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Electronic Dance Music Superstar Avicii Dies At 28

Tim Bergling, a Swedish dance wunderkind and one of the most successful DJs in the world, was found dead Friday in Oman.
Tim Bergling, aka Avicii.

Updated at 2:56 p.m. ET

Avicii, the Swedish producer who was one of the world's most successful DJs, was found dead today in Muscat, Oman, his publicist confirmed to NPR Music. He was 28. No cause of death was given.

Born Tim Bergling, Avicii rose to worldwide fame quickly beginning in

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