Tim Bergling, known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer.
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67 Facts About Tim Bergling
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At the age of 16, Tim Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal.
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In 2015, Tim Bergling released his second studio album, Stories, and in 2017 he released an EP, Avici .
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Tim Bergling was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on "Sunshine" with David Guetta in 2012 and "Levels" in 2013.
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Tim Bergling retired from touring in 2016, after several years of stress and poor mental health.
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Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm on 8 September 1989, the son of Klas Bergling, who ran an office supply business, and actress Anki Liden.
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Tim Bergling had three siblings: David Bergling, Linda Sterner, and actor Anton Korberg.
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Tim Bergling was a member of the Laidback Luke Forums, where he refined his craft and, at times, demonstrated his distinct deep house style.
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Tim Bergling remixed Nadia Ali's classic single "Rapture" for her album Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition.
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In October 2011, Tim Bergling released "Levels", which launched him into the mainstream.
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Tim Bergling was a featured performer on 4 August 2012 at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park.
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On 26 September 2012, Tim Bergling made history as the first DJ to headline the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Tim Bergling was supported by Matt Goldman and Cazzette at the two shows.
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On 29 December 2012, Tim Bergling premiered many new songs at Lights All Night, Dallas Convention Center, some of which made it on to his first album, True.
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Tim Bergling acted as executive producer and created the finished song officially titled X You, which was released on 26 February 2013.
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On 30 January 2013, Tim Bergling released "Three Million" featuring Negin to celebrate three million fans on his Facebook page.
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Tim Bergling was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with "Levels" at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
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Tim Bergling was nominated alongside Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo, Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia and John Martin, and Al Walser.
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From late February to early March 2013, Tim Bergling toured Australia as one of the headline acts in the Future Music Festival alongside The Prodigy and The Stone Roses.
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For example, Tim Bergling brought out a stomping band to play through the new bluegrass-tinged song "Wake Me Up".
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On 28 October 2013, Tim Bergling released the single "Hey Brother" with vocals by Dan Tyminski.
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Tim Bergling released the single "Lay Me Down", featuring vocals from Adam Lambert and guitar from Nile Rodgers.
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On 29 December 2013, Tim Bergling debuted his new track "Dreaming of Me", featuring vocals from Audra Mae, via episode 19 of his LE7ELS podcast.
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On 28 March 2014, FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment announced that Tim Bergling would be collaborating with Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean and Alexandre Pires for the official FIFA World Cup Anthem titled "Dar um Jeito ".
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Tim Bergling 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.
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In July 2014, Tim 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.
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On 8 September 2014, his 25th birthday, Tim Bergling decided to cancel all of his remaining performances of 2014 due to health concerns.
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On 2 March 2015, Tim Bergling performed live at Australia's Future Music Festival his upcoming single "Heaven", a collaboration with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin on vocals.
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On 25 April 2015, Tim Bergling announced on episode 35 of his LE7ELS podcast that he would be playing some of his unreleased songs on his show.
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Tim Bergling 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".
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On 6 May 2015, Tim Bergling released his rework of Nina Simone's version of "Feeling Good", composed in 1964 by the English songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
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On 8 May 2015, Tim Bergling previewed his song "I'll Be Gone" via episode 422 of Tiesto's Club Life Podcast which has a very similar instrumental to Liar Liar albeit different vocals and chord progressions.
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On 22 May 2015, Tim Bergling premiered another single from Stories, "Waiting for Love".
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On 3 July 2015, Tim 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.
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On 7 April 2016, Tim Bergling announced that he was working on a third studio album.
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On 3 June 2016, Tim Bergling released a collaboration with Otto Knows titled "Back Where I Belong".
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The representative announced that Tim Bergling had signed on to Universal Music Sweden and was expected to release his third studio album in 2017.
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Tim Bergling uploaded teasers of each track from the EP online upon release.
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On 11 September 2017, Bergling announced a documentary directed by his close and long time collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, titled Avicii: True Stories.
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On 10 February 2018, Tim Bergling released "Ghost", a collaboration with Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Adams-Ray, who was credited as HUMAN.
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In March 2018, Tim Bergling posted previews of him working with collaborators such as Bonn, Carl Falk, Joe Janiak, Abin Nedler, and more.
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Tim Bergling's influences included Basshunter, Daft Punk, Swedish House Mafia, and Eric Prydz.
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Tim Bergling described his introduction to electronic music as "listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was".
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Tim Bergling supported campaigns against human trafficking and gang violence when he directed the videos for his tracks "For a Better Day" and "Pure Grinding".
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Tim Bergling developed anxiety at a young age, with his parents taking him to a therapist at the age of 14.
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Tim Bergling then dated Racquel Bettencourt, a Canadian student and model; they lived together in California before splitting up in late 2014.
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In January 2012, Tim Bergling was hospitalised for 11 days in New York City with acute pancreatitis caused by excessive alcohol use.
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In 2014, Tim Bergling underwent surgery and had both his appendix and gallbladder removed.
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In 2016, Tim Bergling's health deteriorated, and he retired from performing live.
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Between 2012 and 2014, Tim Bergling was prescribed opioids for the pain caused by his pancreatitis, including OxyContin and Vicodin, to which he developed an addiction.
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Tim Bergling was sensitive to the 'flood of hate mail' after cancelled gigs.
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Tim Bergling died on 20 April 2018 in Muscat, where he was on holiday, at the age of 28.
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Our beloved Tim Bergling was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions.
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Tim Bergling really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness.
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Tim Bergling was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight.
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On 22 April 2018, American band OneRepublic paid tribute to Tim Bergling by performing his hit single "Wake Me Up" during their show in Mumbai.
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Tim Bergling 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.
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On 16 November 2018, Tim Bergling's family organised a public memorial service at the Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm.
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The interactive museum includes exhibitions from various stages in Tim Bergling's life, including a simulation of the high paced lifestyle he experienced before his retirement from touring in 2016, which are designed to give visitors an understanding of the health issues faced by the star.
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