Music icon Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg dies at age 34

Music icon Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg has died aged 34 just six years after his tragic death.

Music icon Avicii’s ex-girlfriend Emily Goldberg has died aged 34.

Emily died from a pulmonary embolism on April 3 in La Jolla, California - six years after the tragic death of the Wake Me Up star.

Just last year Emily had celebrated being “cancer-free” in a poignant social media post, The Sun reports.

The 34-year-old’s family described her as “vivacious and unique person who experienced many adventures in her all too brief life”.

Last year Emily shared a snap of herself giving the thumbs-up in hospital on Instagram.

She captioned the post: “ “I lived b****. I have had cancer for the past year. I am now cancer-free.”

Emily Goldberg has died aged 34. Picture: Instagram

Emily is survived by her parents, Julie and Sam Goldberg of La Jolla, and brother Aaron Goldberg of Chicago, Illinois.

Her death comes six years after Swedish music legend Avicii – real name Tim Bergling – died aged 28 on April 20, 2018.

Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, topped the charts with a string of Grammy-nominated EDM hits.

After Avicii’s death, Emily posted a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram.

She said: “Come on babe, don’t give up on us. Choose me, and I’ll show you love.

“Those are lyrics from a song Tim wrote for me. I wish I could have lived up to them.

Her death comes six years after Swedish music legend Avicii died aged 28. Picture: Instagram

“For the two years we were together, he was my closest confidante, and my best friend.

“Now I can’t look at Bear without knowing I’ll never see his face again.

“I’m still collecting my thoughts and thank you for all your kind words and texts.

“Wake me up when it’s all over, because I don’t want it to be real. RIP Avicii.”

In a poignant statement after his death, Avicii’s family revealed he “couldn’t go on”

The DJ’s parents said overnight that “Tim was not made for the machinery he ended up in”.

The statement, translated from Swedish, read: “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions. An over-achieving perfectionist who travelled and worked hard at a pace that led to extreme stress.

The pair dated for two years. Picture: Instagram

“When he stopped touring, he wanted to find a balance in life to be happy and be able to do what he loved most — music.

“He truly battled thoughts about meaning, life, happiness.

“Now, he could not go on any more. He wanted peace. Tim was not made for the machinery he ended up in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans, but shunned the spotlight.

“Tim, you will forever be loved and missed. Who you were and your music will carry on the memory of you. We love you, the family.”

The DJ was found dead at a hotel in Oman in 2018. He was just 28.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.