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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 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.
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 ...
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]
In a press release to Variety, the After Hours til Dawn Tour "will see [the Weeknd's] most ambitious production to date reflecting the creative journey that continues to unfold for both [After Hours and Dawn FM], creating worlds within worlds as we have all been watching unfold in various television performances, music videos and short films bringing these first two pieces of his trilogy to life."
Thursday is the second mixtape by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd.It was released on August 18, 2011, by XO.Like his debut mixtape House of Balloons (2011), the Weeknd collaborated with producers and songwriters Doc McKinney and Illangelo; the duo produced Thursday in its entirety, and it contains fewer samples than its predecessor. [1]
"Gasoline" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released as the second track from his fifth studio album, Dawn FM. A synth-pop and new wave track, the song was written by the Weeknd, OPN, and Matt Cohn, and produced by the three alongside Max Martin and Oscar Holter.
Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on December 21, 2011, by XO. [2] Like his debut mixtape House of Balloons and his second mixtape Thursday, the Weeknd collaborated with musician Illangelo; who produced the majority of the project. [3]