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Tim Bergling

  • birth

    birth
    Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm, Sweden, son of Klas Bergling and actress Anki Lidén
  • beginnings

    beginnings
    Tim began working with music in his room at the age of 8
  • signature for a discography

    signature for a discography
    Avicii signed the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing.
  • he became famous

    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"

    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

    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

    collaboration with coca cola
    Coca-Cola partnered with Avicii for a "Taste the Feeling" global campaign anthem with Conrad Sewell
  • tour and presentation retreat

    tour and presentation retreat
    Avicii announced on Facebook that he would withdraw from live performances and tours
  • last presentation

    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

    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

    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

    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