Q 01/05

What was Avicii's real name?

A) Tim Bergling

B) Tim Berg

C) Anton Körberg

D) Kristoffer Fogelmark

Answer · why

A) Tim Bergling

Tim Berg was actually one of his early aliases; Anton Körberg is his actor half-brother.

Q 02/05

In which city was Avicii born?

A) Gothenburg

B) Malmö

C) Stockholm

D) Uppsala

Answer · why

C) Stockholm

His mother is the actress Anki Lidén; he started mixing in his bedroom at eight.

Q 03/05

What does the word Avicii's name is derived from mean, according to him?

A) A Swedish word for 'awake'

B) The lowest level of Buddhist hell

C) A Latin word for 'bird'

D) A Norse rune for 'song'

Answer · why

B) The lowest level of Buddhist hell

He picked it because his real name was already taken on Myspace.

Q 04/05

Which software did the teenager teach himself on, using a pirated copy?

A) Ableton Live

B) Logic Pro

C) Cubase

D) FL Studio

Answer · why

D) FL Studio

He posted remixes to forums at 16 under the name 'Timberman'.

Q 05/05

Which 2011 single launched Avicii into the mainstream?

A) Seek Bromance

B) Silhouettes

C) Fade into Darkness

D) Levels

Answer · why

D) Levels

It topped the charts in Hungary, Norway and Sweden and earned a Grammy nomination.

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