A new Netflix documentary has shown Tim Bergling, otherwise known as Avicii, reflecting on how fame impacted him before he took his own life at the age of 28 in 2018. Using hours of haunting footage from friends, colleagues and family, Avicii - I'm Tim provides a harrowing insight into the Swedish DJ's life.
![[Using hours of haunting footage (pictured) from friends, colleagues and family, Avicii - I'm Tim provides a harrowing insight into the Swedish DJ's life]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/19/93625869-14239235-Using_hours_of_haunting_footage_pictured_from_friends_colleagues-m-9_1735672725093.jpg)
Directed by Henrik Burman, the 90-minute film includes his first photo - a baby scan taken in 1989 - and his very last - a picture of him meditating just days before he took his own life in Oman on April 20, 2018. It also features narration from Tim himself from an interview given late in his career, and follows the superstar DJ from his idyllic childhood in Stockholm to the global fame he achieved with hits such as Wake Me Up and Hey Brother.
![[Avicii's first hit came in 2011 with the song Levels. It has since been streamed more than one billion times on Spotify]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/15/93620839-14239235-image-a-2_1735660417457.jpg)
But it was the song Levels which truly sparked his music career and has since been streamed more than one billion times on Spotify. 'With Levels, everything just took off in an incredible way,' Avicii is heard saying in the documentary. 'I could afford a tour manager, I didn't have to fly coach everywhere. I was young, I was hungry. I went from small clubs to big clubs to theatres and amphitheatres.'.
![[As his career took off, Tim (pictured) was invited to parties and started to drink excessively]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/16/93620863-14239235-image-m-21_1735661733376.jpg)
But as his fame grew, so did the stack of party invites he was receiving - and Avicii, who was 22 at the time, started drinking excessively. A new Netflix documentary focuses on the life of Tim Bergling (pictured), otherwise known as Avicii. 'It was just all new and it was a big party,' he said. 'I realised the magical cure of just having a few drinks before going on which would loosen you up and make it a whole other experience.
![[Tim did not like touring and would turn to alcohol to 'loosen up' and be able to perform as his 'persona' Avicii, according to the Netflix documentary]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/15/93620797-14239235-image-a-6_1735660457972.jpg)
