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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 ] His accolades include four Grammy Awards , 20 Billboard Music Awards , 22 Juno Awards , six American Music Awards , three MTV Video Music Awards , a Latin Grammy ...
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.
He signed with Canadian singer the Weeknd's record label, XO, an imprint of Republic Records in 2016. Nav gained mainstream attention for his 2016 single "Myself", and his guest appearance on Travis Scott's single "Beibs in the Trap", both of which received triple platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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 ...
Just days after releasing his already acclaimed sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. the Weeknd, is ready to deliver another gift to fans: a sneak peek at the long-awaited ...
In 2011, the Weeknd, Wassim Slaiby, Amir Esmailian and La Mar Taylor founded XO as an unofficial imprint to release the Weeknd's three mixtapes; House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. The mixtapes earned the Weeknd a following and recognition from mainstream publications, and helped grow the record label's reputation through ...
The Weeknd made a surprising return to the Grammys on Sunday after boycotting the music awards in 2021. The Canadian artist — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — took the stage to play two songs ...
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.