Tim Bergling Foundation
| Tim Bergling Foundation | |
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| legal form | Foundation, endowment |
| founding | March 23, 2019 in Stockholm , Sweden |
| founder | Klas Bergling & Anki Lidén |
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 Stockholms län ( ⊙ )
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| purpose | Suicide prevention , development aid , species and nature conservation , corporate management |
| Website | timberglingfoundation.org |
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The Tim Bergling Foundation is a Swedish foundation founded by Klas Bergling and Anki Lidén, the parents of the Swedish musician Tim Bergling, known as Avicii . Avicii died of suicide in 2018 after suffering years of mental health problems. The foundation was originally set up to educate people about the treatment of mental illness and suicide prevention. The foundation's activities were later expanded to include development aid , species and nature conservation and corporate management.
organization
founding
The foundation took place on March 23, 2019. This was announced for the first time in the form of a press release on March 26, 2019. Based on the multitude of charitable projects Avicii organized, Tim Bergling's family stated that “Tim wanted to make a difference. Establishing a foundation in his name "would be their" job to honor his legacy and continue to act in his spirit. "
At the beginning of October 2019, the foundation announced that they had entered into a partnership with the Swedish loudspeaker brand Urbanista. They were also supported by the airline SAS Scandinavian Airlines and the travel company Tallink & Silja Line at events such as The Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness .
aims
During the 2019 International Music Summit, Avicii's father, Klas Bergling, spoke about the importance of “recognizing and treating the early signs of deterioration in mental health, anxiety and depression, especially for those in the music industry “Would be. He also outlined the work the foundation would like to do to help combat such problems. In an interview with Billboard magazine, he stated that "they would want to provide real help" to "solve problems and see the results", "instead of just donating money."
Publications
In April 2019 it was announced that the studio album Tim would be released posthumously on June 6, 2019 . At the time of Avicii's death, the songs were between 70 and 80 percent finished and were completed by various producers. Even before the release date, the songs SOS with Aloe Blacc and Tough Love with Agnes and Vargas & Lagola were released as single releases. Parallel to the album, the song Heaven was also released as a single, which was created in collaboration with Coldplay front man Chris Martin . All proceeds from the sales of the album and singles went to the Tim Bergling Foundation .
An official biography is planned for 2020, written by the Swedish author Måns Mosesson. Here, too, the income should benefit the foundation.
Events
On November 17, 2018, the foundation organized a memorial service for the deceased musician in the Hedwig Eleonora Church in Stockholm. This took place in public and was allowed to be visited by friends, fans and relatives. Here Klas Bergling gave a speech about the life of Avicii. A choir was also present, presenting a selection of the musician's songs.
On December 5, 2019, the Tim Bergling Foundation hosted The Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness at the Friends Arena in Stockholm . Several guest musicians, including Rita Ora , Adam Lambert and Aloe Blacc, with whom Avicii worked together during his career, presented their songs. In addition, they were accompanied by a 30-person orchestra and a choir. Carl Falk, Vargas & Lagola, Blacc and Klas Bergling also dedicated a speech to the deceased. All proceeds from the 55,000 tickets sold were donated to charitable organizations.
Services
On December 5, 2019, it was announced that the Swedish Mental Health Association would be supported for at least three years with ten million SEK (approx. 960,000 €) per year. Their Självmordslinje department should be able to offer a contact person for affected people around the clock through this support. Klas Bergling said that "this is the best" thing they could do to "reduce the number of suicides."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alex Young: Avicii's cause of death revealed: Report on "Consequence of Sound"
- ↑ Emmeline Saunders, Vicki Newman: Avicii's tragic cause of death revealed on "Mirror"
- ↑ Avicii's Family Launches Mental Illness and Suicide-Prevention Foundation in His Memory on "Variery"
- ↑ Avicii's legacy is 'transforming mental health in the music industry' on " BBC "
- ↑ John Blistein: Avicii's Family Launches Foundation to Address Mental Health, Suicide Prevention on " Rolling Stone "
- ↑ Kat Bein: Avicii's Family Establish Tim Bergling Foundation on " Billboard "
- ↑ Jon Blistein: Avicii's Family Launches Foundation to Address Mental Health, Suicide Prevention on " Rolling Stone "
- ↑ Avicii's family start the Tim Bergling Foundation in support of mental health on " DJ Mag "
- ↑ Stiftelsen Tim Bergling Foundation on "Allabolag"
- ↑ Harry Franklin: SUPPORT Urbanista Announces Tim Bergling Foundation Partnership to Fund Mental Health Support on " Mixmag "
- ↑ Website of The Avicii Tribute Concerts
- ↑ Matthew Meadow: Avicii's Dad Speaks Out About His Son's Death & Mental Health Publicly for the First Time on "Your EDM"
- ^ Katie Bain, Avicii's Father on Tim Bergling Foundation, 'We Want Results. We Don't Want To Sit and Talk and Spend Money ' on Billboard
- ↑ Tim “Avicii” Berglings sista låtar släpps som skiva i sommar. In: SVT Nyheter . Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Timo Büschleb: This is how Avicii's new album "Tim" sounds on " Dance Charts "
- ↑ April Curtin: Official Avicii biography to be released in 2020 on " New Musical Express "
- ↑ Franz Liesenhoff: Avicii: So moving was his memorial service in Stockholm on " DJ Mag Germany "
- ^ Megan C. Hills: Avicii Tribute Concert announced with line-up including Rita Ora, David Guetta, Kygo and more on "ES. Insider"
- ↑ Adam Wallis: Avicii tribute concert sells out in 30 minutes on "Global News"
- ↑ Självmordslinjen får pengar av Aviciis familj on "HD.se"
- ↑ Nyhetsmorgon extra - Aviciis pappa on "TV 4 Play"