Klas Bergling: Last News

Avicii’s father has spoken about the ongoing legacy of his son’s career and the impact that his suicide has had.Avicii – real name Tim Bergling – took his own life while on holiday in Muscat, Oman in April 2018. He was 28.Now, Klas Bergling, father of the Swedish DJ and producer, has spoken to the BBC, saying, “I miss him every minute. Of course, I talk to him every day.

Avicii has been released ahead of the forthcoming Netflix documentary about him titled Avicii – I’m Tim.The film charts the journey of Avicii – real name Tim Bergling – prior to his death in 2018 at the age of 28. The Swedish DJ and producer became a household name of EDM in the 2010s, and the documentary was produced with the blessing of Bergling’s parents.“When I determined that he’d be the one who’d narrate this story, I thought that maybe it was how I could be close to him,” the film’s director Henrik Burman told Billboard. “Maybe that’s how I can meet him.”Ahead to its release today (December 31), Netflix (via Billboard) has issued a clip from the documentary that features previously-unseen footage of the producer working in the studio.

Avicii have announced that they have sold 75 per cent of the late musician’s recording and publishing rights to the Swedish company Pophouse.Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, died by suicide in 2018. Subsequently, his parents Klas Bergling and Anki Lidén have overseen his estate as well as a charitable foundation set up in his name.Klas Bergling said in a statement today (September 28): “My wife and I feel that as we are getting older, we do not have the right energy level or required skills to fully keep ahead of the new streaming and digital developments vital for such a big, international artist as Tim.”“Through this deal, we are also securing the Tim Bergling Foundation’s long-term finances, creating opportunity to act decisively on the foundation’s commitments to supporting such important issues as mental health and well-being of young people.”He went on to argue that the deal would bring Avicii’s music “to the widest possible audience” and “take care” of his international fanbase.“Since Tim took his life, as a family, we have not had sufficient time for his fans that they so deserve, and have lacked the ability to follow up on their correspondence and other contact with us.”“We leave neither Tim nor his contribution to the world.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The family of Avicii, the late, multi-platinum-selling Swedish DJ, has sold 75% of his master recordings and publishing to Pophouse Entertainment, the Stockholm-based company co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, which is behind that group’s multi-million-dollar “Voyage” show in London and other enterprises. The family and estate will maintain ownership of the remaining 25%. Terms of the deal, which is estimated to be for nine figures, were not disclosed. According to the announcement, a joint venture has been created between the family and estate of Avicii (real name: Tim Bergling) and Pophouse “to safeguard Avicii’s indelible legacy through future global endeavours,” such as the interactive tribute museum in Stockholm, “Avicii Experience,” that Pophouse and the Bergling family together opened in February.

The father of the late Swedish superstar DJ, Avicii, opened up about his son’s tragic death, calling it the “worst moment” of his life. Klas Bergling revealed the musician, whose real name was Tim Bergling, struggled with mental health and abused substances to deal with “fame and fortune”, which ultimately caused him to die by suicide in 2018 at the age of 28. “I find it hard, still,” Klas said of dealing with the loss to Sunday Times. “But I will, one day.”