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Avicii Online Memorial: Forever Loved and Remembered

Memorial portrait of Avicii

In Loving Memory of Avicii

A melodic innovator whose music made millions feel less alone

8 Sept 1989 20 Apr 2018

His melodies turned shared moments into lasting memory.

Avicii's Birth Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Avicii's Burial Location

Hedvig Eleonora Churchyard, Stockholm, Sweden

Avicii's Death Location

Muscat, Oman

A Timeline of Melodies That Crossed Every Border

From a Stockholm bedroom studio to Levels, Wake Me Up, global stages and a legacy devoted to young people

Tim Bergling Is Born in Stockholm

Tim Bergling Is Born in Stockholm

Tim Bergling, known worldwide as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, songwriter, and record producer whose melodic approach helped bring electronic dance music to a global pop audience.

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Condolence Book: Your Words for Avicii

Share a memory, a message of love or words of remembrance for everyone who holds Avicii close.

Volume of Memories

In Loving Memory of Avicii

“Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day.”

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Avicii in Moments: Studio Curiosity and Shared Release

Photographs from the intimate creative work and vast stages connected by Tim Bergling’s melodies

Avicii performing for a crowd at Inox Park Paris in 2011

Seek Bromance Brings International Attention

A visual chapter from Avicii’s public life, creative work and enduring story.

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The Music World Remembers Tim Bergling

Collaborators, listeners and loved ones reflect on the generosity and melodic instinct behind Avicii

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The Life Story ofAvicii

The Life Story of Tim Bergling, the Artist the World Knew as Avicii

Remembering the curious musician, relentless maker and sensitive person behind a global sound

Chapter 1

A Stockholm Childhood Tuned to Melody

Tim Bergling, known worldwide as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, songwriter, and record producer whose melodic approach helped bring electronic dance music to a global pop audience.

A Stockholm Childhood Tuned to Melody — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 2

Learning Production from a Bedroom

Tim Bergling, known worldwide as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, songwriter, and record producer whose melodic approach helped bring electronic dance music to a global pop audience.

Learning Production from a Bedroom — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 3

The Name Avicii Begins to Travel

Born in Stockholm on 8 September 1989, he began producing music as a teenager and rose quickly through international dance music with the breakthrough single Levels.

The Name Avicii Begins to Travel — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 4

Levels Changes the Scale of Dance Music

His 2013 album True expanded the sound of EDM by joining folk, soul, and country textures with festival-scale production, and songs such as Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, The Nights, and Waiting for Love became part of the soundtrack for listeners across generations.

Levels Changes the Scale of Dance Music — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 5

Wake Me Up Crosses Musical Borders

Behind the public stage name was an exacting young musician who cared deeply about melody and emotional connection.

Wake Me Up Crosses Musical Borders — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 6

The Cost of an Unrelenting Schedule

Behind the public stage name was an exacting young musician who cared deeply about melody and emotional connection.

The Cost of an Unrelenting Schedule — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 7

Stepping Away While Continuing to Create

He stepped away from touring in 2016, but continued to create and collaborate, and after his death on 20 April 2018 his family helped carry forward his name through the Tim Bergling Foundation, focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Stepping Away While Continuing to Create — a photograph from Avicii Memorial
Chapter 8

Tim’s Music and a Foundation for Better Days

Avicii's legacy lives in the songs that still gather people together, in the producers he inspired, and in the conversation his family and fans continue about care, balance, and the human being behind the artist.

Tim’s Music and a Foundation for Better Days — a photograph from Avicii Memorial

The Family Protecting Tim Bergling’s Memory

The parents and siblings who knew Tim before fame and continue his concern for young people

The Parents Who Shaped Avicii’s Beginning

Klas Bergling speaking at the opening of Avicii's memorial place in Stockholm in 2022

Klas Bergling

Father

Klas Bergling is remembered as father within Avicii’s family story.

Klas Bergling is remembered as father within Avicii’s family story.
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Anki Lidén

Mother

Anki Lidén is remembered as mother within Avicii’s family story.

Anki Lidén is remembered as mother within Avicii’s family story.

Tim Beyond Avicii

Quieter moments with the thoughtful, curious and self-questioning person behind the global name

Crowd gathered at Sergels torg in Stockholm for a public Avicii memorial in 2018

A Quieter Moment Beyond the Spotlight

A more personal view of Avicii, held with care as part of a life remembered in full.

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