Dance music superstar Avicii dead at 28
The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in
Oman.
Publicist Diana Baron said in a statement that the 28-year-old DJ, born Tim
Bergling, was in Muscat, Oman.
"The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need
for privacy in this difficult time," the statement said.
Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare
DJ capable of worldwide arena tour. He won two MTV Music Awards, one Billboard
Music Award and earned two Grammy nominations. His biggest hit was "Le7els."
His death comes just days after he was nominated for a Billboard Music Award
for top dance/electronic album for his EP "Avicii (01)."
His hits include "Wake Me Up!" ''The Days" and "You Make Me." He is the
subject of the 2017 Levan Tsikurishvil documentary "Avicii: True Stories."
Avicii had in the past suffered acute pancreatitis, in part due to excessive
drinking. After having his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014, he canceled
a series of shows in attempt to recover. He quit touring in 2016 but continued
making music in the studio.
"It's been a very crazy journey. I started producing when I was 16. I started
touring when I was 18. From that point on, I just jumped into 100 percent,"
Avicii told Billboard magazine in 2016.
"When I look back on my life, I think: whoa, did I do that? It was the best
time of my life in a sense.
It came with a price - a lot of stress a lot of
anxiety for me - but it was the best journey of my life."
Source: AP
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