Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor.

May 15, 2023 · The Weeknd is now officially known online by his real name – Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – after following through on plans to update his social media accounts. On Monday, the Canadian artist’s...

Feb 13, 2025 · The album gained critical notice and was short-listed for Canada’s Polaris Music Prize. Tesfaye made his first public appearance as The Weeknd in a Toronto nightclub in July that year. He released two more free mixtapes in 2011, Thursday and Echoes of Silence.

Feb 3, 2021 · Before hitting the top of the charts with such hits as “Starboy,” “Can’t Feel My Face” and “Blinding Lights,” Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, had to work his way up from the...

May 14, 2020 · The Weeknd was born on born February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye to Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye, who were Ethiopians who immigrated to Canada in the late 1980s. He grew up in Scarborough, a small and somewhat poor neighbourhood near Toronto.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, was born on February 16, 1990; he will turn 31 in just about a week. The Weeknd has 44 gold or platinum-certified singles and albums over the past decade.

The Weeknd , nom de scène d' Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (en amharique: አበል መኮነን ተስፋዬ , 'äbäl Mäkonän Täsəfayē) , né le 16 février 1990 à Toronto (Canada), est un chanteur , acteur , auteur-compositeur-interprète et producteur canadien. Le 1 er janvier 2023 , son single Blinding Lights devient le plus écouté de tous les temps sur Spotify , dépassant Shape of You ...

Mar 15, 2019 · The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), first gained widespread exposure when hip hop artist Drake praised his music. In just over two years he had his first top 5 hit album Trilogy. Within five years he was a worldwide pop superstar with his first #1 pop hit "Can't Feel My Face."

Feb 5, 2025 · Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who performs as the Weeknd, is perhaps his generation’s most committed self-mythologist. Early in his career, he obscured his identity while his moody, debased ...

Feb 12, 2025 · In 2023, Abel Tesfaye declared that he wanted to “kill The Weeknd.” His final album as The Weekend, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” delivers on that promise, bringing his career-long trilogy to a grand, cinematic conclusion. From the neon visuals and themes of heartbreak present in “After Hours” to the eerie purgatory of “Dawn FM,” every one...