{"id":1868,"date":"2026-06-15T02:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/?p=1868"},"modified":"2026-06-15T02:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:10:21","slug":"singer-oliver-tree-dead-at-32-killed-in-brazil-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/?p=1868","title":{"rendered":"Singer Oliver Tree Dead at 32 &#8230; Killed in Brazil Helicopter Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"cb-311c2390904412b31ee361276e00ff29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Oliver Tree<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0has died after a tragic helictoper crash in Brazil &#8230; according to local authorities.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6ac284a53cb6a053689be2d253b3d323\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>CNN Brazil<\/strong> &#8212; citing Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro &#8212; reported Tree and 5 others were killed after two helicopters collided above an electric vehicle yard in Southwest Rio de Janeiro Sunday morning.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4eee4e46cf0bdc475e9753a7de32f6e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/4by3\/2026\/06\/14\/335b138ba6464aef90e6037d8bd87031_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Oliver-Tree-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d8e01f599791d2d183373f3266ada4e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">According to reports &#8230; Tree and four others were in one helicopter &#8212; while only a pilot flew the other. An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the crash.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8dea63690da212244912936dd57958ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-8dea63690da212244912936dd57958ff-460875970-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2066179093524025581&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2026%2F06%2F14%2Foliver-tree-dead%2F&amp;sessionId=1e9290c9296482cb7d3dd333206d3276c0767547&amp;siteScreenName=TMZ&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"2066179093524025581\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cbf1e245da0e68a64165ee6669359093\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Tree was in his helictoper with 4 other people: passengers\u00a0<strong>Lucas Vignale<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Gaspar Prim<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lucas Brito Chaves<\/strong>\u00a0and pilot\u00a0<strong>Alexandre Souza<\/strong>, according to local outlet\u00a0<strong>Metr\u00f3ples<\/strong>. Pilot\u00a0<strong>Charles Marsillac<\/strong>\u00a0was in the other helicopter alone.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a8962acf946dd65b98f89ce03f8ed061\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Tree first gained fame in 2010 when he was just 17 years old &#8230; working with\u00a0<strong>Skrillex<\/strong> and Zeds Dead under the name &#8220;Tree.&#8221; He released an independent album in 2013 before taking a break from the industry to study music technology.<\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1bb8be93ecdb814ba340b1dd2b044a76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">He released his first studio album, titled &#8220;Ugly Is Beautiful,&#8221; in 2020 which went gold in the United States. His hit single from that album &#8212; &#8220;Life Goes On&#8221; &#8212; went platinum.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a99a214bf8f5c1a5a79ee267c1412f82\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">He followed his studio debut with &#8220;Cowboy Tears,&#8221; &#8220;Alone in a Crowd,&#8221; and &#8220;Love You Madly Hate You Badly&#8221; &#8212; which came out in April of this year.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b3446429c3b4bf5603745d83e3b88a96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c3\/4by3\/2026\/06\/14\/c3a1b6020dc241f4a63f50581e092eaa_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Oliver-Tree-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b1a7a66689ebdc216b06140f13daecc3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Tree had a series of tour dates coming up &#8230; kicking off with a show in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1. He had tour dates scheduled all over the United States, Europe, Australia, and China.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3c431a8112001cb3a25ccac7e2ae533e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">He was just 32 years old.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">RIP<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Oliver Tree\u00a0has died after a tragic helictoper crash in Brazil &#8230; according to local authorities. 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