Avicii had a worldwide success with his title "Wake Me up" in 2013. His body was found in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, said his agent.
Swedish DJ Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, one of the most famous DJs on the electronic music scene, died Friday (April 20th). His body was found in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, said his agent, Diana Baron, in a statement, which states: "His family is devastated and we ask everyone to respect their need for privacy in this area. hard time. "
Avicii had a worldwide success when you released your title Wake me up in 2013.
A pioneer of Electronic Dance Music
Avicii was a pioneer of the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scene, a movement that refers to the commercial fraction of the electronic scene, which has come out of closed clubs to perform at outdoor festivals.
His stage name came from the Sanskrit word designating one of the Buddhist hell circles, to which he added an "i" for stylistic reasons.
He has collaborated with artists from different backgrounds, such as Madonna, Coldplay or David Guetta, and has risen twice in the third place of the world's best DJ list, in 2012 and 2013, according to DJ Magazine, the reference in the matter.
Sign of its commercial success, Avicii has also received two MTV Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award and was nominated twice at the Grammy. He was one of the best paid electro stars for years: up to $ 15 million in 2016, according to Forbes magazine.
His death comes days after his Billboard Music Award nomination for best electronic / dance music album of the year, for his latest opus Avicii .