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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 = The Weeknd 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 * The Weeknd discography#Production discography|production * List of songs recorded by the Weeknd|songs * 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 Recognized for his unconventional musical production, artistic reinventions, and signature falsetto register, Tesfaye is one of the most innovative and influential artists of his generation. 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. The former yielded his first two US Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles, "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills (song)|The Hills", while ''Starboy'' spawned two more: its Starboy (song)|title track (featuring Daft Punk, and after a 2023 remix with Ariana Grande, "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 record-setting single, "Blinding Lights", in which became the List of Spotify streaming records|most-streamed song of all time on Spotify, broke records as the longest-charting song in Billboard Hot 100 history, and was named the chart's best-performing song of all time. Other chart-topping singles from the album included "Heartless (The Weeknd song)|Heartless" and "Save Your Tears" with the latter gaining renewed popularity after a remix featuring Ariana Grande. 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. 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. "Blinding Lights" 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 by a solo artist in the chart'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|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. 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.
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