Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and 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. He co-founded the record label XO and released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence in 2011, which gained recognition for its style of contemporary and alternative R&B and the mystery surrounding... more
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