On 8 May 2015, Bergling previewed

his song "I'll Be Gone" via episode 422 of Tiësto's Club Life Podcast[99] which has a very similar

instrumental to Liar Liar (Avicii by Avicii) albeit different vocals and chord progressions. It was leaked into

the internet between 2013–2014 via the name "Stars" and is yet to be released. It also shares a similar drop

to one of Bergling's ID's "Black and Blue".[100] On 22 May 2015, Bergling premiered another single from

Stories, "Waiting for Love". The track was co-produced by fellow DJ and producer Martin Garrix, and

featured vocals from Simon Aldred of Cherry Ghost.[101] On 25 May 2015, Bergling previewed three old
tracks on episode 36 of his LE7ELS podcast: "Tracks of My Tears", "Sorry Mr. Atari" and "Time to Get lll",

[102] all of which are songs that Bergling had made years ago. "Tracks of My Tears" is the original version

of Bergling's "All You Need is Love". On 27 May 2015, it was confirmed by a Swedish newspaper through an

interview with Bergling that his sophomore album Stories would be released in late 2015.[103]

On 3 July 2015, Bergling previewed two tracks from his album Stories on episode 37 of his LE7ELS

podcast: "Broken Arrows" featuring Zac Brown Band and "Can’t Catch Me" featuring Wyclef Jean and

Matisyahu.[104] He also played a full version of his track "Heaven" and said that he was doing another

track with Chris Martin on vocals called "True Believer". Later, Bergling said that he is also singing on that

track.[93] On 18 July 2015, it was announced by Bergling that he had finally finished production on Stories

after 2 years of work.[105]

A couple of weeks later, on 4 August 2015, it was announced that the final singles before the release of

Stories would be "For a Better Day" featuring American singer Alex Ebert and "Pure Grinding" featuring

vocals from Kristoffer Fogelmark and Earl St. Clair. On 27 August, Bergling released a teaser video on

Instagram with the song "Pure Grinding" playing. The tracks "For a Better Day" and "Pure Grinding" were

released the following day through Spotify and iTunes.[106] On 26 September, Bergling announced "Stories

– Megamix" on Spotify.[107] Stories was released on 2 October 2015 alongside 3 promotional singles:

"Broken Arrows" with Zac Brown, "Ten More Days" with Zak Abel and "Gonna Love Ya" with Sandro

Cavazza.[108]

2016: Retirement from touring

On 15 January 2016, Bergling released his remix of Morten's "Beautiful Heartbeat".[109] Coca-Cola had

partnered with Bergling for a global campaign anthem "Taste the Feeling" featuring Conrad Sewell.[110]

The song was released on 19 January. On 25 January, Bergling teamed up again with Coldplay to co-

produce the band's single "Hymn for the Weekend", which was released as the second single from their
album A Head Full of Dreams.[111] In 2016, according to a report by Inc. magazine, Avicii was the 6th

fastest-growing company in Europe, with a revenue of €7.7 million in 2014.[112][113][114]

On 19 March 2016, Bergling performed live at Ultra Music Festival and premiered new IDs such as "Without

You (feat. Sandro Cavazza)", "We Burn (Faster Than Light)", and a collaboration with Australian pop star

Sia (which he first played in Dubai).[115] On 29 March, Bergling announced on Facebook that he would be

retiring from performing live and touring in 2016.[116] On 7 April 2016, Bergling announced that he was

working on a third studio album.[117] On 3 June 2016, Bergling released his collaboration with Otto Knows

titled "Back Where I Belong". It's the second collaboration with the two producers after "Itrack", back in

2011.[118]

On 15 July 2016, Bergling released a remix of his own song, "Feeling Good". The remix was titled "Feeling

Good (Avicii by Avicii)".[119] This track was only released on Bergling's official YouTube channel. On 1

August, it appears to have been pulled with the YouTube video being made private. On 28 August 2016,

Bergling performed his final live performance in Ibiza, before retiring from touring citing health concerns.

His initial announcement was made on his website in April.[120] On 23 April 2018, three days after his

death, it was revealed by Tiësto that Swedish House Mafia's Ultra Music reunion inspired Avicii to take up

DJing again which saw him through his final weeks until his death on 20 April.[121]

On 22 December 2016, a representative of Avicii Music AB had announced that Bergling had parted ways

with long-time manager Ash Pournouri and At Night Management along with Ash's record label PRMD. The

representative also announced that Bergling had signed on to Universal Music Sweden and was expected

to release his third studio album in 2017.[122]

2017–2018: Avīci (01) and Avicii: True Stories

Main articles: Avīci (01) and Avicii: True Stories

In June 2017, British singer Rita Ora debuted a semi-acoustic version of "Lonely Together" at a private

event at Annabel's in London.[123] "Lonely Together" was later the second single from Avīci (01). From 13

July to 2 August, Bergling shared one-minute snippets on Instagram, captioned "New music coming very

very (very) soon!", with track titles as hashtags.[124][125] Bergling uploaded teasers of each track from the

EP online upon release.[126][127][128]

On 10 August 2017, Bergling released the six-track EP Avīci (01).[10] Bergling said of the release: "I'm really

excited to be back with music once again. It has been a long time since I released anything and a long time

since I was this excited over new music! My focus on this first EP of the album was to get a mix of new and

old songs: some that fans have been asking about and waiting for mixed with brand new songs that they

haven't heard before!"[10]

In an interview with Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, Bergling stated that the EP is one of three parts of his third

studio album.[129] On 11 September 2017, Bergling announced a documentary directed by his close and

long time collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, entitled Avicii: True Stories. The documentary chronicles the

artist's retirement from touring and features interviews from his colleagues David Guetta, Tiësto, Wyclef

Jean, Nile Rodgers and Chris Martin of Coldplay.[130]

On 10 February 2018, Bergling released "Ghost", a collaboration with Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel

Adams-Ray, who was credited as HUMAN. The song, which was leaked on the internet in 2014/2015 under

the title "(I'm Still) In Love With Your Ghost", marks the second collaboration with the 2 Swedes following

"Somewhere In Stockholm" from Bergling's album "Stories".[131]

Following Bergling's death, news outlets reported that at the time of his death, he had over 200 unreleased

songs, some finished and others still in development.[132] It was further stated that he had produced some

of the best songs in his career before his passing.[133] In August 2018, producer Carl Falk, who co-

produced some of the songs on Bergling's Stories album in 2015 and Avici (01) in 2017, stated that he's
putting the finishing touches on the Chris Martin collaboration "Heaven" (originally written during the

Stories sessions) and that it might be posthumously released in a few months along with the third album.

[134][135]

2019: Tim

Main article: Tim (Avicii album)

In April 2019, it was announced that the album Tim, which Avicii was working on before his death, would be

released on 6 June 2019, with the first single, "SOS", released on 10 April.[136] All proceeds from the sale

of the album go towards the Tim Bergling Foundation.[15] Also in April, it was announced an official

biography of Avicii, written by Måns Mosesson, would be released in 2020, the proceeds also going to the

Tim Bergling Foundation.[137]

A second single from the album, titled "Tough Love", was released on 9 May 2019.[138] The music video for

"Tough Love" was released on YouTube 14 May 2019.[139]

"Heaven" which was released on 6 June 2019 was the last single to be released from the album. The track

was co-written by Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin. Chris spoke about the collaboration on his socials

citing that he co wrote the song with Avicii back in 2014 which Tim completed in 2016. The music video,

called a "tribute video", which used old clips of Avicii, was released on 24 June 2019.[140] On 28 June,

Billboard cited "Heaven" as one of the best dance songs of the first half of 2019.[141]

On 8 September, on what would have been Avicii's 30th birthday, some unreleased songs, never meant to

be heard by the public, were leaked on the internet. 2 of which features demo vocals from Tim himself,

"Promises of Tears" and an early version of "No Pleasing A Woman". The latter was also sung by Green

Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.[142]

Artistry

Influences

Daft Punk (left) and Swedish House Mafia (right) were both influences on Avicii's music

Bergling's influences included Daft Punk, Swedish House Mafia, and Eric Prydz.[143] He described his

introduction to electronic music as "listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music

was".[144]

Musical style

Bergling's early work was deep house and progressive house, usually based on a four-chord structure,

sub-bass and a simple synth melody.[5] His debut studio album True featured a blending of music genres,

including folktronica.[145] While making the album, Bergling wanted to fuse the electronic music genre with

soul, funk, blues, folk and country, as he felt that EDM had become too focused on "dirty drops".[146] Its

first single, "Wake Me Up", is a folk music crossover, which, as noted by The Observer writer, "tapped into

the market potential of mixing EDM and country, a template many artists have since recreated".[147] A

Variety editor commented that Bergling's "distinct sound" was comprised by "soaring synths and keening

melodies".[145] Musicians such as Kygo, Skrillex, Diplo, Martin Garrix and Cheat Codes have cited him as a

source of inspiration.[148]

Philanthropy

After achieving widespread commercial success, Bergling began working with his manager and executive

producer Ash Pournouri to start House for Hunger in 2011,[149] a charity dedicated to alleviating global

hunger. The pair wanted to showcase the giving spirit fostered by the house music community. Bergling

explained, "You have to give something back. I am so fortunate to be in the position where I can actually do

that. I feel lucky every day when I wake up and am able to do what I love and make a living." In addition to
donating $1 million to Feeding America, a charity founded by John van Hengel, House for Hunger has

helped fund the efforts of The Feed Foundation, started by Laura Bush,[150] allowing it to distribute over 2

million school meals throughout Africa.[151] He also supported campaigns against human trafficking and

gang violence when he directed the videos for his tracks "For a Better Day" and "Pure Grinding".[152]

Personal life

In January 2012, Bergling was hospitalized for 11 days in New York City with acute pancreatitis caused by

excessive alcohol use.[153] In 2014, Bergling underwent surgery and had both his appendix and

gallbladder removed. In 2016, Bergling's health deteriorated, and he retired from performing live.[154][155]

In the 2017 documentary Avicii: True Stories, directed by his close and longtime collaborator Levan

Tsikurishvili, Bergling spoke about his physical and mental health struggles. The documentary depicts the

pressure from his management to continue performing live in spite of his objections.[156]

High pressure from management and fans to continue touring and maintaining his public persona were

cited as key reasons for his suicide, according to GQ. In a statement from the article, "Bergling feared

upsetting fans. He was sensitive to the 'flood of hate mail' after cancelled gigs."

His manager, Ash Pournouri, admitted that he knew of Bergling's health problems but refused to label them

mental health problems. Furthermore, his management team only became aware of his painkiller addiction

in November 2014. They staged two interventions for him, neither of which were successful. Pournouri

rescheduled many shows in order for Bergling to recover in Stockholm. Having discovered his client's

alcohol issues earlier, Pournouri set out to forbid his promoters from offering him alcohol, clearing out his

minibar and focusing on his recovery. Problems worsened, however, when there were no crew to "keep

tabs" on Bergling during his recuperation.[157]

Against his client's wishes, Pournouri claimed to have cancelled two more world tours, which would have

added up to approximately US$2.9 million in profits.[157]

Death

The Skogskyrkogården cemetery where the funeral service for Avicii was held.

Bergling died on 20 April 2018 near Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. No cause of death was immediately

given.[48][158][159] On 21 April, the Omani police stated that there was "no criminal suspicion" or evidence

of foul play in Bergling's death.[160] On 26 April, his family released an open letter stating:[14][161]

Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions. An

over-achieving perfectionist who travelled and worked hard at a pace that led to extreme stress. When he

stopped touring, he wanted to find a balance in life to be able to be happy and to do what he loved most –

music. He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could now not go on any

longer. He wanted to find peace. Tim was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a

sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight. Tim, you will forever be loved and sadly

missed. The person you were and your music will keep your memory alive. We love you, The Family

On 1 May, TMZ reported that the cause of death was a suicide due to self-inflicted injuries with a broken

wine bottle,[162][163] with Bergling eventually dying of blood loss.[164] On 22 May, Bergling's family

announced plans for a private funeral with "the people who were closest to him".[165] A funeral service was

held on 8 June at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.[166] He was buried at Hedvig Eleonora

Church in June 2018.[167][168]

Tributes

From fellow musicians

On 20 May, American DJ duo, The Chainsmokers, and American singer-songwriter, Halsey, paid tribute to

Bergling at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards before presenting the winner of the Top Hot 100 Song.[169]
The Chainsmokers’ Drew Taggart said, "His passing was a great loss for the music world and for us. He

was an artist who inspired so many in so many ways, and simply put, he meant so much to us and

everyone in the EDM community." Halsey then delivered an emotional discussion about mental health and

emphasized the need for people to love and support each other.[170]

On 27 May, at BBC's Biggest Weekend, Rita Ora, Bergling's most recent collaborator, paid tribute to the late

DJ, describing him as "a really good friend" who "changed [her] life".[171][172] A similar tribute was also

paid by Ora during King's Day and Capital's Summertime Ball.[173]

On 22 April 2018, American band OneRepublic paid tribute to Bergling by performing his hit single "Wake

Me Up" during their show in Mumbai.[174] On 21 May 2018, Tiësto played a medley of Bergling's songs at

EDC Las Vegas. Aloe Blacc joined him on stage to perform "Wake Me Up".[175]

The 2018 edition of Tomorrowland saw several tributes to Bergling from Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Don Diablo,

Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Zedd and Kygo, the latter mentioning that Bergling was his big

influence in EDM.[176] All DJs honoured his memory by playing his music in their sets during the festival

which Michael Thivaios (Like Mike) described as Bergling's home. Thivaios continued calling Bergling "one

of [his] best friends" and "a great inspiration".[177][178] Avicii's songs "Levels" and "Wake Me Up" came

second and eighth respectively in Tomorrowland 2018's most played songs.[179][180]

On 27 July, Russian DJ/Producer Arty released a song called "Tim" as a tribute to Bergling. "I made a track

for my friend," he stated. "I just want to honor his memory. I want to do something right, and in my opinion

it's the right thing to do."[181]

In addition to the live tributes, many other artists including Eric Prydz, Imagine Dragons, Skrillex, Calvin

Harris, Hardwell, Deadmau5, Marshmello and Zedd also paid tribute to Bergling on Twitter.[182]
One year after his death, tributes on social media continued to be paid by the likes of Nicky Romero, DJ

Snake, Nile Rodgers, and the organisers of Tomorrowland amongst others.[183][184]

On 29 March 2019, during his performance at Ultra Music Festival 2019 in Miami, Marshmello played part of

Skrillex's remix of Levels, as a tribute to Avicii.[185]

On 4 September 2019, German singer/songwriter Thees Uhlmann released "Avicii", a song about the late

musician.[186]

Other tributes

On 21 April 2018, a collection of Avicii's songs were played on the carillon within Dom Tower of Utrecht,

performed by Malgosia Fiebig.[187]

On 16 November 2018, Bergling's family organised a public memorial service at the Hedvig Eleonora

Church in Stockholm. The service saw a huge fan turn-out, with hundreds of fans filling the church to

mourn and pay their respects. The service featured an orchestral choir which played music linking to

events in Bergling's life and ended with a version of his 2013 number one hit "Wake Me Up". One fan

described it as a "very moving" service and "a great tribute to Bergling".[188]

On 30 April 2019, the Beridna Högvakten and Livgardets Dragonmusikkår of the Swedish Army paid tribute

to Avicii during a ceremony at Stockholm Palace, where brass renditions of his songs "Without You", "Hey

Brother", and "Wake Me Up" were played.[189][190]

The 2019 Edition of the music festival Tomorrowland included a tribute in the decoration of the Main stage

of the festival.[191]

In September 2019, it was announced that a tribute concert would be held in Stockholm on 5 December

2019 in memory of Avicii. The concert will see David Guetta, Kygo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nicky

Romero, and Laidback Luke headlining, along with a number of vocalists that Tim had worked with playing

alongside a 30 piece orchestra, fulfilling one of Tim's dreams for his music in a live setting. All profits will

go to the Tim Bergling Foundation.[192] Following the start of ticket sales, the concert sold out in 30

minutes.[193]

In October of the same year, Avicii was honoured with a waxwork statue at the Madame Tussauds museum

in New York City.[194]

The same month it was announced that the video game Avicii: Invector would be released in the winter.

Gameplay includes single and multiplayer versions where players would use the game to recreate 25 of his

hits throughout the years. A portion of the profits are set to be donated to the Tim Bergling Foundation.

[195][196][197]

Legacy

Mental health awareness

Main article: Tim Bergling Foundation

On 26 March 2019, Bergling's family launched a mental illness and suicide prevention foundation, named

after the late DJ, the Tim Bergling Foundation. The foundation works internationally and aims to educate

people and businesses on the issues surrounding suicide and mental health. The foundation also works to

tackle climate change, manage business development, and conserve endangered species. People in the
music industry are already claiming Avicii's death has raised awareness of mental health in the industry.

[198][199][200][201]

Music innovation

Avicii inspired many artists in the EDM genre, many of whom paid tribute to him after his death. Norwegian

DJ Kygo cited Avicii as "[his] biggest inspiration and the reason why [he] started making electronic

music."[202] In addition to artists like Alan Walker and DubVision describing him as an "icon" in EDM.[203]

Other artists such as Diplo, Sebastian Ingrosso, Felix Jaehn, and Martin Garrix, the latter of whom

collaborated with Avicii on his 2015 single "Waiting for Love", have also cited him as a source of

inspiration, with the songs "Levels" and "Seek Bromance" being specifically mentioned as points of

inspiration.[204]

On the day of his death, The Washington Post wrote an article citing Avicii as a pioneer artist in the attempt

to bridge the gap between country and electronic music, crediting his 2013 hits "Wake Me Up" and "Hey

Brother" as a good example of this movement.[205] Avicii is also credited for influencing other attempts at

continuing this genre crossover, including songs such as Zedd's "The Middle" and Hailee Steinfeld's "Let

Me Go".[206]

Avicii also influenced a number of mainstream artists outside electronic music. Nile Rodgers said that in

terms of melody writing, Avicii was "maybe one of the best, if not the best I’ve ever worked with."[207] Mike

Einziger of Incubus said "Some of the work we did together is some of the music I’m most proud of in my

whole life."[208] Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons said "working with [Avicii] was one of my favorite

collaborative moments."[209] Charlie Puth said that Avicii was "The man who really opened my eyes as to

what my productions could one day sound like."[209] Eric Clapton never publicly worked with Avicii but

said he was "Inspired by Avicii" and dedicated a song off his Christmas album Happy Xmas to him.[210]

Filmography
Year Title Role Director Note Ref.

2017 Avicii: True Stories Himself Levan Tsikurishvili Documentary [211]

Discography

Main article: Avicii discography

Studio albums

True (2013)

Stories (2015)

Tim (2019)

Concert tours

House for Hunger (2012)

True Tour (2014)

Stories World Tour (2015)

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Avicii

In popular culture

Avicii was depicted on a Swedish postage stamp issued 15 January 2015 by PostNord Sverige.[212]

Avicii was named in the 2015 song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by American singer and songwriter Mike Posner.

Posner recounts the event when he went to an Avicii show in Ibiza and got a mystery pill from someone,

with the starting lyrics "I took a pill in Ibiza / To show Avicii I was cool". The song was made in the week

they wrote a song together in Sweden called "Stay with You".[213]

See also

Swedish popular music

Tim Bergling Foundation

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Tim Bergling (Swedish, September 1989 – 20 April 2018),
known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, electronic musician, and songwriter who specialized in audio

programming, remixing and record producing.

At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music fórums. He rose to prominence in 2011

with his single "Levels".

His catalog also included the singles "I Could Be the One" with Nicky Romero

Bergling retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems, having suffered stress and poor mental health for

several years. On 20 April 2018, Bergling died by suicide in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on 8 June in his

hometown of Stockholm.