Tim Bergling was born on 8 September 1989 and he died on 20 April 2018. 

His name as professional was Avicii; he was a Swedish DJ, electronic musician, and songwriter who specialized in audio programming, remixing, and record producing.

His music has been especially influenced by Daft Punk,

 When he was 16 y.o., Tim began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He began famous in 2011 with his single “Levels”. His first studio album, True (2013), mixed 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. In 2015, Bergling released his second studio album: it 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”. These are also some of the songs that led him to success and to be known all over the world. In the following years he continued the publication of other songs including for example “Dancing in My Head” (Tom Hangs Mix) that was released on 14 August 2012 on iTunes, and a remix EP that was later released on 30 October 2012 featuring remixes from Charlie Bernardo and Michael Woods, “Addicted to You” and “Wake Me Up” .But of all his songs the one that had the greatest success was LEVELS, that later Tim released as a new vocal version with instrumentals, a radio edit, and remixes from Audrio and Didrick. After achieving a large commercial success, Bergling created in 2011 the House for Hunger , a charity dedicated to alleviating global hunger. Bergling said: “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 , allowing it to distribute over 2 million school meals throughout Africa. 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”.

DEATH

In January 2012, Bergling was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis caused by excessive alcohol use. In 2016, Bergling’s health deteriorated, and he retired from performing live. But he received high pressure from his management and fans to continue touring. He started to be addicted to painkillers

All this led him to suicide.                                           

Bergling died on 20 April 2018 near Muscat,Oman, at the age of 28. No cause of death was immediately given but at the end it has been established that the cause of death was a suicide due to self-inflicted injuries with a broken wine bottle, that made him dyeof blood loss.

His family said “ Tim was 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. He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could 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 not the spotlight.

LEVELS       

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