Upcoming Award
Avicii’s most recent album, Avīci (01), was naturally nominated for the Top Dance/Electronic Album category at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards this year. A month after his passing, the Billboard Music Awards are set to air, set your calendars for May 20 – we’re sure his name will be called.
Upcoming Award
The Meaning Behind Avicii
As mentioned briefly, his real name is Tim Bergling. However how did he settle on his stage name? Turns out that a friend told him that “Avīci” means the lowest tier of Buddhist hell. This was something befitting for the artist. He told VEVO, “The name Avici, it means ‘lowest level of Buddhist hell.’ I think a friend of mine told me about it first for something completely different, and I was kind of choosing my MySpace page at the time. Everything else was taken, my real name was taken. I really like it now, though. I’ve really gotten accustomed to it.”
The Meaning Behind Avicii
