Aloe Blacc shares his tribute song for Avicii’s 30th birthday

To honor the day that Tim Bergling, professionally known as Avicii, was born the American singer and songwriter, Aloe Blacc, who was also a good friend and musical partner of the Swedish talent, composed and shared a new song “Things You Left Behind” on his Instagram account, dedicated to Tim who decided to end his journey in this Universe last year.

Aloe and Avicii met through music. Creating their first track together was not just the start of their friendship, but also a wonderful sequence of collaborations. Their most influential track, ‘Wake Me Up’ was born in 2013, when the two artists set down in a studio and combined their forces. As of now, its video clip has more than 1 billion views on YouTube. It is no doubt that Aloe’s soulful vocals are in perfect harmony with Avicii’s catchy melodies. They have proved this time after time, with hits like “Liar Liar”, “SOS”.

Aloe Blacc was not always present in the EDM scene. He started his career as an underground MC, then he quickly gained fame internationally after the release of his  “I Need A Dollar”. But it was definitely his work with Avicii that opened the gates to the world of electronic music, and now he is well known providing the vocals for  David Guetta‘s new track with MORTEN “Never Be Alone”, Tiësto‘s song “Carry You Home” and Lost Frequency‘s “Truth Never Lies” just to name a few.

“Things You Left Behind” is a beautiful acoustic song dedicated to the late Tim and carrying his legacy with its emotional melody and the touching lyrics:

“The story ain’t over, we’ve just closed the chapter

Now forever after the whole world is inspired

A billion little candles with light from your fire

Shining like the stars where you’re up

I hope that you can see now how much you were loved”

 

Aloe also shared a long and powerful message to help to celebrate Avicii’s 30th Birthday taking the opportunity to include and let us know about all the things he learned from him:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2IEDBiBqzH/

Avicii’s tribute concert will take place in Stockholm, on the 5th December featuring performances from Avicii’s friends including Aloe Blacc, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, David Guetta, Laidback Luke, Kygo, Nicky Romero and many more. Click here for more information.