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birth
Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm, Sweden, son of Klas Bergling and actress Anki Lidén -
beginnings
Tim began working with music in his room at the age of 8 -
signature for a discography
Avicii signed the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing. -
he became famous
with his single "Levels" he penetrated the mainstream. The song was produced by him and contains a vocal sample of "Something's got a hold on me"" inspired by Etta James' 1962 gospel -
first album titled "TRUE"
Avicii announced and released many new songs from her new album True, which would later be released in September, during her main stage at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. -
premiere of his most famous single
was the world premiere of Avicii's new single, "Wake Me Up" was #1 on the Spotify Global Chart and Avicii was #2 on the list of the world's most popular artists -
collaboration with coca cola
Coca-Cola partnered with Avicii for a "Taste the Feeling" global campaign anthem with Conrad Sewell -
tour and presentation retreat
Avicii announced on Facebook that he would withdraw from live performances and tours -
last presentation
performed his last live performance in Ibiza, before retiring from the tour for health reasons. His initial announcement was made on his website in March. -
documentary film
Avicii announced a documentary directed by his close and longtime collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, entitled Avicii: True stories. The documentary chronicles the artist's retirement from touring and features interviews with his colleagues David Guetta, Tiësto, Wyclef Jean, Nile Rodgers and Chris Martin of Coldplay. -
death
Avicii committed suicide in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. On May 1, TMZ reported that the cause of death was suicide due to self-inflicted injuries from a broken wine bottle, with Avicii eventually dying from blood loss -
about last album
it was announced that the Tim album, which Avicii was working on before his death, would be released on June 6 of the same year, with the first single, "SOS," released on April 10.142 All proceeds from the sale of the album will go to the Tim Bergling Foundation