His family have announced it will be a private event
Avicii‘s family have announced that the DJ’s funeral will be a private event open only to people that were closest to him.
The Swedish-native DJ and producer – real name Tim Bergling – passed away suddenly in Oman last month (April 20). The Grammy-nominated EDM star was 28 and reports claim the star took his own life.
His family previously said in a statement: “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions,” a statement from the family read. “When he stopped touring, he wanted to find a balance in life to be happy and be able to do what he loved most — music… He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace.”
Now in a new statement to Billboard, the family explained that the funeral will not be open to public: “There have been many inquiries regarding the funeral arrangements for Tim Bergling, known by music fans as Avicii,” they wrote.
“The Bergling family has now confirmed that the funeral will be private, in the presence of the people who were closest to Tim. They kindly ask media to respect this. There is no additional information forthcoming.”
Earlier this week, Halsey and The Chainsmokers paid tribute to the DJ at the Billboard Music Awards.
The Las Vegas ceremony honoured his memory by showing some of his greatest moments during the In Memoriam segment while The Chainsmokers and Halsey were given the chance to voice their memories of Bergling.
“His passing was a great loss for the music world and for us. He was an artist who inspired so many in so many ways and simply put he meant so much to us and so many in the EDM community”, The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart said as he handed out the award for Top Hot 100 Song.
“His passing was a great loss for the music world and for us. He was an artist who inspired so many in so many ways and simply put he meant so much to us and so many in the EDM community”, The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart said as he handed out the award for Top Hot 100 Song.
This article was originally published by: NME
