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Avicii Dead: Calvin Harris And Liam Payne Lead Tributes To Swedish DJ

'A beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do.'
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Famous faces from the music world have paid tribute to Avicii, following his death at the age of 28.

The sad news was announced by the DJ’s publicist, who confirmed that Avicii - real name Tim Bergling was “found dead in Muscat, Oman, this Friday afternoon local time, April 20”.

Calvin Harris and David Guetta were among the first to share their condolences online, with the former writing on Twitter: “Devastating news about Avicii, a beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do. My heart goes out to his family. God bless you Tim x.”

Devastating news about Avicii, a beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do. My heart goes out to his family. God bless you Tim x

— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) April 20, 2018

Something really horrible happened. We lost a friend with such a beautiful heart and the world lost an incredibly talented musician. Thank you for your beautiful melodies, the time we shared in the studio, playing together as djs or just enjoying life as friends.
RIP @Avicii pic.twitter.com/IGiTYetJcq

— David Guetta (@davidguetta) April 20, 2018

Liam Payne also posted a message, along with stars including Dua Lipa and Nile Rodgers:

Oh my god truly devastated for Avicii very very sad news way to young ... what a talent he was. rest in peace x

— Liam (@LiamPayne) April 20, 2018

Such sad news to hear about Avicii passing. Too young and way too soon. My condolences go out to his family, friends and fans x

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) April 20, 2018

#RIPAVICII Dear Tim your family have my most heartfelt condolences. You were my little bro. Love always.

— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) April 20, 2018

I’m crying on the airplane. I hope I don’t make the passengers nervous. #RIPAVICII

— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) April 20, 2018

RIP Tim. You were a brilliant composer and a gentle spirit. Fond memories of creating music w @Avicii and @nilerodgers- https://t.co/AfCVbXlhQh

— ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) April 20, 2018

Wow, I would like to take a moment to pay tribute to the man who really opened my eyes as to what my productions could one day sound like. @Avicii was a genius and a music innovator, and I can not believe he is no longer with us. RIP to the very best.

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) April 20, 2018

Avicii’s 2011 track ‘Levels’ launched him into the mainstream and he went on to have huge commercial success, with two albums charting in the UK Top 10.

He also landed two Grammy Award nominations and in 2013, he won two MTV European Music Awards, being named Best Electronic and Best Swedish Act.

In March 2016, he announced his decision to quit performing live, telling fans that he wanted to focus on music production.

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