(Photograph taken from EDM Sauce)
Last April 20, 2018, the world lost one of the most successful electronic musicians to bridge the gap between EDM and commercial music. Tim Bergling, professionally known as Avicii, was found dead at Oman, at the age of 28.
He had retired from touring in 2016 because of health problems, but in the end, it was sad for me to hear the news that he had ultimately succumbed to his battle against his illness that he fought for so long.
Having heard the news for the first time yesterday, memories about the early stages of my fandom of electronic music came back to me. From dancing along to "Levels," to banging my head to the the beat of his collaboration with Nicky Romero named "I Could Be The One," to singing "Wake Me Up" with my best friend in his bedroom when I was in third year high school, Avicii served as one of my earliest music influences as my taste in music slowly transitioned from random OPM trends to exclusively EDM.
He was rightfully put in the same light as other poster boy DJs who paved the way for electronic music to be successful and slowly accepted into mainstream culture, such as David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Daft Punk, Swedish House Mafia, and Skrillex. In simple terms, he changed the game, and became one of the many ways for people to accept and appreciate electronic music even more.
There may never be another Avicii. Furthermore, there may never be another Tim Bergling. He will be missed.
