The Tim Bergling Foundation is a foundation created by the family of the Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, known as Avicii , to "honour his memory and continue to act in his spirit". Avicii died by suicide in 2018, after a prolonged battle with mental health issues . The foundation was originally set up to tackle mental health awareness and suicide prevention in order to help prevent other families from experiencing similar events. It was later expanded to work on climate change, protection of endangered species, business management, and nature conservation.
15-430: The Tim Bergling Foundation was announced by the family of Avicii on 26 March 2019. Following the inspiration of Avicii's philanthropy including House for Hunger, Tim Bergling's family stated "Tim wanted to make a difference — starting a foundation in his name is our way to honour his memory and continue to act in his spirit". A posthumous album by Avicii titled Tim was released on 6 June 2019. Avicii had been working on
30-493: A Thing", and "Fades Away", amongst other demos. According to Kristoffer Fogelmark, the track "Never Leave Me" was the last track Avicii worked on, finished only two days before he left for Oman. Following Avicii's death in April 2018, a representative said the following month that there were "no plans" to release any new material in the immediate future. In April 2019, it was announced that collaborators were enlisted to help finish
45-578: A handful of moments matching his festival-rocking peaks, the rest of the album relies on passable EDM-pop in the vein of artists like Zedd, Seeb and Marshmello." Notes Adapted from Billboard . Production Technical Instruments Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. SOS (Avicii song) " SOS " is the first posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii , featuring co-productions from Albin Nedler and Kristoffer Fogelmark, and vocals by American singer Aloe Blacc . It
60-544: A live setting. All profits went to the Tim Bergling Foundation. Following the start of ticket sales, the concert sold out in 30 minutes. A total of 58,163 people attended, a record attendance for the Friends Arena. Tim (Avicii album) Tim is the third and final studio album by Swedish DJ and producer Avicii , released on 6 June 2019, following his death on 20 April 2018. It
75-491: A total of six tracks. In an interview, he stated that (01) was the first of three EPs, with his full third album to be released alongside the third EP. Recording for the album resumed in late 2017. During March 2018, Avicii continued to share updates via Instagram and other streaming sites of different IDs and demos being put together for the album, including what would become "Hold the Line", "Bad Reputation", "Tough Love", "Ain't
90-612: Is his sole posthumous album release. It includes the single " SOS ", which was released on 10 April 2019. All profits from sales of the album go towards the Tim Bergling Foundation , set up following Avicii's death, for mental health awareness. Avicii's third album was first mentioned in late 2016 after he signed with Universal Sweden, when it was said that his next album would be released in 2017. From 13 July to 2 August, Avicii began sharing teasers for new music and later released Avīci (01) on 11 August 2017 with
105-565: The Friends Arena in Stockholm . The concert saw David Guetta , Kygo , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Nicky Romero , and Laidback Luke headlining, along with a number of vocalists that Tim had worked with including Aloe Blacc , Sandro Cavazza , Rita Ora , Dan Tyminski , Adam Lambert , Vincent Pontare , Audra Mae and Salem Al Fakir and others. A 30-piece orchestra was in place, fulfilling one of Tim's dreams for his music in
120-424: The album before his death and collaborators including Chris Martin , Vargas & Lagola , and Aloe Blacc were enlisted to finish the work. In addition, Tim — an official biography written by Måns Mosesson — was released in 2021. Proceeds from both projects went to the foundation. During 2019's International Music Summit , Tim's father, Klas Bergling, spoke out about the importance of recognizing and treating
135-594: The album version features vocals from Noonie Bao , the single version features vocals from Costa Rican singer MishCatt to coincide with the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness where she performed it live. The album received mixed reviews. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on four reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Neil Z. Yeung wrote for AllMusic that "with only
150-496: The album, " SOS ", was released on 10 April 2019. A "Fan Memories" video for "SOS", showing quotes from fans about the impact Avicii had on them, was released the same day. "SOS" debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden within two days of sales. " Tough Love " was released as the second single from the album on 9 May 2019. The music video came out on 14 May 2019. "Tough Love" samples A.R. Rahman 's track "Banarasiya" from
165-399: The early signs of deteriorating mental health, anxiety, and depression for performing artists and those working in the music industry, and outlining factors that can contribute to such conditions. He also outlined the work which the foundation wishes to achieve in order to help combat such issues. On 5 December 2019, the foundation held the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness at
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#1732790557233180-459: The movie Raanjhanaa (2013). " Heaven " featuring vocals from Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin was released as the third single for the album on 6 June 2019. The music video, called a "tribute video", which used clips of Avicii in Madagascar (following his final concert), was released on 24 June 2019. "Fades Away" was released as the fourth and final single on 5 December 2019. While
195-457: The work on the album. A team of writers and producers made an album described as containing elements of "psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more". The album's track listing was chosen from 16 possible songs. On 1 and 2 June 2019, fans were given a chance to listen to the album 4–5 days early by going to music cubes in various locations around the world. The lead single of
210-563: Was released alongside a video featuring comments on the Avicii Memory Board, as well as a behind-the-scenes video that was released two hours prior. It debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales. The song was completed by a team of writers and producers following Avicii's death in April 2018. It was said to be "75–80% done" at the time of his death. Co-producers Kristoffer Fogelmark and Albin Nedler confirmed that after Avicii's death, they received
225-545: Was released on 10 April 2019 as the lead single of Avicii's posthumous third studio album, Tim (2019). The single is also his second number-one (and his first posthumously charted single to reach number-one), as well as Blacc's first, on Billboard ' s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, in its 1 June 2019 issue. The song was produced by Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, and Avicii. It features an interpolation of " No Scrubs " by TLC , written by Tameka Cottle , Kandi Burruss , and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs . The song
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