Musician Oliver Tree was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro after two aircraft collided midair, according to officials. All six people on board the helicopters died.
Tree, 32, best known for the song “Life Goes On,” was touring in Brazil at the time of the crash. CNN reported that he had boarded a helicopter in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a neighborhood in Rio’s southwest zone.
Authorities said the helicopter carrying Tree struck another aircraft above an electric car dealership, triggering a fiery wreck that set at least 20 vehicles on fire.
Images from the scene showed the helicopters destroyed on the ground, with burned and crushed cars scattered across the lot.
The other victims were identified as passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim — the Argentine YouTuber known as Gaspi — Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
Investigators have not yet determined what caused the collision.
Tree — who’s also known for his distinctive hairstyle, a bowl-cut mullet hybrid — was in South America as part of his “The World’s First World Tour,” which was meant to span across 30 countries and hit all seven continents.
He had wrapped up his Brazilian show in São Paulo last week and was set to travel to Portugal for a show in Lisbon on July 13.
The “Miss You” singer, who has more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was born in Santa Cruz, California, and made his start in the music world at age 17 when he worked with big names like Skrillex and Zeds Dead.
Tree released his independent album, “Splitting Branches,” in 2013, with the artist stepping away from the scene afterward to study music technology.
He returned to the scene in 2020 with his first studio album, “Ugly is Beautiful,” which featured his platinum hit “Life Goes on.”
By 2024, he was nominated for the International Song Brit award alongside Robin Schulz for their hit song “Miss You.”
He went on to release “Cowboy Tears,” “Alone in a Crowd,” and his April 2026 album, “Love You Madly Hate You Badly.”
Along with his music career, Tree is also known for breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest kick scooter on Earth in 2020, with the machine measuring more than 13 feet tall and 10 feet long.
