Avicii passed away prematurely, with a long history of health problems, hospitalizations and surgeries.
Today marks three years since Avicii died at the age of 28.
Swedish DJ and music producer (world-famous Tim Bergling) has been suffering from health problems for a long time, was hospitalized and was forced to cancel appearances until he completely withdrew from touring in 2016.
His music is the legacy he left. A life dedicated to spreading joy through songs whose popularity was growing exponentially throughout the EDM world. Avicii was the inspiration for many of today's most brilliant stars, as he constantly struggled with his health.
Avicii's health issues began in January 2012, when the DJ and producer were hospitalized in New York with acute pancreatitis, a side effect of heavy alcohol consumption. He remained in the hospital for 11 days.
March 2013: Avicii is urged to remove the gallbladder
About a year after the incident in New York City, Avicii was back in the hospital for similar issues while on tour in Australia.
Doctors called for him to undergo gallbladder surgery, but the producer refused, choosing instead to continue working on his first album, "True".
The album was released in September of that year, reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 "and topped the Top Dance / Electronic Albums for six weeks.
March 28, 2014: Avicii is being treated in Miami
Although the media reported that Avicii had stopped drinking alcohol, the problems escalated seven days after the release of a version of "True" with his own remixes of the songs.
He was hospitalized in Miami for a blocked gallbladder and was forced to cancel scheduled appearances at the SLS Hotel and the concert as head of the Ultra Music Festival. Alesso took his place in the SLS, while "rival" deadmau5 replaced him in the Ultra.
Avicii said that the problem arose because of his uninterrupted tour: "My fans know that I have had problems with my stomach and pancreatitis in the past," he said on social media.
"I woke up Wednesday morning in severe pain but flew to Miami anyway, hoping it would pass. The pain was still there when I landed so I went straight to the hospital. "He was taken care of and I left later that night. Unfortunately, the pain returned yesterday afternoon and I returned to the hospital, where I was allowed to stay the night," he described.
At the hospital he learned that not only did his pancreatitis return, but also that he suffered from appendicitis. He underwent surgery to remove the appendix and gallbladder and continued his tour as soon as possible.
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September 8, 2014: Avicii cancels all his appearances
Six months after the surgery, Avicii continued to suffer from health problems and was forced to cancel all of his upcoming appearances, including the show as head of TomorrowWorld, permanent appearances at the XS and Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, as well as a scheduled Asian tour in October.
September 2, 2015: Avicii cancels all appearances of the year
In May 2015, his musical silence was broken with a new song and video clip entitled "Feeling Good", but four months later he was again forced to cancel the remaining appearances he had planned for that year.
His representatives stressed the pressure to finalize the album "Stories" which was released a month later and his directorial debut Avicii in the music videos for the songs "For a Better Day" and "Pure Grinding". His team also promised that a bigger tour would come.
"When I move on to next year, I have a great opportunity to focus on myself and spend time trying to grow in a way that I never had the opportunity to do, normally or as normally as I could. "The record company and my family encouraged me to do it and I realize that many in my position do not have this opportunity," the Swede had explained.
March 29, 2016: Avicii announces his plan to retire from touring
After a creative road trip with friends, during which he wrote many new songs that would be included in the 2017 EP "Avīci (01)", the DJ and producer announced that he planned to retire from touring indefinitely. The news came as a shock, as he had preceded his triumphant return to the Ultra Music Festival.
