@dailymail: Oliver Tree's mother, Christine Begin Nickell, has paid tribute to her son following the helicopter crash in Brazil that claimed the lives of six people earlier this week. 'Our dear son Oliver, you made this world a better place,' Nickell wrote in a Facebook post. 'We are so proud of you. RIP.' Also killed in the crash were YouTube creator Gaspar 'Gaspi' Prim, filmmaker Lucas Vignale, music producer Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilots Charles Marsillac and Alexandre Souza. The message comes as Tree's girlfriend, Fiona Chernavskaya, thanked supporters for their condolences and urged people to remember the many others affected by the tragedy. 📸 Getty #olivertree #music #celebrity Oliver Tree was an American singer, songwriter and producer known for blending alternative rock, electronic music and pop, with hit songs including Life Goes On, Miss You, Hurt, Alien Boy and Cowboys Don't Cry, which earned him a large global following and billions of streams across digital platforms. Tree, whose distinctive style and viral music videos helped make him one of the internet era's most recognizable artists, died at the age of 32 following a helicopter crash in Brazil.

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