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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

2017 was the year of urban music and "Despacito". "Despacito" which was 2017's most played song won six trophies: Latin pop song of the year, streaming song of the year, digital song of the year, airplay song of the year, hot Latin song of the year, and vocal event. Daddy Yankee who co-wrote and featured in "Despacito" was the big winner of the evening with eight awards. Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber both took home seven awards each. Most of Justin Bieber's wins were the "Despacito" trophies. Luis Fonsi's "Echame La Culpa" won the Hot Latin Songs artist of the year award. Pop superstar Shakira was the next biggest winner following the "Despacito" blast. Her awards include: hot Latin songs female artist of the year, Latin pop album of the year for "El Dorado", solo Latin pop artist of the year, Latin album of the year by a female and tropical song of the year for " Déjà  Vu" with Prince R