BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Birth name: Abel Tesfaye
Born: 16th February 1990, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s): PBR&B
Occupation(s): Singer, Songwriter, Record producer
Instrument(s): Vocals, Keyboards
Years active: 2010 - recent
Website: theweeknd.com
Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd (/ˈwiːkɨnd/ wee-kənd), is a Canadian PBR&B singer, songwriter and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land" and "Live For". His second album,Beauty Behind the Madness, which has produced top-five singles "Earned It" and "The Hills" and the number-one single "Can't Feel My Face", is set to be released on August 28, 2015.
The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL andThe Source.
TOP HIT SONGS
- LOVE ME HARDER (FT. ARIANA GRANDE)
- THE HILLS
- CAN'T FEEL MY FACE
- ELASTIC HEART (FT. SIA AND DIPLO)
- EARNED IT
- (update soon)
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