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Avicii

Swedish DJ and music producer known for his influential electronic dance music.

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Known for: Pioneering pop-oriented house music and bringing electronic dance music to mainstream Top 40 radio.

About Avicii

His music consisted primarily of pop-oriented house music, often blended with other genres such as folk, country, bluegrass, soul, and blues. Avicii began posting remixes on Internet forums when he was 16 and in 2007 signed with the Dejfitts Plays record label. After winning a BBC Radio 1 competition in 2008, he signed a talent management agreement with Arash Pournouri. "Levels" (2011) was his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut studio album, True (2013), peaked in the top 10 in more than 15 countries; the lead single, "Wake Me Up", became a most-streamed song on Spotify. Both his album Stories (2015) and the EP Avīci (01) (2017) reached number one on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan chart. Avicii, a self-described shy person, suffered from anxiety and depression and used alcohol as a coping mechanism. In 2012, Avicii was hospitalized for 11 days in New York City with acute pancreatitis caused by alcoholism. Between 2012 and 2014, to treat pain from the pancreatitis, Avicii was prescribed opioids and became addicted. In March 2014, he underwent surgery to remove his appendix and gallbladder and entered a drug rehabilitation facility in 2015. Avicii's accolades included four MTV Europe Music Awards, two International Dance Music Awards, one American Music Award, and one Billboard Music Award.

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