{"id":267154,"date":"2026-06-15T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267154\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:03:47","slug":"singer-oliver-tree-32-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267154\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singer Oliver Tree died in a helicopter crash Sunday when two choppers collided in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>, killing all six occupants, officials said.<\/p>\n

The \u201cLife Goes On\u201d singer, 32, was in the middle of a tour in Brazil when he boarded a helicopter in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the Southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro, CNN reported. <\/a><\/p>\n

The chopper Tree was on then slammed into another over an electric car<\/a> lot, setting at least 20 cars ablaze in the deadly collision.<\/p>\n

Singer Oliver Tree died at 32 following a helicopter collision in Brazil on Sunday. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Harrowing images of the aftermath show the helicopters completely mangled on the ground, surrounded by crushed and burnt cars in the lot.<\/p>\n

The other victims include passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim (also known as Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi), Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac. <\/p>\n

Officials say the cause of the collision is still under investigation.<\/p>\n

Tree \u2014 who\u2019s also known for his distinctive hairstyle, a bowl-cut mullet hybrid \u2014 was in South America<\/a> as part of his \u201cThe World\u2019s First World Tour,\u201d which was meant to span across 30 countries and hit all seven continents.<\/p>\n

A pair of helicopters crashed down onto several electric vehicles in Rio de Janeiro. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The horrific crash set around 20 EVs ablaze as emergency crews rushed to put out the fire. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Images from the crash site show the mangled remains of one of the helicopters. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He had wrapped up his Brazilian show in S\u00e3o Paulo\u00a0last week and was set to travel to Portugal for a show in Lisbon on July 13. <\/p>\n

The \u201cMiss You\u201d 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. <\/p>\n

Tree released his independent album, \u201cSplitting Branches,\u201d in 2013, with the artist stepping away from the scene afterward to study music technology. <\/p>\n

Tree was in Brazil as part of his world tour, which aimed to hit every continent on Earth. Instagram\/@iae.break<\/p>\n

Tree was known for his distinct haircut and personality. WireImage<\/p>\n

He returned to the scene in 2020 with his first studio album, \u201cUgly is Beautiful,\u201d which featured his platinum hit \u201cLife Goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n

By 2024, he was nominated for the International Song Brit award alongside Robin Schulz for their hit song \u201cMiss You.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to release \u201cCowboy Tears,\u201d \u201cAlone in a Crowd,\u201d and his April 2026 album, \u201cLove You Madly Hate You Badly.\u201d <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer Oliver Tree died in a helicopter crash Sunday when two choppers collided in Rio de Janeiro, killing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2774,394,40707,9,11,10,57496,223,58],"class_list":["post-267154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-brazil","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-helicopter-crashes","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-rio-de-janeiro","tag-singers","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}