KOMPAS.com - DJ dan produser asal Swedia, Avicii , baru berusia 28 tahun ketika ia ditemukan meninggal dunia di Muscat, Oman, Jumat (20/4/2018). Sebelum meninggal, Avicii diketahui telah lama mengalami masalah kesehatan, menjalani rawat inap, dan terpaksa membatalkan pertunjukan musiknya sebelum dia pensiun dari kegiatan tur pada 2016. Berikut riwayat kesehatan sang pelantun hit "Wake Me Up" itu:
Baca juga : DJ Avicii Meninggal Dunia pada Usia 28 Tahun Januari 2012: Avicii Diopname di New York selama 11 Hari Masalah kesehatan Avicii dimulai pada Januari 2012. Pemilik nama lahir Tim Bergling itu dirawat di rumah sakit di New York City karena penyakit pankreatitis akut, efek samping dari minum beralkohol. Dia berada di rumah sakit selama 11 hari ketika itu. Maret 2013: Avicii Didesak untuk Membuang Kandung Empedunya Sekitar setahun setelah insiden di New York City, Avicii kembali dilarikan ke rumah sakit untuk masalah yang sama saat tur di Australia. Dokter mendesak Avicii untuk menjalani operasi pengangkatan kandung empedu, tetapi sang musisi menolak. Sebaliknya, Avicii lebih memilih untuk melanjutkan mengerjakan debut albumnya berjudul True . Album ini dirilis pada September tahun itu dan menduduki posisi nomor lima di Billboard 200 serta puncak chart Top Dance / Electronic Albums selama enam pekan. 28 Maret 2014: Avicii Diopname di Miami Avicii dirawat di rumah sakit di Miami akrena kandung empedu yang tersumbat dan dipaksa untuk membatalkan pertunjukan yang dijadwalkan di SLS Hotel. Alesso mengambil tempatnya di SLS, sementara saingannya deadmau5 mengambil slotnya di Ultra Music Festival. Avicii menyalahkan reaksi pada jadwal turnya tanpa henti.
Baca juga : Sejumlah Musisi Dunia Berduka Atas Meninggalnya DJ Avicii Di rumah sakit, Avicii mengetahui bahwa bukan hanya penyakit pankreatitisnya yang kembali, tetapi usus buntunya juga telah pecah. Dia pun menjalani operasi pengangkatan usus buntu dan kantong empedu. 8 September 2014: Avicii Membatalkan Semua Pertunjukan Enam bulan setelah operasi, Avicii terus menderita masalah kesehatan dan terpaksa membatalkan semua jadwal pertunjukannya, termasuk slot headlining di TomorrowWorld, residensi Las Vegas di XS and Encore Beach Club, dan tur Asia yang dijadwalkan pada Oktober. 2 September 2015: Avicii Menunda Semua Pertunjukan Pada Mei 2015, Avicii memecahkan keheningan musiknya dengan lagu dan video baru berjudul "Feeling Good," tetapi empat bulan kemudian, ia sekali lagi terpaksa menunda semua pertunjukan yang tersisa tahun itu. Perwakilannya menyebutkan Avicii sibuk menyelesaikan albumnya keduanya yang dirilis sebulan kemudian dan debut penyutradaraannya di video musik "For a Better Day" dan "Pure Grinding." Timnya juga menjanjikan tur yang lebih besar. 29 Maret 2016: Avicii Mengumumkan Rencana untuk Mengundurkan Diri Setelah perjalanan kreatif menulis banyak lagu baru yang akan muncul di EP Avici (01) pada 2017, Avicii mengumumkan dia berencana pensiun dari turnya. Berita itu mengejutkan di temgah kembalinua Avicii ke Festival Musik Ultra. Dia mengucapkan terima kasih kepada para penggemarnya, keluarga, rekan, mitra, dan manajernya Arash "Ash" Pournouri untuk dukungan mereka dan menjanjikan tur terakhir sebagai perpisahan untuk para penggemar. 28 Agustus 2016: Pertunjukan Terakhir Avicii Avicii menutup hampir satu dekade tur dengan pertunjukan terakhir di Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel. Ia berterima kasih kepada penggemar dan teman-temannya di media sosial untuk dukungan mereka atas keputusannya. Tur terakhir sang musisi digambarkan dalam video dokumenter Avicii: True Stories , yang dirilis lebih dari setahun kemudian pada September 2017. 20 April 2018: Avicii Ditemukan Meninggal Dunia Tim Avicii membenarkan bahwa pencetak hit "Wake Me Up" itu ditemukan meninggal ketika berada di Muscat, Oman, Jumat (20/4/2018) pagi. Penyebab kematian belum diketahui. Terlepas dari perjuangannya dengan masalah kesehatan, para musisi dan penggemar mengenang Avicii sebagai mercusuar yang memiliki pengaruh akan kreativitas.
Avicii was an avatar as much as he was a producer. Exploding on to the scene in 2011 with his unabashedly saccharine hit Levels, the Swedish musician born Tim Bergling represented, depending on where one stood, either the best or worst of dance music’s rise in the United States.
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Just 21 years old at the time of his breakthrough, Bergling was perhaps an unlikely star. All cheekbones and platinum hair, he never seemed entirely comfortable in the spotlight. Friends and colleagues described him as shy and quiet, a sweet kid with the heart of a technician. In interviews, his responses could come off as canned or reticent, as reporters probed for answers from an artist seemingly more comfortable at his computer assembling tracks.
But his music was a different story. Avicii was one of the first EDM stars to arrive on the scene fully formed, and he hit just as dance music was for the first time gaining mainstream popularity in the US. Discovered on MySpace by veteran Dutch producer Laidback Luke, Bergling took his name from the Buddhist term for hell, avīci, and began pumping out an arsenal of hits that quickly defined a burgeoning genre. Tracks including Levels, Fade Into Darkness and Silhouettes were slick, massive, earnest and unapologetically pop-oriented. With them, Avicii paid homage to influences like Swedish House Mafia and Daft Punk while at the same time creating the tension build and release template still being replicated nearly a decade later.
These tracks became anthems for the millions of millennials gathering at massive festivals to partake in the relentlessly escapist electronic music scene of the late aughts. Avicii’s music was wildly popular among a generation coming of age in the post 9/11 era of perpetual war and economic uncertainty. While grunge and hip-hop had been the bluntly angry clarion calls for previous generations, EDM provided these kids with the spirit of celebration and unity that ran counter to headlines on the nightly news. EDM was collective catharsis, and Avicii was, for a time, the biggest artist delivering it. He was anti-politic, existing in a bubble of champagne and confetti bursts, and his music served as a sonic antidepressant for listeners around the world.
It was a dance dance revolution that didn’t sit well with many veteran scenesters who had been plugging away in the electronic music underground since the late 70s. Shiny, populist and capitalist to its core, EDM ran counter to the defining values held dear by many fringe-dwelling old school scenesters. The kids didn’t care. And neither did Avicii, who crisscrossed the globe headlining the world’s biggest dance music and mainstream pop festivals – Tomorrowland, Ultra Miami, EDC Las Vegas, Coachella and more – and signing on for massively lucrative Las Vegas residences just as the city was establishing itself as the United States’ EDM hub.
Through the guidance of his manager Ash Pournouri, a Svengali type with whom Avicii was deeply close, Avicii raised the pay grade for DJs throughout the scene, pushing into the mid six figures for festival and club sets. With his head floating on billboards along the interstate from Los Angeles to Vegas, he was literally the EDM poster boy.
Onstage, Bergling typically sported jeans, a T-shirt and a backwards baseball cap, with his right hand lifted and moving along to the music while he happily shuffled behind the decks. If he was uncomfortable in the media, the stage seemed to be a sweet spot. He once called attention the worst part of his job, saying, “I love what I do, but I’ve never liked being recognized or being in the spotlight.”
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Avicii performs during the Ultra Music Festival in 2012. Photograph: Jason Nevader/WireImage
His music earned him a pair of Grammy nominations, one for his work on David Guetta’s Sunshine and another in 2013 for Levels. In a 2013 interview, he told me these nominations were the proudest moments of his career. The freshness and crossover appeal of his sound also brought a line of superstars eager for EDM crossover plays to his door. He co-produced a track on Madonna’s 2015 LP Rebel Heart while Sky Full of Stars, a 2014 collaboration with Coldplay, was a worldwide radio hit.
His own biggest smash was 2013’s Wake Me Up, a folk music crossover that was booed by the audience at Ultra when Avicii debuted it at the festival in 2013. No matter. Featuring singer Aloe Blacc, the urgently uplifting track hit No 1 in more than 40 countries and presciently tapped into the market potential of mixing EDM and country, a template many artists have since recreated. The song appeared on his 2013 solo debut album True, which hit the top 10 in more than 15 countries.
But there were signs of wear and tear too. The tour schedule of the Avicii juggernaut was intense, with him hitting clubs and festivals on every continent except Antarctica and often playing two shows a night. Bergling cancelled his headlining set at Ultra 2014 in order to have emergency gallbladder and appendix surgery. (Deadmau5 stepped in to take his place.) A 2013 GQ profile captured the alcohol-soaked hedonism of his life as the boy king of EDM and found Bergling “subsisting on a diet of Red Bull, nicotine, and airport food”. (The article was widely slammed by Avicii fans, with Bergling himself calling it “truly unfair and incorrect”.) In 2014, the addiction rumors were substantiated when Avicii cancelled all of his scheduled concerts due to health problems.
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“In the beginning, I’d party a lot … every night was a party,” he told me in 2013. “But I just realized that for me personally, my body and mind couldn’t handle it any more.” He officially retired from performing live in 2016, at the age of 26.
Two years later and Avicii’s publicist has announced that Bergling was found dead on the Arabian peninsula, thousands of miles from his home in Stockholm. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” Diana Baron said in a statement. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. 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.”
Mainstream popularity can often feel like ritual sacrifice, as we build people up only to stand captivated as they descend – into addiction, into turmoil, into avīci. Tim Bergling’s story has come to a tragic if not entirely unpredictable end, one at odds with the joy of the music he so expertly produced during his brief but influential moment at the top. It’s hard to mourn to a song like Levels that so adamantly denies the darkness. EDM is about joyful celebration in the face of conflict. Perhaps this was Bergling’s undoing. It is also his legacy.
Avicii had been suffering from health problems severe enough to stop the Swedish musician touring.
The Swedish musician – real name Tim Bergling – was found dead on Friday in Oman at the age of 28. The cause of death has not been revealed.
A documentary titled Avicii: True Stories was released last year, detailing Bergling’s battle with his acute pancreatitis, initially brought on by excessive stress and drinking.
The DJ – known for hits such as “Wake Me Up” and “Waiting for Love” – had both his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014, leading to several cancelled shows.
It's a routine procedure and all going well, I expect to be fully recovered and back on my feet in time for my US True Tour. — Tim Bergling (@Avicii) 29 March 2014 Turns out i had a ruptured appendix on top of my sick gallbladder…both were removed during the operation pic.twitter.com/4VsSPrJEug — Tim Bergling (@Avicii) 30 March 2014
Two years later, following a hit-laiden show at 2016’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Bergling announced his official retirement from touring altogether.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter later that year, he gave a candid interview about how the electronic music scene was “not for” him.
Avicii: a pioneer of EDM
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1/16 DJ Avicii performs onstage during Rolling Stone Live SF with Talent Resources in 2016 in San Francisco Getty/Rolling Stone
2/16 Avicii performing at the Palais Club in Cannes in 2010 Rex
3/16 Avicii performs at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at The Empire Polo Field in 2012 Getty/Coachella
4/16 Avicii accepts the favorite electronic dance music artist award at the 41st American Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2013 Reuters
5/16 Avicii performs during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Music Center in 2014 in Irvine, California Getty/CBS Radio Inc.
6/16 Avicii performs in 2013 to thousands at the Verizon Wireless Music Center Getty/CBS Radio Inc.
7/16 Avicii performs at Wynn Las Vegas @ Park City Live! during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Utah Getty
8/16 Avicii performs during the Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren Avicii Concert in New York in 2013 Rex
9/16 Avicii accepts the Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist award onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Getty
10/16 Avicii performs during mPowering Action, a global mobile youth movement at Grammy Week launch, at The Conga Room at L.A. Live in 2013 Getty/Tribal Brands
11/16 Avicii performing at Brooklyn's Barclay's Center in New York in 2014 Reuters
12/16 Avicii backstage at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles where he won EDM Song of the Year Getty/Clear Channel
13/16 Avicii performs at Pildammsparken in Malmo, Sweden, in 2016 Reuters
14/16 Avicii performs on the last day of the Rock in Rio Lisbon festival at Parque da Bela Vista in Portugal in 2016 EPA
15/16 Avicii plays his last ever set before retirement at Tennents Vital, Belfast, in 2016 Rex
16/16 Avicii on Table Mountain, South Africa, in January 2018 Avicii via Reuters
“It’s been a very crazy journey,” he continued. ”I started producing when I was 16. I started touring when I was 18. From that point on, I just jumped into 100 per cent.
“When I look back on my life, I think: whoa, did I do that? It was the best time of my life in a sense. It came with a price – a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety for me – but it was the best journey of my life.”
Bergling’s publicist confirmed the producer’s death in a statement: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii.
“He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. 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.”
The official cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Thousands gathered in Stockholm to remember Swedish DJ Avicii
Artists have been paying tribute to Avicii, who has died suddenly in Oman.
It's not yet known how the Swedish DJ died, but two years ago he announced his retirement after suffering from health problems.
Rita Ora, who he recently collaborated with on the track Lonely Together, tweeted that she had "no words" after hearing the news.
Diplo posted that Avicii's music will "live forever", writing that he "set the precedent" for other producers.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption A church in the Netherlands rings bells in tribute to Avicii
Radio 1 presenter Annie Mac began her Friday evening show paying tribute to Avicii, saying it's a "massive loss for dance music" and that it was "absolutely devastating news".
Skip Twitter post by @RitaOra I have no words. I remember how amazing it was to make Lonely Together and it felt like just yesterday we were talking. Condolences to Avicii's family, friends, and the fans who supported him. May he rest in peace. Gone too soon. I’m devastated. Heartbroken. — Rita Ora (@RitaOra) April 20, 2018 Report
It's known that the 28-year-old has been suffering from pancreatitis, reportedly caused by heavy drinking.
He once said in an interview: "Drinking became routine for me, but it's impossible to keep up touring and drinking at the same time, because you are going to crash."
The electronic dance music (EDM) star reportedly made $250,000 (£180,000) a night on tour.
Image copyright Muscat Hills Resort Image caption One of the last pictures of Avicii (centre), at a tourist resort near Muscat
It was after Avicii's, real name Tim Bergling, 2011 hit Levels that he achieved worldwide acclaim.
During his career he notched up 11 billion streams on Spotify and was the first EDM DJ to stage a worldwide arena tour, as nominated for two Grammy Awards and had nine UK top 10 singles, including two number ones.
American musician Skrillex remixed that song and posted online that he was "a genius and an innovator, yet sensitive and humble".
Other artists posting messages online include Martin Garrix, Liam Payne, Madonna, Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris and Deadmau5.
Skip Twitter post by @CalvinHarris Devastating news about Avicii, a beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do. My heart goes out to his family. God bless you Tim x — Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) April 20, 2018 Report
Skip Twitter post by @deadmau5 my sincerest and most heartfelt condolences to the friends, fans and families of @Avicii :( Banter aside, nobody can deny what he has accomplished and done for modern dance music and im very proud of him. — Goat lord (@deadmau5) April 20, 2018 Report
In 2016 Avicii announced he was retiring from touring, after health complications, but it's thought it's something he didn't really enjoy.
Nicky Romero, who collaborated with Avicii on I Could Be The One, said: "He was more of the musician in the studio than the guy that wants to be on stage, tour the world.
"I never really thought that he was super enjoying his DJ sets. It felt like he wanted to do it but he didn't want to feel the pressure of it or be the guy that's in the spotlight in front of thousands and thousands of people."
Radio 1 presenter Danny Howard said it was a "great loss to music".
Skip Twitter post by @dannyhowarddj So so upsetting to hear about Avicii. Far too young to go and such a talent who took risks that defined his massively successful career! A great loss to Music 😢😢 RIP Tim 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/RaYbQp86Jc — Danny Howard (@dannyhowarddj) April 20, 2018 Report
Pete Tong said he was "a major influence in opening up mainstream USA to electronic dance music".
Skip Twitter post by @petetong Sad to hear of @Avicii passing. From humble beginnings went onto conquer the world was a major influence in opening up mainstream USA to electronic dance music. For him it was always about the music not the circus . May his spirit and soul find peace. Way too young x — Pete Tong mbe (@petetong) April 20, 2018 Report
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