Avicii’s ex girlfriend Emily Goldberg tragically dies at age 34
Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg has tragically passed away at just 34-years-old only a year after she celebrated being ‘cancer free’.
Emily died on April 3 in La Jolla, California from a pulmonary embolism – which is a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung.
Her family have described her as a ‘vivacious and unique person who experienced many adventures in her all too brief life’.
Emily last posted on her Instagram in May last year as she shared a picture of herself lying in a hospital bed with her thumbs up to the camera.
She captioned the picture: ‘I lived b****. I have had cancer for the past year. I am now cancer free.’
Avicii’s ex girlfriend Emily Goldberg has tragically died at age 34 – a year after last social media post celebrating being ‘cancer free’
Emily last posted on her Instagram in May last year as she shared a picture of herself lying in a hospital bed with her thumbs up to the camera
The post has since been flooded with condolences to her family from Avicii fans, as they wrote: ‘Hope you’re reunited with your soulmate Tim and you’re both enjoying rest and peace.’
‘Rest in peace’; ‘My deepest condolences to the family and loved ones so sorry for your loss. Rest in peace Emily.’; ‘Rest in peace u are now with avicii’; ‘Just read the news Rest in Peace’.
Emily is survived by her parents, Julie and Sam Goldberg of La Jolla, and brother Aaron Goldberg of Chicago, Illinois.
Emily and the late DJ dated from 2011 to 2013 before the hitmaker, whose real name was Tim Bergling – died in 2018 by suicide at just 28 years old.
Emily revealed her heartbreak on social media the day after his sudden passing in Oman as she shared a screengrab of text messages between the pair, and a handful of personal pictures of them together.
She wrote: ‘Come on babe, don’t give up on us. Choose me, and I’ll show you love.’ Those are lyrics from a song Tim wrote for me. I wish I could have lived up to them.’
She continued: ‘For the two years we were together, he was my closest confidante, and my best friend. Now I can’t look at Bear without knowing I’ll never see his face again. I
‘I’m still collecting my thoughts and thank you for all your kind words and texts. Wake me up when it’s all over, because I don’t want it to be real #ripavicii.’
Emily died on April 3 in La Jolla, California from a pulmonary embolism – which is a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung
Emily and the late DJ dated from 2011 to 2013 before the hitmaker, whose real name was Tim Bergling – died in 2018 by suicide at just 28 years old
Emily revealed her heartbreak on social media the day after his sudden passing in Oman as she shared a screengrab of text messages between the pair, and a handful of personal pictures of them together
The post has since been flooded with condolences to her family from Avicii fans, as they wrote: ‘Hope you’re reunited with your soulmate Tim and you’re both enjoying rest and peace’
She captioned the post: ‘ Come on babe, don’t give up on us. Choose me, and I’ll show you love.’ Those are lyrics from a song Tim wrote for me. I wish I could have lived up to them’
She also shared a Whatsapp conversation she had with the musician from an unknown date. She wrote: ‘I love u tim!’ The superstar DJ replied: ‘I love you too emilyyyy.’
After Avicii’s death, his family released a statement revealing that Avicii did not want to go on and had been struggling with mental health issues at the time of his death.
‘He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace,’ the statement said.
Despite a meteoric rise to success following the release of hit-single Le7els in 2011, Avicii announced in 2016 that he would not longer perform live, following years health problems caused by stress and alcohol abuse, as well as severe anxiety.
Emily continued to pay tribute to the star after his death after she posted a series of memories with him in April 2021, to mark two years since his passing.
She wrote: ‘He was a best friend and a soul mate’.
The documentary Avicii: True Stories shed light on the extreme pressure he was under, performing 320 shows in a single year.
In the documentary, Avicii, a self-confessed introvert, speaks frequently about using alcohol as a crutch to be able to perform, drinking every day during his hectic tour, and to help him with his crippling anxiety and stress.
After Avicii’s death, his family released a statement revealing that Avicii did not want to go on and had been struggling with mental health issues at the time of his death
Despite a meteoric rise to success following the release of hit-single Le7els in 2011, Avicii announced in 2016 that he would not longer perform live, following years health problems caused by stress and alcohol abuse, as well as severe anxiety
At the age of 21 he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis – a potentially life-threatening inflammation of the pancreas – due in part to excessive drinking.
In 2014, Bergling was again hospitalised and forced to have his gallbladder and appendix removed.
Avicii made a fortune during his short career, cashing in $28million in 2014 alone, earning $250,000 a night when playing out sold-out shows, according to GQ.
Avicii himself was less bothered about his millions, saying in 2013 that he ‘noticed straight away when I started making money, that I don’t need that much money’.
In 2012 he donated the entire income of his U.S. tour – more than one million dollars – to hunger relief charity Feeding America, and in 2013 he gave one million euros to Swedish aid organisation Radiohjälpen.
The star grew up in affluent Ostermalm in the Swedish capital Stockholm, and began producing music in high school.
He made a name for himself on the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) scene, before his breakthrough hit Le7els in 2011.
He would later become known for hits like Wake Me Up!, You Make Me, and recently Lonely Together, a collaboration with Rita Ora.
He won two MTV Music Awards, one Billboard Music Award and earned two Grammy nominations.
Just three days before his death, in his final post on Twitter, Bergling thanked the Billboard Music Award’s jury for his nomination int the Top Dance/Electronic Album category for his EP Avīci (01).
In the days following his death, it was revealed that Avicii had been in a committed relationship with Czech-American model Tereza Kačerová, and was a doting step-father to her young son at the time of his death.
