Musician Oliver Tree Dead at 32 After Helicopter Crash in Brazil

Musician and net property Oliver Tree has died astatine 32.

As reported by CNN Brazil, which cites confirmation from the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the vocalist champion known for hits similar "Life Goes On" and "Miss You" was killed on with 5 different individuals aft 2 helicopters crashed successful Southwest Rio de Janeiro contiguous (via TMZ). The origin of the clang is presently unclear.

In 1 chopper was aviator Alexandre Souza, with Tree, Argentine contented creator Gaspar Prim a.k.a. Gaspi, Lucas Vignale, Lucas Brito Chaves connected committee arsenic passengers. The different chopper lone had aviator Charles Marsillac aboard.

Oliver Tree. Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.

Whether you walk clip connected YouTube, support up with the latest TikTok trends, oregon tune successful to spot what euphony everyone's listening to, there's a bully accidental you've astatine slightest seen Tree transverse your societal media provender successful caller years. He began his vocation simply arsenic "Tree" successful the aboriginal 2010s and yet went connected to collaborate with artists similar Skrillex and Zeds Dead.

Although helium started to refine his online Oliver Tree persona with singles similar "All I Got," "Welcome to LA," and "Cheapskate" successful 2017, Tree truly carved retired a abstraction for himself with the merchandise of his archetypal workplace album, Ugly is Beautiful. While his instantly recognizable vessel chopped hairsbreadth and colorful benignant made him hard to forget, catchy tunes similar "Me, Myself & I" and "1993" proved helium deserved to beryllium successful listeners' ears.

His YouTube transmission presently boasts 6.85 cardinal subscribers, with his apical release, a euphony video for "Life Goes On," sitting astatine 465 cardinal views. Tree was weeks distant from embarking connected an further drawstring of shows arsenic portion of a tour, starting with a July 1 show successful Lisbon. His latest record, Love You Madly Hate You Badly, was released April 24, 2026.

Tree's consciousness of wit and property helped him physique a ellipse of collaborators and friends that reached acold beyond the euphony industry. Many person already taken to societal media to stock fond and comic memories with him pursuing his death.

"Rest casual oliver you volition ever beryllium an inspiration," instrumentalist and contented creator bbno$ said successful a post. "Thank you for sharing your creativity and brilliance with the world. My bosom is shattered close now. Hold your friends and household close."

"Everything helium touched was amended for it," H3H3 creator Ethan Klein said. "Every idiosyncratic helium met was much full for it. As a person, I’ve mislaid a beloved person and collaborator. But the existent calamity is that the satellite mislaid a existent artist, a passionate and talented communicative teller, and a radiant airy that shined upon truthful galore of us. His airy is present extinguished and my life, and the world, is darker for it."

"F**k man. Spoke to Oliver a fewer weeks ago," creator Kid Cudi said. "This is heartbreaking. A truly astonishing and beauteous human. This s**t sucks bad. Sending each my prayers and emotion to the families dealing with losses. Oliver we emotion you, forever."

Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.

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