| Avicii | |
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Avicii performing at the Inox Festival in 2011. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tim Bergling |
| Also known as | Avicii, Tim Berg, Tom Hangs, Ashwin |
| Born | 8 September 1989 |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | House, electro house |
| Occupations | Electronic musician, DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Strike, Joia, Vicious Vinyl, Ministry of Sound, Interscope |
| Website | www.avicii.com |
Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, Tom Hangs, and Ashwin, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer.[1] His debut single, "Seek Bromance", reached the top 20 in several countries including the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden. In 2011, Avicii released "Levels" (sampling the song "Something's Got a Hold On Me" by Etta James), which reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and topped the charts in Sweden.
In 2011, Avicii was ranked 6th on Top 100 DJs list.[2]
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Tim Bergling was born on 8 September 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Avicii emerged in the music industry in 2008, when he was 18 years old, compiling a remix of the theme song to the Commodore 64 video game Lazy Jones. This led to his first release on Strike Recordings, entitled "Lazy Lace."
In 2010, Avicii released a collaboration with fellow Swedish DJ John Dahlbäck, titled "Don't Hold Back." He is additionally working on projects with internationally-recognized DJs Tiësto and Sebastian Ingrosso.[3] While his work is primarily electronic synthetic tracks, EMI released a vocal version of his track "Bromance," titled "Seek Bromance."[4]
In October 2010, Avicii signed with the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing. Based in London and New York, EMI is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies and a member of the RIAA.
In 2011, his collaboration track, "Sunshine", with David Guetta was nominated for a Grammy award under the category for Best Dance Recording.[5] His tracks Penguin and Levels have gone on to be sampled by Leona Lewis and Flo Rida respectively. Though there is conflict and controversy regarding Avicii receiving royalties over his creations.
Avicii's influences include Laidback Luke, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Axwell, Ian Carey, Eric Prydz, Ste Kirwan, and Daft Punk.
"I’ve always been into music, and growing up with older siblings. I’ve also had loads of different influences when it comes to my music taste. There are loads of other people that have influenced me but I think the biggest inspirations I’ve had aside from my manager has been the Swedish House Mafia guys and Eric Prydz, they were the ones who first got me into house!" Avicii - April 2011[6]
His first big track, "Manman," was released on Pete Tong's label, Bedroom Bedlam, after winning Pete Tong's Fast Trax with 70 percent of the votes.
Avicii also credits veteran DJ, Phil Courtney, who first met with Avicii in 2002 while touring in Sweden. Although the two are still in contact, Courtney has ruled out any collaboration in the near future.
In 2010, Avicii embarked on his first world tour, primarily encompassing North America and Western Europe.[3][7]
In North America, he played at Palace in Guelph, Ontario, The Guelph Concert Theatre in Guelph, Ontario, Club Glow in Washington, D.C.; SET and Nikki Beach in Miami; Club Pacha in New York; Electric Zoo Festival at Randall's Island in New York; Ultra Music Festival in Miami; Electric Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; Ruby Skye in San Francisco; Vision Night Club in Chicago; The Guvernment in Toronto; Beta in Waterloo, Ontario; Stages in Kingston, Ontario; Muzique in Montreal; Club Mansion in London, Ontario, The Majestic in Madison, Wisconsin, Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois,Wet Republic's Daylife in Las Vegas and The Edmonton Event Center in Edmonton, among other locations.[8]
European cities and venues include Space in Ibiza; Monaco International Clubbing Show at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco; Fabulous Festival in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Ms Connexion in Mannheim; Aquarius Zrće in Novalja; La Dune in Toulouse; Illusions at Festivalpark Complex in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; AF-Borgen in, Sweden; and Mach 1 in Nuremberg.[8]
Several of his concerts have been recorded for Sirius XM Radio's Trance and Progressive House channel. On 23 October 2010, in support of his world tour, Avicii presented his work in an exclusive hour-long set on Channel 52 of the Electric Area on Sirius XM Radio.[9]
The largest crowd Avicii has played for to date was on the main stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on June 26, 2011. He also headlined at the 2011 Inox Festival in Toulouse, France.
Avicii also played at Tara's in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 8, 2011, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2011, Governors Island, NYC on July 17, 2011 and at Tomorrowland in Boom, Belgium on July 23, 2011.
Avicii performed on September 7, 2011 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada. September 9 he played at The Necto (nightclub) in Ann Arbor, MI. On September 11, he performed in Syracuse, NY as part of the annual fall concert series Juice Jam. London, Ontario as part of the O-Week celebration for The University of Western Ontario. On September 12, he performed at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany, New York to a crowd of mostly University at Albany students. On September 15, he played a private concert for students of McGill University in Montreal. On October 15, he will be performing in Slovenia, Ljubljana at the INTERNATIONAL FOAM FESTIVAL with David Morales and Ian Carey. October 22, 2011 Avicii performs at Bert's Warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. On October 28, he preformed at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. On October 29, 2011 Avicii will perform at Pic-a-Chic farm in Bloomington, Indiana as part of a Halloween and Indiana University Homecoming celebration.[10][11] Avicii will also be at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on October 29, 2011.
Avicii was at GLO NIGHTCLUB in Westbury NY on September 30, 2011.
Avicii played a one hour House music set at Studio 54 during the club's One Night Only reopening on October 18, 2011, a promotional night for Sirius XM Radio.
Avicii performed on Penn State University's University Park campus at the Bryce Jordan Center on November 17, 2011.
Avicii performed in Durham, NH at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center on November 19, 2011.
Avicii performed at Australia's Stereosonic 2011, beginning in Sydney on November 26, 2011. The Sydney event was the largest dance music festival in Australian history.
Avicii will be touring Asia during December playing in the Dragon-i VIP club in Hong Kong December 9, 2011.
Avicii will perform at XL Nightlife Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 2, 2012
Avicii will also be touring India as part of the famous Sunburn Festival in Goa wherein he will pre tour in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.
Avicii will perform in his hometown Stockholm both March 2nd and 3rd, both of the concerts will be at Ericsson Globe Arena. The second one is sold out, it sold out within six hours of its release.[12][13][14]
2012: Battery Pack
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| SWE [15] |
AUS [16] |
AUT [17] |
BEL [18] |
DEN [19] |
GER [20] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [22] |
SWI [23] |
UK [24] |
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| "Seek Bromance" | 2010 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 49 | 2 | 13 | 13 | Battery Pack | |
| "My Feelings for You" (with Sebastien Drums) |
37 | — | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | 24 | 40 | 46 | |||
| "Fade into Darkness" | 2011 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 196 | ||
| "Levels" | 1 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
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| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| AUT | IRE | UK | US Dance | |||
| "Collide" (Leona Lewis with Avicii) |
2011 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Glassheart |
| Title | Year | Album | Artist |
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| "Sunshine" | 2011 | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta |
| Song | Year | NL |
Album |
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| "Ridvan" | 2011 | 67 | Non-album single |
| "Penguin" | 92 | ||
| "Blessed" (as Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology) |
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| Year | Song | Original Artist |
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| 2008 | "Set Me Free" (Avicii Remix) | Phonat |
| 2009 | "Escape Me" (Avicii's Remix At Night) | Tiesto ft. CC Sheffield |
| "Holiday" (Avicii Remix) | Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome | |
| "New New New" (Avicii Meets Yellow Remix) | Bob Sinclar | |
| "One Love" (Avicii Remix) | David Guetta ft. Estelle | |
| "Remedy" (Avicii Remix) | Little Boots | |
| 2010 | "Bromance" (Avicii Arena Mix) | Tim Berg (himself) |
| "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Avicii Universe Mix) | Junior Caldera ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor | |
| "Cookies with a Smile" (Avicii Remix) | Dada Life | |
| "Gettin' Over You" (Avicii Vocal Mix) | David Guetta ft. Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO | |
| "Hang with Me" (Avicii Exclusive Club Mix) | Robyn | |
| "I Feel Love" (Avicii's Forgotten Mix) | Rhythm Masters & MYNC ft. Wynter Gordon | |
| "I Like It" (Avicii Remix) | Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull | |
| "Make My Heart" (Avicii's Replacer Remix) | Toni Braxton | |
| "Rapture" (Avicii New Generation Mix) | Nadia Ali | |
| 2011 | "Derezzed" (Avicii Remix) | Daft Punk |
| "Drowning" (Avicii Unnamed Mix) | Armin Van Buuren ft. Laura V | |
| "Blessed" (Avicii Edit) | Tom Hangs (Avicii alias) feat. Shermanology | |
| "Let Me Show You Love" (Ash & Avicii 'Hype Machine' Mix) | Ash | |
| "Silhouettes" | Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir | |
| "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" (Avicii 'Tour' Mix) | Coldplay | |
| "Dancing In My Head" (Avicii 'Been Cursed' Mix) | Avicii vs Eric Turner |
Avicii Presents: Strictly Miami 2011 Kupa
Battery Pack (2012)
Fabulous (with Baggi Begovic)
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