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Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm, Sweden, son of Klas Bergling and actress Anki Lidén
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Tim began working with music in his room at the age of 8
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Avicii signed the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing.
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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
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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.
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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
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Coca-Cola partnered with Avicii for a "Taste the Feeling" global campaign anthem with Conrad Sewell
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Avicii announced on Facebook that he would withdraw from live performances and tours
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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.
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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.
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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
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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