Emily Goldberg, the ex-girlfriend of the late DJ Avicii, has died. She was 34.
In keeping with her on-line obituary, Goldberg died on April 3 in her hometown of La Jolla, California. The reason for dying is listed as pulmonary embolism. Goldberg is remembered as a “vivacious and distinctive one who skilled many adventures in her all too temporary life.”
The obit added she “had a ardour for artwork and pictures and performed the cello in a number of orchestras, chamber teams and the San Diego Youth Symphony.” She graduated from George Washington College in 2012 earlier than touring the world absorbing EDM concert events. She ultimately went on to work on the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas, the place she labored in occasion planning and social media advertising.
Avicii, who tragically died in 2018, had a residency on the Wynn. It is unclear how or when Avicii and Goldberg — who battled most cancers final yr — began courting, however following his dying she reacted with a tribute, through Us Weekly.
“‘Come on babe, do not hand over on us. Select me, and I am going to present you’re keen on.’ These are lyrics from a track Tim wrote for me,” Goldberg wrote within the caption to her carousel submit. “I want I may have lived as much as them. For the 2 years we have been collectively, he was my closest confidante, and my finest pal. Now I can not take a look at Bear with out realizing I am going to by no means see his face once more. I am nonetheless accumulating my ideas and thanks for all of your sort phrases and texts. Wake me up when it is throughout, as a result of I do not need it to be actual 💔.”
Avicii — actual title Tim Bergling — was identified for his 2013 mega-hit “Wake Me Up,” which shot to the highest of the charts in 22 international locations. Previous to his dying, Avicii participated in a documentary the place he opened up about his nervousness, despair and dependancy.
“Everybody is aware of that I have been anxious and every little thing, and that I have been making an attempt,” he mentioned within the doc.
Following the Swedish DJ’s dying, his father, Klas Bergling, spoke to CBS This Morning to replicate on his son’s legacy.
“I believe it is courageous of him to open up that approach,” mentioned Klas shared.
In June, Avicii’s dad and mom launched the third Avicii album, Tim, with music he was engaged on simply earlier than his dying. The proceeds are going to the Tim Bergling Basis.
Goldberg is survived by her dad and mom, Julie and Sam, and her brother, Aaron.
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