"Taken too soon #rip Avicii," tweeted Akon (courtesy Akon)New Delhi:  Superstar DJ and EDM sensation Avicii died on Friday in Muscat, leaving his humongous fan following mourning.

The Swedish DJ, whose original name was Tim burgling and who had hinted at his struggle with popularity and health, retired from the EDM scene in 2016 with many hoping that he was to return on stage soon - hopes that were shattered on Friday after the news of his death broke.

Tweets mourning Avicii have poured in on Twitter with fellow musicians and record producers like Deadmau5, Nile Rodgers, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Zedd, Steve Aoki, Charlie Puth, Liam Payne, Ellie Golding, Akon and many, many others fondly remembering the young Swedish DJ."Devastating news about Avicii, a beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do.

My heart goes out to his family.

God bless you Tim," wrote Calvin Harris while Zedd tweeted: "No words can describe the sadness I'm feeling right now, hearing about Avicii passing away Thoughts go out to his family and friends." Canadian record producer Deadmau5 tweeted to say: "I would have enjoyed nothing more than ripping into Avicii well into and beyond our 60's.

taken away from us far too young.

I know he's at peace somewhere up there getting the last laugh that i spelled his name right this time." American DJ Diplo added: "You should have lived to be 150..

but your music is gonna live forever."Here's to remembering Avicii:              Bollywood celebrities like Sonam Kapoor and Athiya Shetty also paid tribute to the Swedish DJ:  The trajectory of Avicii's popularity witnessed a sharp rise after he launched Levels in 2011 but he announced his retirement merely five years after that - he was reportedly suffering from acute pancreatitis.

Avicii, whose best works include Hey Brother, Levels and Wake Me Up, was widely hailed for bringing electronic dance music to the forefront and his attempt to merge country music with EDM - something which is apparent from his body of work.On Friday, he was found dead in Muscat, Oman, said a statement from his representatives.

However, there has been no announcement about his cause of death.

Avicii was 28.