According to US media, American alternative musician and singer Oliver Tree died in a serious helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning (June 14). Oliver Tree is 32 years old.
The incident occurred when two helicopters collided in mid-air in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes area, west of Rio de Janeiro, before falling onto the parking lot of a car dealership.
The collision caused both planes to catch fire, and at the same time burned down about 20 trams below.
Rio de Janeiro army firefighters confirmed that the fire was quickly controlled. However, all 6 people on board the two helicopters did not survive.
According to police sources, Oliver Tree is in Brazil on a world tour and is one of the passengers on the crashed helicopter. The identities of the victims are still being officially verified by authorities because the bodies were heavily burned after the accident.
In addition to Oliver Tree, the passenger list is said to include a Brazilian music producer, an Argentine video director and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim (Gaspi). One of the two helicopters carried 5 people, while the other was only piloted.
Brazilian officials said that the investigation into the cause of the collision is underway.
Oliver Tree is a famous artist with a unique musical style and a characteristic bob hairstyle. He has a large fan base on online platforms and is known for many hits such as "Life goes on", "Miss you" and "Alien boy".
The male artist has more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Many of his songs have reached hundreds of millions of streams, some of which have exceeded 700 million listens.
Before the accident, Oliver Tree was on a large-scale tour with more than 70 performances in 30 countries across 7 continents (according to the common division in English-speaking countries).
On June 4, he just performed in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Just one day before the incident, the male singer also posted on Instagram a video recording the scene of playing football with people in a neighborhood in Brazil.
In his music career, Oliver Tree was nominated for the 2024 Brit Awards for the International Song category with the hit "Miss You", a collaboration with German music producer Robin Schulz. This song once reached number 3 on the UK singles chart.
Not only famous for his music, Oliver Tree is also known for his unusual creative ideas. In 2020, he set a Guinness World Record with the largest scooter ever built, 4.16 meters high and 3.13 meters long. According to Guinness World Records, this achievement helped him realize a "lifelong dream".
