The late EDM DJ and producer Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg died on April 3 in La Jolla, California at the age of 34, her obituary confirms. The cause of her death is said to be a pulmonary embolism – a life-threatening condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs are blocked by a blood clot.
Goldberg was born on December 3, 1989 in Poway, California. Before her death, she revealed that she had been battling cancer for much of 2022 and 2023, according to her last Instagram post, though she also shared on May 24, 2023, “I’m cancer free now 😷 🏥🩺⚕️🚑.”
The post included a Snapchat photo of her seemingly lying in a hospital bed with the words “Long Live Bitch” written across it.
Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg.
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Goldberg is survived by his parents, Julie and Sam Goldberg, and brother, Aaron Goldberg. It’s unclear when she met her ex Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, but the pair dated for two years before his tragic death in April 2018. A tribute to the “Wake Me Up” producer posted shortly after he died remains on Goldberg’s Instagram page.
“‘Come on honey, don’t give up on us. Choose me and I’ll show you love.’ Those are lyrics from a song Tim wrote for me,” she captioned the post. “I wish I could live up to them. In the two years we were together, he was my closest confidant and my best friend. Now I can’t look at Bear without knowing I’ll never see his face again. I’m still gathering my thoughts and thank you for all the kind words and texts. Wake me up when it’s over, because I don’t want it to be real 💔 #ripavicii #avicii @avicii.”
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Avicii died by suicide while on vacation in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. At the time, his rep confirmed the news in a statement to PEOPLE, which read: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii. He was found dead in Muscat, Oman, this Friday afternoon local time, April 20.”
“The family is devastated and we ask that everyone respect their need for privacy at this difficult time,” it continued. “There will be no further statements made.”
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Tim Bergling aka Avicii at the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast in May 2014 in Irvine, California.
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Two years before his death, Avicii announced his retirement from touring in a letter to fans on his website, which read: “We all come to a point in our lives and careers when we realize what is most important to us. For me, that’s making music. This is what I live for, what I feel I was born to do. I stopped performing live last year and many of you thought that was it. But the end of live was never the end of Avicii or my music. Instead, I went back to the place where everything made sense – the studio.”
“The next phase will be dedicated to my love for making music for you. It is the beginning of something new,” he concluded. “I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.”
In a 2013 interview with PEOPLE, the “Levels” hitmaker, who has suffered from chronic health issues, shared how his hectic touring schedule has taken a toll on his health, saying, “I’m tired, really tired.”
“I’ve been in it since I was 17, 18… touring almost non-stop, 300 concerts a year. It was very tiring,” he added. “The [schedule] is quite scaled down for the next few months and I won’t be doing that much, just doing some promotions, a few gigs, but no heavy touring. I need a break.”
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