Stars including Rita Ora, Adam Lambert and David Guetta have played a charity tribute concert in honour of the late Swedish DJ Avicii.
Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead in Oman in April 2018, at the age of 28.
His family said at the time he was a perfectionist who struggled with stress and “could not go on any longer”.
Proceeds from the concert will go to mental health and suicide prevention charities.
It opened on an emotional note, with thousands of fans lighting up Stockholm’s Friends Arena with their phones; as Swedish singer Sandro Cavazzo performed his Avicii collaboration Without You.
The song’s poignant lyrics – “I’ve gotta learn how to love without you” – have become a eulogy for the DJ in the wake of his death; with the single returning to the top of the charts in his home country.
Embellished by mournful strings, Cavazzo’s sensitive delivery set the tone for the concert, which carefully balanced commemoration and celebration.
