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Oliver Trees Mom Speaks After Tragic Crash

Oliver Tree's mother Christine Begin Nickell posted a memorial to her late son following his death with five other people in a helicopter crash early Sunday in ...

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June 19, 2026

Oliver Tree's mother Christine Begin Nickell posted a memorial to her late son following his death with five other people in a in Rio de Janeiro, .

Nickell on Thursday posted a childhood shot of the late musical artist when he was younger, expressing her gratitude for her son and his life.

'Our dear son Oliver, you made this world a better place,' Nickell wrote in a post. 'We are so proud of you. RIP.'

Also killed with the 32-year-old singer included star Gaspar 'Gaspi' Prim, 23; director/screenwriter Lucas Vignale, 29, music producer Lucas Brito Chaves, 21, and pilots Charles Marsillac and Alexandre Souza.

The poignant message from Tree's mother came after his girlfriend Fiona Chernavskayafor 'all the kind words' following the Life Goes On singer's tragic death.

'I appreciate every ounce of support at this time,' Chernavskaya said. 'There are so many who have been affected by his passing, please show them love too.'

Oliver Tree's mother Christine Begin Nickell paid memorial to her late son Thursday following his death with five other people in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sunday

Nickell posted a childhood shot of the late musical artist when he was younger, expressing her gratitude for her son

Chernavskaya also requested the public refrain from speculating about her relationship with the entertainer.

Tree's final concert took place on June 6 in São Paulo, Brazil, and he had been slated to perform in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1. Pictured 2022 in San Francisco

The enigmatic late performer donned a Shrek costume for an April 24 interview on the Zach Sang Show in support of his album Love You Madly Hate You Badly

He said in the interview of his material, 'I don't believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it is mine.

Tree, who was not married and did not have any children, continued, 'I'll get my kids through college, that's the agreement, but they're not going to be a silver spoon. They're taken care of "because my dad worked on some stuff in the 2000s."'

Tree said that he wanted to put his money back into the arts following his passing.

'The idea is when I die, all the money's gonna go back to artists,' Tree said. 'So I've set up a foundation. It's called Dr. Oliver Tree's Art Grants for Baby Geniuses.

'And it's set up so that basically the interest generated from my music will take mostly that, but there's also room for other money because when I die, my art will continue to have residuals - and probably be worth more than it is now.'

Tree spoke about how 'historically speaking,' interest 'in an artist's work go up after they die.'

He added, 'People will finally appreciate my stupid f***ing videos, my f***ing stupid songs - that's when people appreciate you when you're not there anymore. Anyways, they might not, doesn't even make a difference ... the art will continue to make money no matter what.'

Oliver Trees Mom Speaks After Tragic Crash

Tree, who was not married and did not have any children, continued, 'I'll get my kids through college, that's the agreement, but they're not going to be a silver spoon. They're taken care of "because my dad worked on some stuff in the 2000s."'

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