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Hello! Under Death -> Tributes -> From fellow musicians, I have 2 changes to request. The current page has an innacuracy about Kygo playing at Tomorrowland 2018, and also omits the fact that Kygo's first tribute to Avicii came on the same day as Avicii's death, before any of the other tributes currently listed on the page.
Change requests: 1. Partway through this section, the paragraph about "The 2018 edition of Tomorrowland" incorrectly states that Kygo played at Tomorrowland 2018. The first sentence of this paragraph should be changed: Change: "The 2018 edition of Tomorrowland saw several tributes to Bergling from Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Don Diablo, Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Zedd and Kygo, the latter mentioning that Bergling was his biggest influence in EDM.[196]" To: "The 2018 edition of Tomorrowland saw several tributes to Bergling from Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Don Diablo, Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and Zedd."
The citation for [196] should be moved, as it only refers to Kygo and not Tomorrowland 2018. This citation (copy/pasted here for reference) should instead be attached to change request 2 below. Waldrop, Theresa (21 April 2018). "DJ Kygo calls Avicii 'a true musical genius' in emotional Coachella tribute". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
2. At the start of the section, add: "On 20 April 2018, several hours after learning of Avicii's death, Norwegian DJ Kygo dedicated his Coachella set to Avicii. Kygo described Bergling as his "biggest musical inspiration" and "a true musical genius", and concluded his set with "Without You", which he named as his favorite Avicii track."
And as mentioned above, the old citation [196] should be used for this new paragraph.
Thanks! DJ Dissociation (talk) 08:32, 18 August 2025 (UTC)
Please remove the suicide details
Why does it say how he commited suicide? Please delete this ASAP. Kacperd40 (talk) 14:39, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
- Because it's factual, and detailed in reliable sources, and this is an encyclopedia. If it disturbs you, don't read it. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 18:36, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
- But it shouldn't say HOW he commited suicide... it's dangerous to write these things. Lives are more important than no censorship. Kacperd40 (talk) 18:37, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
- More people committed suicide around the globe in the year 1999 - before Wikipedia existed - than do today. The world's population was six billion in 1999. It's more than eight billion now. So the rate of suicide has dropped dramatically.
- Wikipedia does not encourage people how to commit suicide, nor does it tell people how to commit suicide (it is trivially easy to take one's life, instructions are not even needed).
- I'm sorry the topic is sensitive to you - I say that genuinely - but there are better ways to save lives, such as donating to the National Suicide hotline (in the US) as I do. That actually saves lives. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 18:49, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
- We could add a helpline link or disclaimer. Skyeteam (talk) 14:59, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- And as Wikipedia has whole page on suicide, I think we can include it. Wikipedia even seems to have an article on suicide methods too...? Skyeteam (talk) 15:02, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- Please add these disclaimers there, it would be the best if it was on all posts related to suicide Kacperd40 (talk) 15:03, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- They are on most. However, I'll wait until anapostophe replies to add it. Skyeteam (talk) 15:16, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- No. Disclaimers are not going to be added to the many thousands of articles that have content related to suicide, nor to this one. Articles where suicide is a primary focus of the topic already have notices regarding help available.
- Kacperd40, you were already warned to drop the matter; encouraging other editors to fulfill your desire to litter WP with warnings and disclaimers is dancing right on the edge of tolerability. Please stop, move on, and find more useful ways - of which there are many - to address this extremely serious topic.
- Skyeteam, my username is Anastrophe, not anapostrophe nor apostrophe. An honest mistake I'm sure, but could be problematic if you were to try to alert me to a discussion using the separate mechanisms available for that. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 18:53, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- Okay I'm sorry Kacperd40 (talk) 19:14, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- I'm sure I don't need to remind you, Anastrophe, that "This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Avicii article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the subject of the article," which the username and Kacperd40 subjects don't really constitute as. Skyeteam (talk) 19:47, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- That's quite the wikilawyering there for a new user. In fact, the discussion is directed at article improvement, by way of making clear that the changes proposed are not appropriate to this article, have been litigated endlessly already (see the archives). An aside about misspelling a username that's presented textually on the page already is not so grave a digression as to warrant a warning, for goodness sake. One could equally wikilawyer that your own warning is misplaced and not relevant to article improvement either. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 21:00, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- Could you please explain this in a simpler way? My English is not the best. Kacperd40 (talk) 07:08, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
- I just wonder what that means but I won't insist on the disclaimers anymore Kacperd40 (talk) 07:09, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
- I was replying to Skyeteam/Hennedits. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 07:58, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
- Could you please explain this in a simpler way? My English is not the best. Kacperd40 (talk) 07:08, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
- That's quite the wikilawyering there for a new user. In fact, the discussion is directed at article improvement, by way of making clear that the changes proposed are not appropriate to this article, have been litigated endlessly already (see the archives). An aside about misspelling a username that's presented textually on the page already is not so grave a digression as to warrant a warning, for goodness sake. One could equally wikilawyer that your own warning is misplaced and not relevant to article improvement either. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 21:00, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- They are on most. However, I'll wait until anapostophe replies to add it. Skyeteam (talk) 15:16, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- We could add a helpline link or disclaimer. Skyeteam (talk) 14:59, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- But it shouldn't say HOW he commited suicide... it's dangerous to write these things. Lives are more important than no censorship. Kacperd40 (talk) 18:37, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is not censored, its a matter of policy. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:51, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
typo
Not going to create an account to fix a typo, but the link to the Stories album in the first section is misspelled "Stroies." Could someone with a verified account fix this? Thanks. ~2025-39032-11 (talk) 13:14, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
Change wordings about his death?
Nominator: Meganenohito (talk · contribs) 08:14, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for making the changes. I'm looking at replacing the metro source (78), but all I can find is this french page, which doesn't mention the fundraiser, assuming the automatic translation is correct https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064852/https://fr.news.yahoo.com/avicii-nile-rodgers-adam-lambert-lay-down-nouveau-184600327.html EmergentAnarchy (talk) 09:58, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
- I found an alternative source, so I have added it. Meganenohito (talk) 13:43, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. ALmost all the new citations ckeck out, but I'm still confused about source 38. "On 23 March 2012, Pete Tong premiered Avicii's unreleased single "Last Dance" on his BBC Radio 1 show, Essential Mix." You've marked it as done, but the source still fails verification. Did you mean to replace the link? EmergentAnarchy (talk) 18:36, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
- The source states, "BBC Radio 1 premiered Avicii's track 'Last Dance' on Friday night," and makes no mention of the Essential Mix. Meganenohito (talk) 01:15, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, and that's the only one left that fails verification. If the sentence is modified or the source is changed, I'll be happy to promote the article. EmergentAnarchy (talk) 14:37, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- I couldn't find a replacement source, so I modified the sentence. Meganenohito (talk) 00:47, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. I have passed the article. Congratulations! EmergentAnarchy (talk) 09:44, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
- I couldn't find a replacement source, so I modified the sentence. Meganenohito (talk) 00:47, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, and that's the only one left that fails verification. If the sentence is modified or the source is changed, I'll be happy to promote the article. EmergentAnarchy (talk) 14:37, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- The source states, "BBC Radio 1 premiered Avicii's track 'Last Dance' on Friday night," and makes no mention of the Essential Mix. Meganenohito (talk) 01:15, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. ALmost all the new citations ckeck out, but I'm still confused about source 38. "On 23 March 2012, Pete Tong premiered Avicii's unreleased single "Last Dance" on his BBC Radio 1 show, Essential Mix." You've marked it as done, but the source still fails verification. Did you mean to replace the link? EmergentAnarchy (talk) 18:36, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
- I found an alternative source, so I have added it. Meganenohito (talk) 13:43, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
GA review
- This review is transcluded from Talk:Avicii/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: EmergentAnarchy (talk · contribs) 17:41, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
- GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
- It is reasonably well written.
- a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability):
b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
- "In a statement from the article, "Avicii feared upsetting fans. He was sensitive to the 'flood of hate mail' after cancelled gigs."" Might benefit from rewording. Lead, layout, word choice look good, fiction and lists don't apply
- a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability):
- It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
- a (reference section):
b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
- Earwig just brings up direct quotes and fragments like "at the age of 28" - nothing concerning. Spot checks below. Some failed, and some need to be marked as dead or archived
- a (reference section):
- It is broad in its coverage.
- a (major aspects): b (focused):
- Covers everything i would expect
- a (major aspects):
- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
- Fair representation without bias:
- No concerns about that
- Fair representation without bias:
- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- No edit wars, recent edits are just maintenance and such
- No edit wars, etc.:
- It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
- a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
- All have creative commons or public domain licences
- a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):
- Overall: Needs edits before passing
- Pass/Fail:
- Quite a lot of spot checks partially failed
- Pass/Fail:
Spot checks below. Have checked something from each section
Infobox/Life and career
- 1 - Cause of death Suicide
- 2 - Tom Hangs - checks out as being the same guy
- 3 - Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 September 1989
- 5 - Only mentions mixing in bedroom at age 8, not the siblings. Should also be marked as dead.
source 219 (New york times obit) has the sibling's names 
Done - 6 - Inspired by his brother, who was also a DJ, Bergling began making music at the age of 16
- 8 - AllMusic doesn't mention Laidback Luke, just remixes and the other artist names Done
- 16 - In October 2010, he signed with the European A&R team at EMI Music Publishing. Doesn't say it was October, but the rest is ok. Done
2011–2013: "Levels"
Think some sources might be missing from the first paragraph
- 19 - ""Levels" reached the top ten in Austria,
- 21 - "Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark," Only mentions Denmark, not the other two countries. Done
- 22 - "Finland" Original should be marked as dead
- 24 - Greece, Ireland, Wayback machine won't give me anything useful, and the original blocks me. Think it might just need a new link? Probably two as i'm not sure why greece and ireland would use the same chart. Done
- 27 - "Slovenia, and the United Kingdom" UK checks out, Slovenia needs a different link Done
- 31 - "In 2012, Avicii's collaboration track "Sunshine" with David Guetta was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Dance Recording." Both links are broken. Idolator is excluded from the Wayback machine, which is a problem I've come across before Done
- 32 - On 23 March 2012, Pete Tong reviewed Avicii's unsigned single "Last Dance" on Tong's show on BBC Radio 1" Doesn't mention Pete Tong, just says Radio 1 premiered the track. I would just have the article say that. Done
- 33 - "At Ultra Music Festival 2012 in Miami, he premiered the tracks "Girl Gone Wild" (Avicii's UMF Remix) with Madonna" -
- 34 - "and "Superlove" with Lenny Kravitz"
- 35 - "After reaching two million followers on the social media platform Facebook, Avicii released a new song titled "Two Million""
- 36 - "On 27 April 2012, he released "Silhouettes", which features vocals from Salem Al Fakir" - Doesn't have the release date. Could just use Spotify or ITunes or something here Done
- 40 - Avicii was a featured performer on 4 August 2012 at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park But link should be marked as dead
- 43 - "On 26 September 2012, Avicii became the first DJ to headline Radio City Music Hall in New York City."
- 44 - "He performed two sold-out shows supported by Matt Goldman and Cazzette on 26 and 27 September. At his Radio City Music Hall shows, he played a preview of his new track with Mike Posner titled "Stay with You". Doesn't mention Matt Goldman and Cazette. Rest checks out. Done
- 49 - "To create the world's first "crowdsourced" hit song."
- 54 - " In late February 2013, he embarked on his first South American tour, with concerts in Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, and Chile" Mentions all except Venezuela. Done
2013–2014: True
- 57 - "Many of the new songs received mixed critical reviews after the concert."
- 59 - "The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Sveriges Television (SVT) announced on 15 April that Avicii and ex-ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson had composed the anthem for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The song was performed for the first time in the final on 18 May" Needs an archive link. Citation currently goes to Eurovision homepage Done
- 71 - "In August 2013, Avicii performed his new song "Lay Me Down" with Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert at Rodgers's fundraiser, "All For The East End"." Though the Metro isn't the most reliable source, and I would replace it if possible
- 90 - "The album's promotion was supposed to begin at the 2014 Ultra Music Festival, but Avicii announced he had been hospitalised on 28 March and was unable to play his closing set at the festival"
2014–2015: Stories
- 97 - "Avicii described the album as "a lot more song-oriented"
- 108 - On 25 April 2015, Avicii announced he would be playing some of his unreleased songs in his show on episode 35 of his podcast LE7ELS. He also previewed his bootleg of Kings of Tomorrow's song "Finally" and his cover of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" with ASH. - Think the archive link should be for the actual episode rather than the general podcast page. Assuming details described in the episode check out. Done
- 109 - "On 6 May 2015, Avicii released his rework of Nina Simone's version of "Feeling Good"
- 114 - "Avicii was ranked sixth on Forbes's list of "The World's Highest-Paid DJs 2015", published in August, with earnings of US$19 million."
2016: Retirement from touring
- 129 - "The song became the theme for Coca-Cola's UEFA Euro 2016 campaign"
- 130 - "On 25 January, Avicii again worked with Coldplay to co-produce the band's single "Hymn for the Weekend", which was released as the second single from their album A Head Full of Dreams" Checks out, but the source says Avicii's involvement was "very minor" Done
2017–2018: Avīci (01) and Avicii: True Stories
- 146 - "In June 2017, British singer Rita Ora debuted a semi-acoustic version of "Lonely Together" at a private event at Annabel's in London." Broken for same reason as source 31 Done I could not find an alternative source, so I removed the statement.
- 158 - "On January 4, American singer Anderson East released the single "Girlfriend", which was co-written with Avicii for Anderson's album Encore."
Posthumous releases and tribute activities
- 165 - "In April 2019, it was announced the album Tim, on which Avicii was working before his death, would be released on 6 June 2019,"
- 173 - "On 28 June, Billboard cited "Heaven" as one of the best dance songs of the first half of 2019." Have changed to 27th
- 186 - "In June, "Wake Me Up" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)"
- 190 - "Kitty Empire of The Guardian described it as "An honest study of the shy young man turned superstar DJ".
- 196 - "On 23 May, a SiriusXM radio channel titled "Avicii Radio: Music for a Better Day" was launched" Doesn't mention the "Music for a Better Day" part, rest is fine Done
Work
- 206 - Direct quote is identical to original and good as primary source
- 212 - "Musicians such as Kygo, Skrillex, Diplo, Gryffin, Martin Garrix, and Cheat Codes cited Avicii as a source of inspiration." All those articts are quoted in the article
Personal life
- 214: "From 2011 to 2013, Avicii dated an American student named Emily Goldberg" Doesn't say when they dated. Quote: "It’s unclear when she met her ex Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, but the pair dated for two years before the latter’s tragic death in April 2018." Done
- 217: "In the 2017 documentary Avicii: True Stories, directed by his close and longtime collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, Avicii spoke about his physical and mental health struggles. The documentary depicts the pressure from his management to continue performing live in spite of his objections."
- 218: "Avicii's manager, Arash Pournouri, said he knew of Avicii's anxieties... there was no crew to "keep tabs" on Avicii during his recuperation" have rephrased the last sentence for clarity
Death
- 220: "Omani authorities carried out two autopsies"
- 229: "On 22 May, Avicii's family announced plans for a private funeral with "the people who were closest to him"."
- 234: "On 20 April 2018, several hours after learning of Avicii's death, Kygo concluded his set at Coachella by playing "Without You" in memory of Avicii. Onstage, Kygo described Avicii as "a true musical genius" Doesn't mention it being several hours but I assume it couldn't have been much more than that
- 235: "Two days later, American band OneRepublic paid tribute to Avicii by performing his song "Wake Me Up" during their show in Mumbai, India"
- 256: "On 21 April 2018, Malgosia Fiebig played a collection of Avicii's songs on the carillon of bells within the Dom Tower of Utrecht"
- 268: "The following month, Madame Tussauds in New York City revealed a wax figure of Avicii"
Music innovation
- 279: "Writing the day after Avicii's death, Marcus Dowling of Mixmag described him as "arguably the artist most responsible for electronic music's mainstream pop crossover success", said his 2011 single "Levels" had "elevated electro into the pop cultural stratosphere" and that Avicii had become "a living legend" Modified first quote to be direct. It actually says inarguably.
- 285: " Eric Clapton, who never publicly worked with Avicii, said he was "inspired by Avicii" and dedicated a song off his Christmas album, Happy Xmas, to him." doesn't mention that they never publicly worked together, but I don't think it needs to. You *could* cut that part of the sentence. Done
Mental health awareness/Museum/In popular culture
- 292: "The foundation also works to mitigate climate change, manage business development, and conserve endangered species"
- 298: The museum features reconstructions of Bergling's childhood bedroom and Los Angeles mansion and offers recordings of Avicii's most popular works and unreleased music and the ability to remix them
- 305: "Avicii was the codename of the OnePlus Nord, a smartphone released in 2020."
