On Sunday morning (6.14,) American musician Oliver Tree lost his life when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil killing all six people onboard.
Before plummeting into the car park of an electric car dealership, setting twenty automobile on fire, Rio de Janeiro’s military fire department reported that the helicopters crashed mid-air in the western suburb of Recreio dos Bandeirantes,
In Brazil as part of a world tour, the 32-year old Tree was one of six people aboard the two aircrafts, while the other victims have not yet been formally identified.
Among the other passengers aboard the craft were a Brazilian music producer, an Argentine video director, and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim, known online as Gaspi.
Known for such compositions as ‘Life Goes On,’ ‘Miss You,’ and ‘Alien Boy’ the musician had 11,000,000+ monthly Spotify listeners, and was slated to play 70+ shows across 30 countries on seven continents, including Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 4, during his world tour,
Alongside German producer Robin Schulz for their song ‘Miss You,’ that peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart.in 2024, Tree was nominated for the International Song Brit award.
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Author: Al Dente
Photo: Bruce from Sydney, Australia