Avicii
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Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling (born 8 September 1989), known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish
DJ
, remix
er, and record producer
. His single "Bromance" (recorded under the pseudonym Tim Berg) has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium
, the Netherlands
, and his native Sweden
. A lyricized version titled "Seek Bromance
" the original melody and lyrics from SAMUELE SARTINI "love u seek" was released shortly thereafter, charting on the UK Singles Chart
and reaching number one on the international Beatport
chart. Other singles include "Levels
" (sampling the song "Something's Got a Hold On Me" by Etta James
), "Fade Into Darkness
" (sampling the song "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
,), "My Feelings for You
" (sampling the song "My Feelings For You" by Cassius
), "Street Dancer", among others. Currently he is releasing music under the Ministry of Sound
label. After numerous electro successes and chart-topping remixes and original mixes, Avicii was ranked 6th in the 2011 Top 100 DJ poll.
', which is the lowest level of Buddhist hell."
video game Lazy Jones
. This led to his first release on Strike Recordings, entitled "Lazy Lace."
In 2010, Avicii released a collaboration with fellow Swedish DJ John Dahlbäck
, titled "Don't Hold Back." He is additionally working on projects with internationally-recognized DJs Tiësto
and Sebastian Ingrosso
. While his work is primarily electronic synthetic tracks, EMI released a vocal version of his track "Bromance," titled "Seek Bromance."
In October 2010, Avicii signed with the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing
. Based in London
and New York
, EMI is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies and a member of the RIAA.
, Sebastian Ingrosso
, Steve Angello
, Axwell
, Eric Prydz
, Ste Kirwan, and Daft Punk
.
"I’ve always been into music and growing up with older siblings. I’ve also had loads of different influences when it comes to my music taste. There are loads of other people that have influenced me but I think the biggest inspirations I’ve had aside from my manager has been the Swedish House Mafia guys and Eric Prydz, they were the ones who first got me into house!" Avicii - April 2011
His first big track, "Manman," was released on Pete Tong
's label, Bedroom Bedlam, after winning Pete Tong's Fast Trax with 70 percent of the votes.
Avicii also credits veteran dj Phil Courtney who first met with Avicii in 2002 while touring in Sweden. Although the two are still in contact, Courtney has ruled out any collaboration in the near future.
and Western Europe
.
In North America, he played at Palace in Guelph, Ontario, The Guelph Concert Theatre in Guelph, Ontario, Club Glow
in Washington, D.C.
; SET and Nikki Beach in Miami; Club Pacha in New York
; Electric Zoo Festival
at Randall's Island
in New York; Ultra Music Festival
in Miami; Electric Daisy Carnival
at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
; Ruby Skye
in San Francisco; Vision Night Club
in Chicago
; The Guvernment
in Toronto
; Beta in Waterloo, Ontario
; Stages in Kingston, Ontario
; Muzique in Montreal
; Club Mansion in London, Ontario
, The Majestic in Madison, Wisconsin
, Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois,Wet Republic's Daylife in Las Vegas
and The Edmonton Event Center in Edmonton, among other locations.
European cities and venues include Space
in Ibiza
; Monaco International Clubbing Show at Grimaldi Forum
in Monaco
; Fabulous Festival in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
; Ms Connexion in Mannheim
; Aquarius Zrće in Novalja
; La Dune in Toulouse
; Illusions at Festivalpark Complex in Hradec Králové
, Czech Republic
; AF-Borgen in, Sweden
; and Mach 1 in Nuremberg
.
Several of his concerts have been recorded for Sirius XM Radio's Trance and Progressive House channel. On 23 October 2010, in support of his world tour, Avicii presented his work in an exclusive hour-long set on Channel 52 of the Electric Area on Sirius XM Radio.
The largest crowd Avicii has played for to date was on the main stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on June 26, 2011. He also headlined at the 2011 Inox Festival
in Toulouse, France.
Avicii also played at Tara's in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 8, 2011, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2011, Governors Island, NYC on July 17, 2011 and at Tomorrowland
in Boom, Belgium on July 23, 2011.
Avicii performed on September 7, 2011 at Brock University
in St. Catharines, Canada
. On September 11, he performed in Syracuse, NY as part of the annual fall concert series Juice Jam. London
, Ontario
as part of the O-Week celebration for The University of Western Ontario. On September 12, he performed at the Washington Avenue Armory
in Albany, New York
to a crowd of mostly University at Albany students. On September 15, he played a private concert for students of McGill University
in Montreal
. On October 15, he will be performing in Slovenia, Ljubljana at the INTERNATIONAL FOAM FESTIVAL with David Morales and Ian Carey. October 22, 2011 Avicii performs at Bert's Warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. On October 28, he preformed at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. On October 29, 2011 Avicii will perform at Pic-a-Chic farm in Bloomington, Indiana
as part of a Halloween and Indiana University
Homecoming celebration. Avicii will also be at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on October 29, 2011.
Avicii was at GLO NIGHTCLUB in Westbury NY on September 30, 2011.
Avicii played a one hour House music set at Studio 54
during the club's One Night Only reopening on October 18, 2011, a promotional night for Sirius XM Radio.
Avicii performed on Penn State University's University Park campus at the Bryce Jordan Center
on November 17, 2011.
Avicii performed in Durham, NH at the University of New Hampshire
's Whittemore Center
on November 19, 2011.
Avicii performed at Australia's Stereosonic
2011, beginning in Sydney
on November 26, 2011. The Sydney event was the largest dance music festival in Australian history.
Avicii will be touring Asia during December playing in the world famous Dragon-i VIP club December 9, 2011.
ID (with Nicky Romero)
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er, and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. His single "Bromance" (recorded under the pseudonym Tim Berg) has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and his native Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. A lyricized version titled "Seek Bromance
Seek Bromance
"Seek Bromance" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Tim Berg. It was released on 17 October 2010 in the Netherlands, and on 24 October in the United Kingdom, where it charted at number 13...
" the original melody and lyrics from SAMUELE SARTINI "love u seek" was released shortly thereafter, charting on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and reaching number one on the international Beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
chart. Other singles include "Levels
Levels (song)
"Levels" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. It was released on October 28, 2011. The song was written by Avicii and Ash Pournouri, and contains a vocal sample from the 1962 gospel-inspired "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James, as written by Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods and...
" (sampling the song "Something's Got a Hold On Me" by Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
), "Fade Into Darkness
Fade into Darkness
"Fade into Darkness" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. It was released on July 16, 2011. The song interpolates elements from "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, as written by Simon Jeffes.-Track listing:*;Digital download...
" (sampling the song "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes...
,), "My Feelings for You
My Feelings for You
"My Feelings for You" is a track by DJs Avicii and Sebastien Drums. Originally, the song was made by Cassius, a french house and electronic music band and was released on Astralwerks in 1999....
" (sampling the song "My Feelings For You" by Cassius
Cassius (band)
Cassius is a French house music duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.-History:...
), "Street Dancer", among others. Currently he is releasing music under the Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
label. After numerous electro successes and chart-topping remixes and original mixes, Avicii was ranked 6th in the 2011 Top 100 DJ poll.
Personal background
Avicii was born on 8 September 1989 in Stockholm Sweden. His birth name is Tim Bergling , while he is known professionally as Avicii (uh-vee-chi) , Tim Berg, and Tom Hangs. Explaining how he got the name 'Avicii', Bergling states: "Well, I was picking a name for my MySpace page and I had maybe 6 other options, but they were all taken. Then I remembered a friend of mine telling me about 'AviciAvici
In Buddhism, ' is the lowest level of the Naraka or "hell" realm, into which the dead who have committed grave misdeeds may be reborn...
', which is the lowest level of Buddhist hell."
Professional background
Avicii emerged in the music industry in 2008, when he was 18 years old, compiling a remix of the theme song to the Commodore 64Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
video game Lazy Jones
Lazy Jones
Lazy Jones is a computer game for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX and Tatung Einstein. It was written by David Whittaker and released by Terminal Software in 1984. The Spectrum version was ported by Simon Cobb....
. This led to his first release on Strike Recordings, entitled "Lazy Lace."
In 2010, Avicii released a collaboration with fellow Swedish DJ John Dahlbäck
John Dahlbäck
John Dahlbäck, born October 13th 1985, is a Swedish house music producer and DJ currently based in London, UK.Dahlbäck is also the owner and founder of Pickadoll Records, with releases by, apart from his own work, artists like Sébastien Léger and Dada Life. He has recorded minimal techno under the...
, titled "Don't Hold Back." He is additionally working on projects with internationally-recognized DJs Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
and Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
. While his work is primarily electronic synthetic tracks, EMI released a vocal version of his track "Bromance," titled "Seek Bromance."
In October 2010, Avicii signed with the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. Based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, EMI is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies and a member of the RIAA.
Influences
Avicii's influences include Laidback LukeLaidback Luke
Laidback Luke is a Dutch DJ, producer. He was voted #46 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ list in 2008, before jumping to #27 in 2009 and jumping up 10 places in 2010....
, Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
, Steve Angello
Steve Angello
Steve Angello is a Greek-Swedish DJ, producer, and record label owner. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia.- Background :...
, Axwell
Axwell
Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
, Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz
Eric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
, Ste Kirwan, and Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
.
"I’ve always been into music and growing up with older siblings. I’ve also had loads of different influences when it comes to my music taste. There are loads of other people that have influenced me but I think the biggest inspirations I’ve had aside from my manager has been the Swedish House Mafia guys and Eric Prydz, they were the ones who first got me into house!" Avicii - April 2011
His first big track, "Manman," was released on Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
's label, Bedroom Bedlam, after winning Pete Tong's Fast Trax with 70 percent of the votes.
Avicii also credits veteran dj Phil Courtney who first met with Avicii in 2002 while touring in Sweden. Although the two are still in contact, Courtney has ruled out any collaboration in the near future.
Touring
In 2010, Avicii embarked on his first world tour, primarily encompassing North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
.
In North America, he played at Palace in Guelph, Ontario, The Guelph Concert Theatre in Guelph, Ontario, Club Glow
Club Glow
Club Glow is the longest running dance party in Washington, DC. It currently operates on a weekly basis out of three nightclubs in DC and hosts large-scale and music festival events at the DC Armory and RFK Stadium. Since its inception in 1999, Club Glow has regularly hosted top international and...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
; SET and Nikki Beach in Miami; Club Pacha in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; Electric Zoo Festival
Electric Zoo Festival
The Electric Zoo Festival is an annual electronic music festival held over Labor Day weekend in New York City on . The festival represents all genres of electronic music, bringing top international DJs and live acts from multiple countries along with hometown favorites to four stages.In its 2009...
at Randall's Island
Randall's Island
Randall's Island is situated in the East River in New York City, part of the borough of Manhattan. It is separated from Manhattan island on the west by the river's main channel, from Queens on the east by the Hell Gate, and from the Bronx on the north by the Bronx Kill. It is joined to Wards...
in New York; Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It is held in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and was a...
in Miami; Electric Daisy Carnival
Electric Daisy Carnival
Electric Daisy Carnival is an annual electronic dance music festival held in the South West United States on the last weekend of June. The event was held in Southern California from 1997 to 2010, and was moved to Las Vegas in 2011....
at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
; Ruby Skye
Ruby Skye
Ruby Skye is a popular nightclub in San Francisco, California. The nightclub is housed in the Native Sons of the Golden West building at 420 Mason Street, built in 1890 by architect August Headman. The nightclub is housed in what was originally an auditorium/meeting hall...
in San Francisco; Vision Night Club
Excalibur (nightclub)
The Excalibur nightclub in Chicago was first opened in 1989. It is located in the former Chicago Historical Society building which is a Chicago historical landmark...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; The Guvernment
The Guvernment
The Guvernment is the name of a nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1996, it was incarnated from the former RPM nightclub, which closed its doors after several years at the same location.Saturdays The Guvernment is the name of a nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
; Beta in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
; Stages in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
; Muzique in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
; Club Mansion in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, The Majestic in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois,Wet Republic's Daylife in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
and The Edmonton Event Center in Edmonton, among other locations.
European cities and venues include Space
Space (Ibiza nightclub)
Space is a nightclub on Ibizaowned bi STANCA. It was awarded "Best Global Club" at the International Dance Music Awards in 2005 and again in 2006...
in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
; Monaco International Clubbing Show at Grimaldi Forum
Grimaldi Forum
Grimaldi Forum, Monaco is a conference & congress centre located on the seafront of Monaco's eastern beach quartier, Larvotto. Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra regularly perform here...
in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
; Fabulous Festival in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
; Ms Connexion in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
; Aquarius Zrće in Novalja
Novalja
Novalja is a town in the north of the island of Pag in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. In recent times Novalja became famous because of the Zrće Beach, which is one of the biggest summer party zones in Europe.- History :...
; La Dune in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
; Illusions at Festivalpark Complex in Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
; AF-Borgen in, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; and Mach 1 in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
.
Several of his concerts have been recorded for Sirius XM Radio's Trance and Progressive House channel. On 23 October 2010, in support of his world tour, Avicii presented his work in an exclusive hour-long set on Channel 52 of the Electric Area on Sirius XM Radio.
The largest crowd Avicii has played for to date was on the main stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on June 26, 2011. He also headlined at the 2011 Inox Festival
Inox Festival
Inox festival was created in 2003 by the owners of “La Dune” nightclub in Toulouse, France. The electronic music festival is famous for having hosted DJ’s such as Joachim Garraud, Avicii, Sebastien Drums and many others. After the success of the festival, Inox owners created Inox club events in La...
in Toulouse, France.
Avicii also played at Tara's in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 8, 2011, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2011, Governors Island, NYC on July 17, 2011 and at Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland (festival)
Tomorrowland is a Belgian outdoor dancing event organised every year in the Flemish town of Boom since 2005. The first names that showed up were Push , Armin Van Buuren, Cor Fijneman, Yves Deruyter, Technoboy and Coone in that year....
in Boom, Belgium on July 23, 2011.
Avicii performed on September 7, 2011 at Brock University
Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
in St. Catharines, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. On September 11, he performed in Syracuse, NY as part of the annual fall concert series Juice Jam. London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
as part of the O-Week celebration for The University of Western Ontario. On September 12, he performed at the Washington Avenue Armory
Washington Avenue Armory
The Washington Avenue Armory, officially known as the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue Armory, is now a multi-purpose arena in Albany, New York. It was the home of the Albany Legends of the...
in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
to a crowd of mostly University at Albany students. On September 15, he played a private concert for students of McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. On October 15, he will be performing in Slovenia, Ljubljana at the INTERNATIONAL FOAM FESTIVAL with David Morales and Ian Carey. October 22, 2011 Avicii performs at Bert's Warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. On October 28, he preformed at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. On October 29, 2011 Avicii will perform at Pic-a-Chic farm in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
as part of a Halloween and Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
Homecoming celebration. Avicii will also be at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on October 29, 2011.
Avicii was at GLO NIGHTCLUB in Westbury NY on September 30, 2011.
Avicii played a one hour House music set at Studio 54
Studio 54
Studio 54 was a highly popular discotheque from 1977 until 1991, located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA. It was originally the Gallo Opera House, opening in 1927, after which it changed names several times, eventually becoming a CBS radio and television studio. In 1977 it...
during the club's One Night Only reopening on October 18, 2011, a promotional night for Sirius XM Radio.
Avicii performed on Penn State University's University Park campus at the Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1995 and is the largest such venue between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It replaced Rec Hall as the home to the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's and women's basketball team, the...
on November 17, 2011.
Avicii performed in Durham, NH at the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
's Whittemore Center
Whittemore Center
Whittemore Center Arena or Whitt is a multi-purpose arena in Durham, New Hampshire on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. It was built for $30 million and opened in November 1995. It was dedicated to Frederick B. Whittemore and his family on May 5, 1996. It is adjacent to its...
on November 19, 2011.
Avicii performed at Australia's Stereosonic
Stereosonic
Stereosonic is an annual music festival held in Australia in early December. From its humble beginnings, Stereosonic has become a relatively big music festival in Australia. Stereosonic is held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne. Stereosonic is a collaboration of two major Australia...
2011, beginning in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
on November 26, 2011. The Sydney event was the largest dance music festival in Australian history.
Avicii will be touring Asia during December playing in the world famous Dragon-i VIP club December 9, 2011.
Singles
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| SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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BEL Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
DEN Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
IRE Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
NLD Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| "Seek Bromance Seek Bromance "Seek Bromance" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Tim Berg. It was released on 17 October 2010 in the Netherlands, and on 24 October in the United Kingdom, where it charted at number 13... " |
2010 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 49 | 2 | 13 | 13 | — |
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| "My Feelings for You My Feelings for You "My Feelings for You" is a track by DJs Avicii and Sebastien Drums. Originally, the song was made by Cassius, a french house and electronic music band and was released on Astralwerks in 1999.... " (with Sebastien Drums) |
37 | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | 24 | 40 | 46 | — | |||
| "Fade into Darkness Fade into Darkness "Fade into Darkness" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. It was released on July 16, 2011. The song interpolates elements from "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, as written by Simon Jeffes.-Track listing:*;Digital download... " |
2011 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 196 | — |
Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden... : 2× Platinum |
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| "Levels Levels (song) "Levels" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. It was released on October 28, 2011. The song was written by Avicii and Ash Pournouri, and contains a vocal sample from the 1962 gospel-inspired "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James, as written by Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods and... " |
1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 66 | |||
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Collaborations
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| AUT | IRE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| "Collide" (with Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor.... ) |
2011 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Glassheart Glassheart Glassheart is the upcoming third studio album by British recording artist Leona Lewis. Originally scheduled for release in November 2011 through Syco Music and J Records, the album will now be released in March 2012 after Lewis decided to schedule additional recording sessions... |
| "Sunshine" (with David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life... ) |
- | - | - | - | Nothing But the Beat Nothing but the Beat Nothing but the Beat is the fifth studio album by French DJ and record producer David Guetta. The album was released on August 26, 2011 through Virgin Records . Released as a double album, the first disc features collaborations with artists from the R&B, hip hop and pop world such as Lil Wayne,... |
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Other charted songs
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| NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| "Street Dancer" | 2011 | 67 |
| "Penguin" | 92 | |
| "Blessed" (as Tom Hangs with Shermanology) | 9 |
Remixes
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| 2008 | "Set Me Free" (Avicii Remix) | Phonat |
| 2009 | "Escape Me Escape Me "Escape Me" is a single recorded by Tiësto featuring vocals from C. C. Sheffield. Released on November 23, 2009, the song is the second single from Tiësto's album Kaleidoscope.-Music video:... " (Avicii's Remix At Night) |
Tiesto Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto... ft. CC Sheffield |
| "Holiday Holiday (Dizzee Rascal song) "Holiday" is a song by Ghanaian British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released as the third single from his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek. It was produced by Calvin Harris, with chorus vocals by R&B singer Chrome. Harris originally wrote the song for girl group, The Saturdays, but it was rejected... " (Avicii Remix) |
Dizzee Rascal Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles... ft. Chrome |
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| "New New New" (Avicii Meets Yellow Remix) | Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :... |
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| "One Love One Love (David Guetta song) "One Love" is the third single released by French disc jockey David Guetta from his fourth studio album One Love. The single was released in the UK on 23 November 2009. It features guest vocals by Grammy Award-winning British R&B singer-songwriter Estelle... " (Avicii Remix) |
David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life... ft. Estelle Estelle -Proper name:* For the female given name and list of namesakes see Estelle* Estelle , British singer/rapper* Don Estelle , British actor* Estelle Designs, Canadian giftware and crafts line-Fictional characters:... |
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| "Remedy Remedy (Little Boots song) "Remedy" is a song by English recording artist Little Boots from her debut album, Hands. Written by Boots and RedOne, the song was released as the album's second single on 17 August 2009 in the United Kingdom, becoming her most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. A remix EP of the... " (Avicii Remix) |
Little Boots Little Boots Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet... |
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| 2010 | "Bromance Seek Bromance "Seek Bromance" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Tim Berg. It was released on 17 October 2010 in the Netherlands, and on 24 October in the United Kingdom, where it charted at number 13... " (Avicii Arena Mix) |
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| "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Avicii Universe Mix) | Junior Caldera Junior Caldera Junior Caldera is a French disc jockey from Paris. A multi-instrumentalist, Caldera was influenced by many musical styles and made rock music before becoming involved in house music in 2002 whilst working as a stage designer in a number of Parisian nightclubs... ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s... |
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| "Cookies with a Smile" (Avicii Remix) | Dada Life Dada Life Dada Life are a Swedish electro house duo, consisting of Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom. In 2010, Dada Life was voted #89 in DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 list of the most popular DJ's. Dada Life's popularity soared over the next year and in October 2011, they were voted #38 in DJ Mag's Top 100... |
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| "Gettin' Over You" (Avicii Vocal Mix) | David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life... ft. Chris Willis Chris Willis Christopher "Chris" Willis is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Although initially a gospel singer, he later received international attention for his collaborations with house music artist David Guetta, including on the songs "Just a Little More Love", "Love Don't Let Me Go , "Love Is... , Fergie & LMFAO LMFAO (group) LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson... |
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| "Hang with Me Hang with Me "Hang with Me" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her sixth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 2 . It was released as the album's lead single via digital download on 16 August 2010, in Sweden, and one day later in the United States. An acoustic version of the song had previously been... " (Avicii Exclusive Club Mix) |
Robyn Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for... |
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| "I Feel Love I Feel Love "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time... " (Avicii's Forgotten Mix) |
Rhythm Masters Rhythm Masters Rhythm Masters was a house music duo composed of deejays Robert Chetcuti and Steve Mac, a.k.a. Steve McGuinness. They began mixing together around 1993 after meeting in Malta, doing remixes for, among others, Todd Terry, Michael Jackson, INXS, Junior Vasquez, David Morales, and Roger Sanchez... & MYNC ft. Wynter Gordon Wynter Gordon Diana "Wynter" Gordon is an American pop/dance singer-songwriter. She began as a writer for other artists, later signing with Atlantic Records where she began working on an album while continuing to write songs for other acts and providing vocals on songs... |
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| "I Like It I Like It (Enrique Iglesias song) "I Like It" is a song performed by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias taken from his first bilingual studio album, Euphoria. It was produced by RedOne and interpolates Lionel Richie's 1983 "All Night Long " as well as featuring American rapper Pitbull and was released on May 3, 2010. The song was also... " (Avicii Remix) |
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... ft. Pitbull Pitbull (rapper) Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records... |
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| "Make My Heart" (Avicii's Replacer Remix) | Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... |
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| "Rapture Rapture (iiO song) "Rapture" is the first single the New York-based dance music duo iiO. Released in 2001, reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, reached the top-ten in six other countries and charted in several other countries. The song also became a dance floor hit in the United States reaching number two on... " (Avicii New Generation Mix) |
Nadia Ali Nadia Ali Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe... |
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| 2011 | "Derezzed Derezzed -Music video:Daft Punk enters Flynn's Arcade and begins playing a game developed by Encom named Derezzed, with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo playing as Prog 1 and Thomas Bangalter as Prog 2. Derezzed plays out as a light cycle jousting game in the grid. While an unknown program watches the light... " (Avicii Remix) |
Daft Punk Daft Punk Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop... |
| "Drowning" (Avicii Unnamed Mix) | Armin Van Buuren ft. Laura V | |
| "Blessed" (Avicii Edit) | Tom Hangs (Avicii alias) feat. Shermanology | |
| "Let Me Show You Love" (Ash & Avicii 'Hype Machine' Mix) | Ash Ash - Products of fire, incineration or combustion :The solid remains of fires, such as:* Ash , the compounds that remain after a scientific sample is burned; commonly reported as a percentage on pet food labels... |
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| "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was released on 3 June 2011, as a digital download except in the United Kingdom where it was released on 5 June 2011. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song... " (Avicii 'Tour' Mix) |
Coldplay Coldplay Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a... |
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| "Dancing In My Head" (Avicii 'Been Cursed' Mix) | Avicii Avicii Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden... vs Eric Turner Eric Turner (singer) Eric Turner is an American singer-songwriter who currently resides in Sweden. He is the lead singer in the band Street Fighting Man and is also a teacher.-Background:... |