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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Recognized for his unconventional musical production, artistic reinventions, and signature falsetto register, Tesfaye is one of the most innovative and ...
Samir Hussein/Getty Images for ABA The Weeknd’s sixth album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, may be the last that he releases under his stage name. The singer, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, said ...
Canadian pop star The Weeknd changed his name on social media Monday to Abel Tesfaye, his birth name.
The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye) is one of the world’s biggest music stars, with 67 gold and platinum albums and singles, and he’s the first artist to have 25 songs with a billion streams ...
La Mar C. Taylor (born September 17, 1990) is a Canadian artist, creative director, and entrepreneur.He is the co-founder of XO Records, and the creative director for the label's primary artist, singer the Weeknd.
While living in Miami in 2011, Esmailian's friend, Hawk Marley, sent him some of singer the Weeknd's tracks when the artist was relatively unknown. Esmailian then drove to Toronto, Canada and began managing the Weeknd. [3] In 2012, Esmailian, Slaiby and the Weeknd founded the XO record label as a joint venture with Republic Records.
The Weeknd might be doing away with his public persona.. In a new cover story interview with Variety, the R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about experiencing a "mental ...
The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) began promoting his fourth studio album in November 2019, when he unveiled his red-jacketed alter ego in the music video for the lead single, “Heartless.” ...