Dance music superstar Avicii dead at 28 – Punch Newspapers

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Tim Bergling, aka Avicii, one of the world’s most successful DJs who helped usher in the global boom in electronic music but struggled to cope with the hard-partying lifestyle, died Friday in Oman, his representative said. He was 28.

Two years after his unusually early retirement from touring amid recurring health scares, the Swedish DJ was found dead in the Gulf sultanate’s capital Muscat.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” his management said in a statement, without specifying the cause of death.

“The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”

In 2016 he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis caused by excessive drinking. Two years before that, he’d had his gall bladder and appendix removed.

In his 2016…



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