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It has been 17 days since Tim Bergling's passing, but his fan base, followers and admirers keep growing. Tim Bergling was a humble, sweet, generous person and as Avicii, he was a great, talented artist; and as producer, he was a hard-working perfectionist. Avicii has been a major player in the Electronic Dance Music in the past decade. Avicii shaped and evolved the genre, bridging EDM and other musical genres like pop, folk, soul, blues and country.  Avicii has collaborated with top artists like Aloe Blacc, Nile Rodgers, Chris Martin, Madonna, Adam Lambert, Rita Ora, and Wyclef Jean, and others.  Here are some of his most popular songs.   Avicii collaborated with David Guetta on the French DJ's " Sunshine " in 2011, which earned him his first Grammy nomination - Best Dance Recording category, in 2012. " Levels " was one of Avicii's greatest singles, and was his breakout hit. Levels was released in 2011. The song has over 340 million view

Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died on Friday April 20, 2018 in Muscat, Oman. Tim was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 8, 1989, to Klas Bergling and Anki Liden. Tim chose the moniker Avicii - which means "the lowest level of Buddhist hell" because his real name was already being used upon creating his Myspace page. In Buddhism, Avici is a hell where the dead who have sinned will be reborn after enduring punishment. Avici can be equated to purgatory in Catholicism. Tim added the extra "i" to Avici to distinguish himself from a different Avici on MySpace. There are still many unanswered questions about the Electronic Dance Music legend's death but the two autopsies carried out by Oman police reveal no foul play or criminal intent. His death sent shock waves throughout the entire music industry with tributes pouring in from all corners of the world. Many are left wondering how he could die so young with so much potential and aspirations. S