Avicii Dead at 28 The Swedish DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died on Friday afternoon in Muscat, Oman, according to his publicist. Diana Baron, Avicii’s publicist Diana Baron, Avicii’s publicist Avicii had retired from performing live music in 2016 for health reasons. Last year, he posted a statement on his website saying that just because he wasn’t doing live performances didn’t mean he would stop making music. Avicii