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50 free Avicii trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Avicii trivia quiz covers the life and music of Tim Bergling, the Swedish DJ and producer who helped carry electronic dance music onto Top 40 radio before his death in 2018 at 28. The easy questions cover the hits and the basics: Levels, Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, the albums True and Stories, the meaning of his stage name and where he was born. The harder ones dig into the collaborators, from Aloe Blacc and Dan Tyminski to Chris Martin, Nile Rodgers, Madonna and Rita Ora, the Eurovision anthem he wrote with two members of ABBA, the FIFA World Cup song, the Coca-Cola campaign, the Leona Lewis sampling dispute and the Spotify records. It also covers, carefully, the story behind the music: the pancreatitis and opioid prescriptions, the retirement from touring in 2016, the final show in Ibiza, the posthumous album Tim, the Tim Bergling Foundation, the arena renamed in his honour and the documentaries. Questions are written about the songs, not with their lyrics. Every answer was checked against the encyclopaedia entry before publishing. For more, try our EDM, 2010s music and Swedish music quizzes.
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Q 01What was Avicii's real name?
Tim Bergling
Tim Berg was actually one of his early aliases; Anton Körberg is his actor half-brother.
Q 02In which city was Avicii born?
Stockholm
His mother is the actress Anki Lidén; he started mixing in his bedroom at eight.
Q 03What does the word Avicii's name is derived from mean, according to him?
The lowest level of Buddhist hell
He picked it because his real name was already taken on Myspace.
Q 04Which software did the teenager teach himself on, using a pirated copy?
FL Studio
He posted remixes to forums at 16 under the name 'Timberman'.
Q 05Which 2011 single launched Avicii into the mainstream?
Levels
It topped the charts in Hungary, Norway and Sweden and earned a Grammy nomination.
Q 06Which singer sampled 'Fade into Darkness' without credit on her single 'Collide', sparking a dispute?
Leona Lewis
It was settled out of court and the song became a joint release.
Q 07Which David Guetta collaboration earned Avicii his first Grammy nomination?
Sunshine
It was up for Best Dance Recording in 2012; his breakthrough single was nominated the following year.
Q 08Avicii became the first DJ to headline which New York venue in September 2012?
Radio City Music Hall
He previewed 'Stay with You', his collaboration with Mike Posner, that night.
Q 09Which collaboration with Nicky Romero gave Avicii his first UK number one?
I Could Be the One
Swedish singer Noonie Bao provides the vocals; it hit number one in February 2013.
Q 10What was the 'Avicii X You' project?
A crowdsourced hit song made with Ericsson
All proceeds went to his anti-hunger charity.
Q 11Which two ex-ABBA members co-wrote the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 anthem with Avicii?
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
It was performed for the first time in the Malmö final in May 2013.
Q 12Who sings on 'Wake Me Up'?
Aloe Blacc
The bluegrass-tinged debut at Ultra 2013 baffled the crowd, then the song went to number one in over 20 countries.
Q 13What was Avicii's 2013 debut album called?
True
Released in September 2013, it deliberately mixed EDM with soul, funk, folk and country.
Q 21Which Robbie Williams collaboration was the first single from Stories?
The Days
'The Nights' debuted the same month exclusively on the video game FIFA 15.
Q 22Which fellow DJ co-produced 'Waiting for Love'?
Martin Garrix
Simon Aldred of Cherry Ghost sings on it.
Q 23Whose version of 'Feeling Good' did Avicii rework in 2015?
Nina Simone's
The song was written in 1964 by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
Q 24Where did Avicii rank on Forbes's list of the highest-paid DJs of 2015?
Q 14Whose 'Blurred Lines' did 'Wake Me Up' overtake as the UK's fastest-selling single of 2013?
Robin Thicke's
It sold 267,000 copies in its first week.
Q 15'Wake Me Up' was the first song to pass what Spotify milestone in February 2014?
200 million listeners
It stayed Spotify's most-streamed song for 506 days until Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' overtook it.
Q 16Which bluegrass singer provides the vocals on 'Hey Brother'?
Dan Tyminski
Best known as the singing voice of George Clooney in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Q 17Which Coldplay song did Avicii co-write and co-produce, playing the piano parts himself?
A Sky Full of Stars
His involvement in Hymn for the Weekend two years later was described by his team as 'very minor'.
Q 18Avicii co-produced the official anthem of which sporting event, alongside Carlos Santana and Wyclef Jean?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup
'Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)' was performed at the closing ceremony in Brazil.
Q 19Which Nile Rodgers fundraiser saw Avicii perform 'Lay Me Down' with Adam Lambert?
All For The East End
Lambert sings and Rodgers plays guitar on the released track.
Q 20Which two tracks did Avicii produce for Madonna's 2015 album?
Wash All Over Me and Rebel Heart
He had remixed her 'Girl Gone Wild' for Ultra 2012.
Sixth
With earnings of about $19 million.
Q 25Which brand's global campaign song, 'Taste the Feeling', did Avicii make with Conrad Sewell in 2016?
Coca-Cola
It became the theme for the company's UEFA Euro 2016 campaign.
Q 26In which year did Avicii announce his retirement from touring?
2016
He cited health concerns and played his final show that August in Ibiza.
Q 27Where did Avicii play his final show, on 28 August 2016?
Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel
Netflix released the performance in 2024 as Avicii: My Last Show.
Q 28Which illness put Avicii in a New York hospital for 11 days in 2012?
Acute pancreatitis
Caused by excessive drinking; the opioids prescribed for the pain led to addiction.
Q 29Which two organs did Avicii have removed in 2014?
Appendix and gallbladder
He entered a rehabilitation facility the following year.
Q 30Who sings on 'Without You' and 'Lonely Together' from the 2017 EP Avīci (01)?
Sandro Cavazza and Rita Ora
Both songs charted at one and three in Sweden; Ora later called him a friend who changed her life.