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Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990) Redirect|Weeknd||Weekend (disambiguation) pp-move pp-vandalism|small=yes Use Canadian English February 2021 Use mdy dates October 2024 Infobox person | name = The Weeknd | image = The Weeknd Cannes 2023.png | alt = Tesfaye (the Weeknd, wearing a black suit with a bowtie, and with a neutral expression on his face, averts his gaze from the camera. | caption = Tesfaye at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival | other_names = flatlist| * The Noise * Kin Kanecite web https://www.complex.com/music/everything-we-know-about-the-weeknd-before-he-blew-up/ Everything We Know About The Weeknd Before He Blew Up Complex Networks|Complex February 16, 2021 Marsh Calum|quote=He apparently also recorded music under the names The Noise and Kin Kane. May 23, 2021 March 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220315044609/https://www.complex.com/music/everything-we-know-about-the-weeknd-before-he-blew-up/live|mode=cs2 | birth_name = Abel Makkonen Tesfaye | birth_date = Birth date and age|1990/2/16 | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = flatlist| * Singer-songwriter * nowrap|record producer * actor * businessman | years_active = 2009–present | works = flatlist| * The Weeknd discography|Discography * List of songs recorded by the Weeknd|songs recorded * The Weeknd videography|videography | awards = List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd|Full list | website = URL|theweeknd.com | signature = The Weeknd signature.svg | signature_size = 40px | module = Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = flatlist| * Pop music|Pop * alternative R&B * Contemporary R&B|R&B * synth-pop * New wave music|new wave * Dance music|dance | label = flatlist| * XO (record label)|XO * Republic Records|Republic | instruments = flatlist| * Vocals * keyboards ''Abel Makkonen Tesfaye'' (langx|am|አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990, known professionally as ''the Weeknd'', is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor.Cite news Eells Josh October 21, 2015 Sex, Drugs and R&B: Inside The Weeknd's Dark Twisted Fantasy|magazine=Rolling Stone|mode=cs2 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sex-drugs-and-rb-inside-the-weeknds-dark-twisted-fantasy-176091/live|url-access=limited https://web.archive.org/web/20180615145745/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/sex-drugs-and-r-b-inside-the-weeknds-dark-twisted-fantasy-20151021 June 15, 2018Cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |last2=Sharf |first2=Zack May 22, 2023 'The Idol' Scandalizes Cannes With Five-Minute Standing Ovation for Lily-Rose Depp's Masturbating Pop Star, Explicit Nudity and the Weeknd's TV Acting Debut https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-idol-cannes-weeknd-standing-ovation-lily-rose-depp-nudity-1235621084/ June 6, 2023 Variety (magazine)|Variety|mode=cs2|language=en-US October 29, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231029161015/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-idol-cannes-weeknd-standing-ovation-lily-rose-depp-nudity-1235621084/ live His List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd|accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Awards|Latin Grammy Award and nominations for an Academy Awards|Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye began releasing music anonymity|anonymously in 2009. After co-founding the record label XO (record label)|XO, he released three mixtapes—''House of Balloons'', ''Thursday (album)|Thursday'', and ''Echoes of Silence''—in 2011, and gained recognition for his blend of contemporary R&B|contemporary and alternative R&B, as well as the mystery surrounding his identity. He signed with Republic Records to reissue the mixtapes into the compilation album ''Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy'' (2012, and release his debut studio album, ''Kiss Land'' (2013) the following year. After a string of collaborations and film soundtrack contributions from 2013 and 2014, Tesfaye transitioned from alternative R&B to a pop sound with his second and third studio albums, ''Beauty Behind the Madness'' (2015) and ''Starboy (album)|Starboy'' (2016, both of which debuted atop the US Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200, spawning the US Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face", "The Hills (song)|The Hills", "Starboy (song)|Starboy", and "Die for You (The Weeknd song)|Die for You". He returned to alternative R&B for his debut extended play, ''My Dear Melancholy'' (2018, which included the US top-ten single "Call Out My Name". He explored the dream-pop and new wave music|new wave genres with his fourth studio album, ''After Hours (The Weeknd album)|After Hours'' (2020, which spawned the chart-topping singles "Heartless (The Weeknd song)|Heartless", "Save Your Tears", as well as "Blinding Lights", which became the List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Top 10 songs of all time (1958–2021)|best-performing song in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100's history and the longest-charting song at the time. Tesfaye began exploring dance-pop, leading to his fifth album, ''Dawn FM'' (2022, which included the US top-ten single, "Take My Breath". In 2023, he co-created and starred in the HBO drama series ''The Idol (TV series)|The Idol'', which was a critical failure, while its Music from The Idol|accompanying soundtrack saw commercial success. His sixth album, ''Hurry Up Tomorrow'' (2025, yielded the US top-five single, "Timeless (The Weeknd and Playboi Carti song)|Timeless". Tesfaye has sold over 75 million records, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling artists. He has earned seven RIAA certification|diamond-certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his singles, and is the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three spots on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He has also set the record for most songs to have over 1 billion streams on Spotify (27),Cite web Peacock Tim 2025-01-20 The Weeknd Now Has 27 Songs In The Spotify Billions Club https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/weeknd-27-songs-spotify-billions-club/ 2025-01-22 uDiscover Music |language=en-US with "Blinding Lights" being the List of Spotify streaming records|most-streamed song in the app's history. Tesfaye was listed by ''Time (magazine)|Time'' as one of the world's Time 100|most influential people in 2020, and was dubbed the "world's most popular artist" by ''Guinness World Records'' in 2023. An advocate for racial equality and food security, he was appointed a World Food Programme goodwill ambassador in 2021. He has donated millions to causes related to racial equality, food security, and disaster relief, including substantial contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts and the Ethiopian humanitarian crisis.
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