New music coming from Swedish DJ Avicii a year after his death

Tim Bergling took his life after reportedly suffering from an unbearable amount of stress

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, Swedish DJ, remixer and record producer Avicii poses for a portrait, in New York. The family of the Grammy-nominated Swedish electronic dance DJ is launching a foundation in his memory. The international pop star, whose name was Tim Bergling, died in Muscat, Oman, on April 20, 2018. His family announced Tuesday, March 26, 2019, the Tim Bergling Foundation will initially focus on supporting people and organizations in the field of mental illness and suicide prevention. It also will be active in climate change, nature conservation and endangered species. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
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The family of Swedish DJAvicii, who took his own life last year, is releasing new music that he was working on before his death.

The electronic dance music star, who had a huge following in Europe, was found dead in Oman on April 20, 2018, at the age of 28. His family said at the time he was a perfectionist who struggled with stress and who "could not go on any longer."

Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, left behind a collection of nearly finished songs and was close to completing a new album, his representatives said in a statement on Friday.

"The family decided not to keep the music locked away. Instead they wanted to share it with his fans all around the world," the statement said.

A single, called "SOS," will be released on April 10 and an album, called "TIM," will be released on June 6.

Profits will go to the Tim Bergling foundation, whose causes includes suicide prevention and mental illness.