Entertainment world mourns the loss of Avicii

Listen as Jane shares her thoughts on Avicii's death in the podcast, then read the blog. 

Last Friday, the world was shaken by the news of Avicii's passing. The music legend was in Oman and his cause of death is yet to be revealed. 

Read: Swedish DJ Avicii dies at 28

Avicii was born in Stockholm on September 8, 1989. He began DJing as a teenager and released his first single in 2007. He was known to be a hard worker, always pushing to outdo himself which resulted in working constantly. This resulted in him leaving the industry to find himself again. 

Read: Black Coffee pays tribute to Avicii at Coachella

These are just a few of his hit songs that catapulted his music career:

• 2011 single “Levels”
  
• Sunshine,” his 2012 collaboration with David Guetta
• His proper debut album, “True,” was released in September 2013
  
• “Wake Me Up,” a collaboration with Aloe Blacc, which topped the charts in multiple countries across the world and was No. 1 for a record 14 weeks on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs chart; it was also the U.K.’s fastest-selling single of 2013

Read: Musicians and fans pay tribute to DJ Avicii

RIP, Avicii

Take a listen to a tribute from photographer Al Nicoll who shot pictures of the artist during a performance in Durban.

Martin Mchale, who got to perform with Avicii, also sent us his tribute message:

According to Variety, he scored a No. 4 hit on the Billboard 200 in 2013 with “Wake Me Up”. 

His fellow musicians have remembered their friend and his phenomenal work;