It is a friendly and warm story of a young man fulfilling his dream to be a DJ and at the same time telling us that our journey in life is not always easy despite fame and fortune. The Doodle is fantastic, my family and I feel honored and Tim would have been very proud and love it. When I came to find him backstage afterwards, he was so glad I came. It was a great evening and I remember feeling surprised, amazed and very proud. He’d told me explicitly to not come - maybe because it wasn’t very cool to have your father around at that age - but I went anyway and hid behind a tree. I will never forget when Tim played in a park called Strömparterren in Stockholm in the early days of his career. Below Tim’s father, Klas Bergling, shares his thoughts on the Doodle and Tim’s legacy. Special thanks to the Tim Bergling Foundation for their collaboration on the project. Learn more about Tim, the foundation’s work, and the inspiration for today’s video Doodle in a conversation with his father, Klas Bergling. Additionally, the foundation supports aid work in areas where Tim had a passion such as climate change, global hunger and preservation of wildlife and endangered species. This initiative is led by the Tim Bergling Foundation, an organization founded by the Bergling family to honor Tim’s life and legacy, remove the stigma attached to suicide, and promote mental health awareness, especially among young people worldwide. A symbol of Swedish pride, the arena stands today not only as an events venue but also as a hub for the exchange of ideas focused on mental health. In 2021, it was announced that Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena would be changed to Avicii Arena. Unfortunately, he died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 28. Like so many individuals globally, Bergling struggled with his mental health for years. he was nominated for several Grammys and won the American Music Award for Electronic Dance Music Artists (2013), the Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song (2014), and the MTV Music Award for Best Dance Music Video (2018). Within a few years, Bergling racked up over a dozen global music awards such as Swedish Grammis Awards for Best Innovator (2012) and Best Artist (2014), as well as a World Music Award for Best Electronic Dance Artist (2014). In addition to breaking down sonic boundaries with hits like the 2013 bluegrass-house-hybrid “Wake Me Up,” Bergling was also among the first DJs and producers to share the spotlight previously reserved for vocalists and instrumentalists. That year, Madonna joined him in closing Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, where the pair broke the festival’s live stream viewer record.įrom 2011 to 2016, Bergling played an estimated 220 Avicii sets globally, including a five-year residency in Ibiza and sold-out shows at the 16,000 person Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm. Desiring more than just industry success, Bergling also set off on “House for Hunger,” a 2012 American tour that donated its proceeds to combating food insecurity worldwide. In 2011 he released the dance anthem ‘Levels’ under the name “Avicii,” breaking ground as one of the first electronic music tracks to climb the Pop charts. By 16, he was mixing tunes in his bedroom, and began writing uplifting, melodic electronic music soon after. From 60s soul to 80s glam-rock, multi-genre musical experiences played an important role in his upbringing. On this day in 1989, Tim Bergling was born into a family of creatives in Stockholm, Sweden. Today’s video Doodle, set to one of his most iconic tracks “Wake Me Up,” celebrates his 32nd birthday and honors his legacy as one of the first artists to elevate electronic dance music to mainstream global success. Whether blaring from speakers of a music festival mainstage or into the headphones of millions of listeners worldwide, the music of Swedish superstar DJ, producer, songwriter, and humanitarian Tim Bergling-known best by his stage name Avicii-is widely considered to have forever altered the trajectory of the Pop genre.
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