

"Seek Bromance" - which added the vocals of Amanda Wilson atop his earlier track - became a modest hit across Europe. In addition to remixing tracks for Little Boots, Robyn, and Dizzee Rascal, Bergling issued a handful of his own singles, like "Bromance" and "My Feelings for You" in 2010. Influenced by Daft Punk and Steve Angello, his melodic house sound gained a huge following, which led to support from both Tiësto, who invited him to perform a weekly residency at Privilege in Ibiza, and Pete Tong, who released first single "Manman" through his Bedroom Bedlam label.

A year after his passing, the posthumous album TIM was issued.īorn Tim Bergling in Stockholm in 1989, he began making music at the age of 18, writing and remixing tracks in his bedroom and uploading them onto the Internet. Months after the release of his sixth EP, Avici (01), the young producer was found dead in Oman from self-inflicted wounds. His debut album, 2013's True, included a trio of chart-topping singles: "Wake Me Up," "You Make Me," and "Hey Brother." He continued to juggle the underground and the mainstream, remaining on the charts and racking up platinum certifications while pushing his sound in fresh directions on EPs and DJ mixes. Emerging in 2008, he made a name for himself on the electronic circuit before breaking into the international mainstream with his breakout hit, "Levels." The chart-topper was certified platinum across the globe and he soon became a fixture at both festivals and on the radio. The 'You Make Me' producer is set to perform live at iTunes Festival 2013 this weekend (13th September) and has promised "something unique" for the big show.Īvicii releases new album 'True' on Monday 16th September in the UK.As one of the most popular DJs of the late-2000s EDM boom, Grammy-nominated Swedish producer Avicii rose to the top of the charts in multiple countries and toured the world with his uplifting house anthems. "It doesn't feel forced and I've been a part of every note in every song and everything has been done from scratch."Ĭheck out a picture of 'Wake Me Up' DJ Avicii below: "It's a little bit of everything, and it sounds like it doesn't make sense at all, but I think the red line throughout the whole album is that, you can tell that it does make sense.

"It's everything like blues and jazz and even folk and country," the Swedish DJ and producer explained. "It's like a fusion with all kinds of genres and house music and what I've been doing for the past six years. "It's very eclectic and there's a lot of variation in the songs," Avicii teased.
