Avicii urges fans to "Wake me Up" (Created 10/18/2013)

Here's a guy whose friends saw the talent he failed to see on his own. They spoke up when they noticed a true musical mastermind emerging, and not long after Avicii (Tim Bergling) started out doing a remix of the theme music for a video game, he was inspired to make some of his own tracks.

You're talking about a guy who spent hours, days and weeks in his home studio crafting one track after another. The best part is, people wanted to listen. Sure, his music was inspired by the likes of Laidback Luke and Steve Angello, but people only heard Aviccii during playback. By April 2007, he released "Manman" on Pete Tong's Bedroom Bedlam label. After the release, he was bombarded by labels, promoters and booking agencies around the globe.

You already know if you're reading this, but when Avicii plays, people stop in their tracks. His melodies and his productions have captivated fans around the world. This Swede has come so far in such a short amount of time, and earned the No. 6 spot on the list of Top 100 DJs by DJ Magazine in 2011. A year later he improved to No. 3, and may very well rise to the top of the list in 2013.

Avicii's "Wake Me Up," served as the lead single from his album "True," which was released on September 17. It hit the #1 spot on the Spotify Global Chart and was at No. 2 for most streamed artist worldwide. "Wake Me Up" was also the UK's fastest-selling single of the year, selling 267,000 copies in its first week on sale, and eventually topping the charts in over 20 countries.