Tim Bergling was born on 8 September 1989, in Stockholm, Sweden, and as Avicii, he was known as one of the most successful and popular contemporary DJs. What is more, Avicii was also a record producer, who created many hits, and in collaboration with several artists. What surprises the most was that Avicii died when only 28 years old, yet his reputation was already world-wide. He was known for such songs as “Wake Me Up”, “Hey Brother”, “I Could Be the One”, and “X You” among others. Avicii was in the music industry for only about eight years, but had already has been nominated for and has won several awards, including American Music, Grammy, Echo and MTV Europe Music Awards, among others. He passed away in 2018.
Avicii Net Worth $85 Million
So how rich was Avicii? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Avicii’s net worth was over $85 million, a really high sum of money for such a young person. The main source of this sum of money was his activities in the entertainment industry as a musician and producer. Avicii was a perfect example to all the young people in the world, that you can achieve your goals if you work hard and to follow your dreams.
Avicii was born to actress Anki Lidén and Klas Bergling. He became really interested in music during his teens, and signed a contract with the record label called Dejfitts in 2007, and released his first work, entitled “Lazy Lace”. Later he released such songs as “Seek Bromance” and “Alcoholic”, which achieved success not only in Sweden but in the UK, France, Belgium and other countries as well.
Avicii did not have to wait long before other record labels became interested in him, and started suggesting collaborations. In 2010 he made a deal with the EMI Music Publishing, and in 2011 Avicii released the song that made him even more popular and recognized in the music industry called “Levels”, and it soon reached the top in several European countries; this had a huge impact on the growth of Avicii’s net worth. In 2012 Avicci collaborated with another famous DJ, David Guetta, which meant a lot to Avicci and had a huge influence on his career, and after the release of their song “Sunshine”, other artists also showed an interest in collaborating with this young and talented DJ, who rapidly became a phenomenon in the music industry. Subsequently he worked with such musicians as Nicky Romero, Mike Posner, Lenny Kravitz and others.
In 2013 Avicii released his first studio album, entitled “True”, which added a lot to his net worth – one of the famous songs in this album was “Wake Me Up”, which soon became one of the most popular hits of the year. Radio stations all over the world played this song constantly, and there is probably no person who does not know this song by now. In 2015 Avicii produced his “Stories” studio album, along with such musicians as Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean and others, then in 2017 released the EP “Avicii”, which proved to be his last.
In his personal life, despite attaining ‘heart throb’ status among female fans, Avicii is only known to have had one substantial romantic relationship, with Canadian model Raquel Bettencourt during 2013 and ’14. He remained officially single. Despite his success, Avicci remained very generous, and was involved in charitable activities – he and Ash Pournourti founded the organization called House for Hunger, which helps to counteract global hunger. He also contributed millions of dollars to Feeding America. However, having been known to abuse alcohol for several years, and actually retiring temporarily in 2016, he was found dead on 20 April 2018, in his hotel room in Muscat, Oman; his death was regarded as not suspicious.
