Who was Oliver Tree? American musician who died in Rio had 11 million listeners and collaborated with David Guetta
Singer Oliver Tree is among the victims of the helicopter accident in Rio de Janeiro.
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American singer and musical comedian Oliver Tree, aged 32, is among the six victims of the collision between two helicopters that occurred this Sunday morning (14), in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
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Born in Santa Cruz, California, in 1993, Tree was known both for his music and for the eccentric persona he built throughout his career: caricatured looks, exaggerated clothes and haircuts, and shows that mix comedy, fake reality shows and even fighting.
Today he has around 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 2 million followers on Instagram. He has collaborated with names like Marshmello, David Guetta, Little Big, KSI and BoyWithUke.
He started out as a teenager with independent singles, but the turning point came in 2017 when the single "When I'm Down" went viral.
In 2020 he released his major-label debut album, "Ugly Is Beautiful", which reached 14th position on the Billboard 200 and to the top of the rock chart.
The peak of popularity came with "Life Goes On" (2021) and especially "Miss You" (2022, with a remix by Robin Schulz), which became his biggest international hits, together totaling more than 1.4 billion streams on the Spotify.
Since then he has released three more albums - "Cowboy Tears" (2022), "Alone in a Crowd" (2023) and "Love You Madly Hate You Badly" (2026).
Tree had performed a show in São Paulo on June 6, at Studio Stage, in the Lapa neighborhood. Along with him was also Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, who has almost three million subscribers on the platform.
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Singer Oliver Tree is among the victims of the helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro.
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The accident
Six people died when 2 helicopters crashed in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of this Sunday (14).
According to witnesses, the PP-MAC and PR-DJJ aircraft collided in the air.
According to Major Fábio Contreras, spokesman for the RJ Fire Department, no one on board survived. Residents recorded the accident on several videos.
The Fire Department was called at 8:59 am to the incident. The aircraft crashed into the land of an abandoned church that had been rented by BYD, in the block of Avenida das Américas and Beth Lago and Rivadávia Campos streets.
One of the helicopters exploded upon hitting the ground, and the flames spread to the electric vehicles, which caused more explosions. The column of smoke could be seen from kilometers away.
The other did not catch fire and fell with its landing gear in the air.
Map shows where helicopters crashed
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