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DJ Avicii's funeral to be 'private': family

Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer Avicii (Tim Bergling) performs in 2015

Swedish superstar DJ Avicii, who died last month aged 28, is to be buried "privately" with only his closest relatives and friends present, his family said on Tuesday.

The musician, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead on April 20 in Muscat, the capital of the Gulf sultanate Oman, where he had been on holiday with friends.

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