Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is known for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and signature use of the falsetto register.
Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009. After co-founding the record label XO, he released three mixtapes in 2011, House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. The mixtapes gained recognition for its style of contemporary and alternative R&B, alongside the mystery surrounding his... more
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