Some harrowing news was confirmed on 4/20, as it was reported that Swedish musician and DJ Avicii dead at age 28.
Avicii Pronounced Dead
Avicii’s publicist, Diana Baron, announced that the musician, whose real name is Tim Bergling, has passed away.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” Baron said in a statement. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”
No formal cause of death has been revealed at this time.
Considered a pioneer of the electronic dance genre, the Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer first burst onto the scene in 2011, when he released the popular house song, “Levels,” which launched him into superstardom.
The song became the number one song in Sweden, Hungary, and Norway, while also managing to garner the top spot on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
In 2012, Avicii was nominated for his second Grammy award, this time, for his collaboration with David Guetta on the song”Sunshine.” That year, he also became the first electronic artist to be the headliner at the Radio City Music Hall.
He released his first album, True, in 2013, which he followed up with Stories in 2015 and his 2017 EP, Avīci (01).
Avicii’s health has been a major question mark year, and the DJ famously retired from touring back in 2016, citing a variety of health issues including acute pancreatitis.He also had his gallbladder and pancreas removed back in 2014.
“To me it was something I had to do for my health,” Bergling told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. “The scene