--- title: Avicii Died and Celebrities Are Paying Their Respects description: Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Marshmello, Martin Garrix and many more are honoring Avicii's passing with tributes on social media. canonical: https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-20T19:13:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:21.103Z og:title: Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Avicii's Tragic Death og:description: Avicii's famous friends and collaborators are honoring his passing og:url: https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d867987a5471d3/69892e46656a3f56f1bd4330/avicii-headphones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MLB Postseason Pop-Up Concert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Avicii's Tragic Death twitter:description: Avicii's famous friends and collaborators are honoring his passing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d867987a5471d3/69892e46656a3f56f1bd4330/avicii-headphones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Avicii's Tragic Death  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 20, 2018 7:13 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Avicii performs at the MLB Fan Cave on October 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Avicii performs at the MLB Fan Cave on October 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage)Mike Pont—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 20, 2018 7:13 PM UTC On Friday, music fans worldwide were met with the sad [news of the death](http://time.com/5248599/avicii-dies/) of Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, best known as [Avicii](http://time.com/4275133/avicii-tour-retire/). He was only 28 years old. Immediately, his fellow artists, celebrities and friends from around the globe began sharing their sadness and respects for the young producer and EDM pioneer, who began making hits at just 16 years old. His 2011 track “Levels” became a worldwide smash, bringing him his second Grammy nomination, while follow ups like “Wake Me Up,” “Hey Brother” and “You Make Me” also became EDM classics. [In 2016](http://time.com/4275133/avicii-tour-retire/), he announced his retirement from the circuit of touring and live DJing after suffering from health problems. He most recently released an EP in 2017 with vocals from [Rita Ora](http://time.com/4895298/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-21/item/without-you-avicii/), AlunaGeorge and others. His famous friends include fellow DJs like Calvin Harris, Marshmello and Pete Tong, artists like Liam Payne, [Dua Lipa](http://time.com/collection-post/4971133/dua-lipa-head-next-generation-leaders/) and Charlie Puth and even Spotify head Daniel Ek. Here are some of the ways they are honoring Bergling following his unexpected passing. > [](https://twitter.com/CalvinHarris/status/987385354175959041) > [](https://twitter.com/Ingrosso/status/987399436920750080) > [](https://twitter.com/LiamPayne/status/987387793818247168) > [](https://twitter.com/petetong/status/987397850454638592) > [](https://twitter.com/RitaOra/status/987400667135262725) > [](https://twitter.com/charlieputh/status/987387678353010689) > [](https://twitter.com/noahcyrus/status/987394618303037440) > [](https://twitter.com/MartinGarrix/status/987405458372726784) > [](https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/987386149051273217) > [](https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/987402046151299072) > [](https://twitter.com/feddelegrand/status/987402601347076096) > [](https://twitter.com/marshmellomusic/status/987385098919034880) > [](https://twitter.com/steveaoki/status/987406550166900742) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/"},"headline":"Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Avicii's Tragic Death","datePublished":"2018-04-20T19:13:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:21.103Z","description":"He was just 28 years old","url":"https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d867987a5471d3/69892e46656a3f56f1bd4330/avicii-headphones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d867987a5471d3/69892e46656a3f56f1bd4330/avicii-headphones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MLB Postseason Pop-Up Concert","caption":"MLB Postseason Pop-Up Concert","creditText":"Mike Pont—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5248724/avicii-death-reactions/","name":"Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Avicii's Tragic Death"}}]}] ```