CNN Brazil Reports Oliver Tree Killed in Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Crash

Oliver Tree, an electronic pop singer known for popular songs “Miss You” and “Life Goes On,” died Sunday in a helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro, according to CNN Brazil . He was 32.

Two helicopters collided in the Brazilian city’s western zone, and all six people aboard the aircrafts were killed, according to the Associated Press . Officials are still investigating the collision, but Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department told the Associated Press that one of the helicopters crashed on a car dealership parking lot, which ignited a fire. Local police also told the outlet that Tree was on the passenger list for one of the helicopters

CNN Brazil reported that the American singer and popular Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, whose real name was Gaspar Prim, were two of five people who died in one of the helicopters. The other aircraft only carried its pilot.

Tree recently performed shows in Latin America, including a concert in Mexico City and another in Buenos Aires. He embarked on an ambitious global tour, which included dates in Europe during the first half of July before returning to North America for a theater run.

Born Oliver Tree Nickell in Santa Clara, California, he kick-started his music career in 2010, self-releasing his music. He dabbled in ska and dubstep before releasing his EP Demon in 2013, which featured a Thomas Yorke-approved cover of the Radiohead hit “Karma Police.”

He took some time off to attend CalArts in Southern California and returned to music in 2016 to be featured on songs such as Getter’s “Forget It” and “When I’m Down” by Whethan. Tree dropped “Welcome to LA” in 2017, and it didn’t take long for the artist to take off on social media with his comedic sensibility, retro style and signature bowl haircut (which then evolved to a bowl mullet). He garnered over 16 million followers on TikTok and more than 3 million on Instagram with videos that featured self-deprecating sketches and humorous vlogs of the cities he visited.

Tree’s biggest hit, “Miss You,” amassed nearly 800 million streams on Spotify, and “Life Goes On” isn’t far behind with 708 million.

_Originally reported by [Pollstar](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/06/14/brazilian-press-reports-singer-oliver-tree-died-in-collision-of-helicopters/)._