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Avicii

1989 - 2018

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Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. He is known as an influence on many artists, and several music publications have credited Bergling as one of the DJs who brought electronic music to Top 40 radio in the early 2010s. He is also considered one of the most popular and successful Electronic dance music (EDM) genre artists of all time. He began posting remixes on electronicmusic forums at the age of 16, and in May 2007 was signed by Dejfitts Plays label. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia. Avicii is the 97th most popular musician (up from 723rd in 2024), the 87th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 405th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Avicii ranks 97 out of 3,175. Before him are Giorgio Moroder, Nadia Boulanger, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Dave Grohl, Cosima Wagner, and Sia. After him are Alice Cooper, Henryk Wieniawski, Richard Wright, Richard Hughes, Lou Reed, and Ice-T.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Avicii ranks 1. After him are Thomas Müller, Taron Egerton, PewDiePie, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Gareth Bale, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ivan Perišić, Marco Reus, and James Harden. Among people deceased in 2018, Avicii ranks 31. Before him are France Gall, Jens Christian Skou, Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Burton Richter, and Günter Blobel. After him are Paul Bocuse, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Roy J. Glauber, and Hubert de Givenchy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Avicii ranks 87 out of 1,879. Before him are Keke Rosberg (1948), Alva Myrdal (1902), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Hugo Theorell (1903), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), and Sven Hedin (1865). After him are Eric the Victorious (945), Anders Zorn (1860), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Sigfrid Edström (1870), and Olof Skötkonung (980).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Avicii ranks 3. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), and Björn Ulvaeus (1945). After him are Franz Berwald (1796), Per Gessle (1959), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Mikkey Dee (1963), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).

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