Avicii is the stage name of Tim Bergling, a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer from Stockholm. He is associated with dance-pop, EDM, electro house, electronic, electropop, festival progressive house, and house music.

Career

Avicii begins posting remixes on electronic music forums at 16, which leads to his first record deal. He gains international recognition in 2011 with the single “Levels”. He is credited with helping bring electronic music into mainstream Top 40 radio in the early 2010s.

Albums and singles

His debut studio album, True, appears in 2013 and combines electronic music with elements from several genres. It receives generally positive reviews, reaches the top 10 in more than 15 countries, and tops several international charts. Its lead single, “Wake Me Up”, becomes a major commercial success, reaching number one in most European countries and number four in the United States.

His second studio album, Stories, follows in 2015. He also releases the extended play Avīci (01) in 2017. His singles include “I Could Be the One” with Nicky Romero, “You Make Me”, “X You”, “Hey Brother”, “Addicted to You”, “The Days”, “The Nights”, “Waiting for Love”, “Without You”, “Lonely Together”, and “SOS”.

Recognition and later work

Avicii receives Grammy Award nominations for “Sunshine” with David Guetta in 2012 and for “Levels” in 2013. He retires from touring in 2016 because of stress and mental health challenges. His third and final album, Tim, is released posthumously in 2019.