Biography
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial success and included the US number-one single of the same name and "Die for You", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye explored new wave and dream pop with his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" and the US number-one singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Dance-pop inspired his fifth album Dawn FM (2022), which included the US top-ten single "Take My Breath".
Tesfaye is a cinephile, and has made numerous movie references in his music videos and teasers. On August 30, 2019, during the Telluride Film Festival, he made his acting debut in the film Uncut Gems. On March 7, 2020, during his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, he starred in the skit "On The Couch" with actors Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd. On May 4, he co-wrote and starred in an episode of American Dad!. In July, he voiced three characters during the 200th episode of Robot Chicken. On June 29, 2021, Tesfaye announced that he would be co-creating, co-writing, executive producing and starring in the HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside his producing partner Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. On March 20, 2022, Tesfaye voiced two characters during an episode of The Simpsons. In 2023, it was announced that Tesfaye is co-writing a film with Trey Edward Shults, who is attached to direct; Tesfaye is also set to star in the film, alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.
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Filmography
all 32
Movies 23
self 23
TV Shows 9
Producer 2
Voice 1
The Idol (2023)
The Weeknd: Coachella Music Festival Live Show (2023)
The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience (2022)
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM (2022)
Echoes of Silence (2021)
The Show (2021)
The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out (2021)
Canadian Hits at the BBC (2021)
NFL Super Bowl LV Champions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2021)
The Weeknd: After Hours (2020)
Uncut Gems (2019)
He Was Never There, Docupoem (2018)
The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival (2017)
AWGE DVD: Volume 1 (2017)
The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil (2017)
Lemonade (2016)
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)
The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015 (2015)
The Weeknd - Belong To The World (2013)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
American Dad! (2005)
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1999)
MTV Europe Music Awards (1994)
The Simpsons (1989)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
American Music Awards (1974)
Untitled Trey Edward Shults Project
Untitled Weeknd/ Russo Brothers Musical Project
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GenderMale
Birthday1990-02-16 (34 years old)
Birth NameAbel Makkonen Tesfaye
Birth PlaceScarborough, Canada
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
RelationshipsSelena Gomez (2017-01-01 - 2017-10-01), Bella Hadid (2018-05-01 - 2019-08-01)
CitizenshipsCanada
ResidencesHidden Hills, United States of America
Also Known AsAbel Makkonen Tesfaye, Kin Kane, Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye, Abel Tesfaye
AwardsJuno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album, BET Centric Award, Juno Award for Artist of the Year, Canada's Walk of Fame, People's Choice Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards
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