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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 ] He is known for his unconventional musical production, artistic reinventions and use of the falsetto register.
The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013, on the Weeknd's YouTube account. It was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, and was directed by photographer/director Nabil Elderkin. [13] The video features Tesfaye on a talk show, with him being unable to focus due to seeing visions of his ex girlfriend.
On the extended play's release day, the Weeknd uploaded a vertical video to Spotify. [9] [10] A lyric video was released three days later on April 2, 2018, depicting the Weeknd on various television screens. [11] The official music video for "Call Out My Name" was released on April 12, 2018, and directed by Grant Singer. [1]
The Weeknd at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd has released material for five studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums), three mixtapes, nine extended plays, 79 single releases (including 21 as a featured artist) and seven promotional singles (including two as a featured artist), as well as contribute to ...
The Weeknd first performed the song live on September 7, 2024, at his one-night-only concert in Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. [6] [7] The song was announced on September 9, 2024, as the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, through Apple Inc.'s "It's Glowtime" promotional event promoting the iPhone 16 Pro.
To promote his upcoming album and celebrate his final project under the moniker the Weeknd, the artist held a one-off concert in São Paulo called "one-night-only" on September 7, 2024. [5] The occasion also marked the first time the Weeknd and Anitta performed their collaboration "São Paulo". [ 6 ]
The Weeknd released three mixtapes in 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, the first of which was certified silver in the UK. [3] He signed with Republic Records in 2012, and released Trilogy , a compilation album of the three mixtapes he had released the previous year plus three new bonus tracks.
"Double Fantasy" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring American rapper Future. It was released on April 21, 2023, through XO and Republic Records, originally serving as the lead single to The Idol, Vol. 1, the now scrapped soundtrack album to the former's HBO drama television series, The Idol, which premiered on June 4, 2023.