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Avicii

(1989–2018) Record Producer Sweden

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Avicii was a record producer from Sweden, best known for Hey Brother.

Quick Facts About Avicii

Born: September 8, 1989
Died: April 20, 2018
Nationality: Sweden
Profession: Record Producer
Notable works: Hey Brother

About Avicii

Tim Bergling, known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His musical style was primarily pop-oriented house music, and he is an influence on many artists. Several music publications have credited Avicii as one of the DJs who took electronic music to Top 40 radio in the early 2010s. He is considered one of the most popular and successful electronic dance music (EDM) genre artists of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

MTV Europe Music Awards American Music Awards World Music Awards Teen Choice Awards Billboard Music Awards Musikexportpriset

Quotes by Avicii

I have always been mainstream. It's so weird, because I don't see it as something negative at all. So many people see…

Mainstream

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When I started out, I was Avici with one i. But on MySpace, that name was taken.

Myspace

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I love finding out-of-the-box inspirations and blending them with what I've done in the past. And when I started to experiment with…

Because

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Wish that I could stay forever this young. Not afraid to close my eyes. Life's a game made for everyone and love…

Finding myself

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I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got…

Brother

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I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start

Ends

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“So wake me up when its all over -Wake Me Up”

Song lyric

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I'm a DJ. I get the party started.

Dj

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Life's a game made for everyone, and love is the prize.

And love

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I can't tell where my journey will end, but I know where to start.

Journey

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I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I…

Best

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Originality is definitely missing from EDM. There are people looking for it and exploring but I feel it's so big now it…

About

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I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not…

Bounce

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I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook—what I want the track to be about melodically—and then…

Always

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If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people.…

Bucks

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I've tried plenty of telephones. I tried to get into the Samsung Galaxy and the Blackberry, but the iPhone is just too…

Apples

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I've always had a fascination with making your own music but never have been skilled enough to play the instrument, so to…

Ability

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There's always so much music around me now, it seems like everything has to be something with music, so in my spare…

Music

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I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to…

Audience

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I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.

Cd

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I make sure to use both Twitter and Facebook a lot which helps me connect to the fans.

Facebook

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I've always worn a lot of Ralph Lauren, and plaid shirts in general have been a signature piece for me. With plaid,…

Always

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Wake me up when its all over, when I'm wiser and I'm older

Wisdom

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People in Sweden are very conscious of what people are saying about you.

About

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I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour.

Hard

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Avicii by topic

Music (20)