Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known in showbiz as The Weeknd, is a Canadian performing artist, songwriter, and record producer.
The Weeknd whose parents are Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye was born in Toronto, Ontario on February 16, 1990, and was raised in one of its suburbs, Scarborough.
He began music anonymously on YouTube in 2010 when he started his songs onto the platform.
The Weeknd was raised into fame and had a record deal with Republic Records when he released some mistakes titled ” House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence.
Over the years he has won the hearts of many music lovers and has won several awards including a Grammy Award nomination in 2016.
The Weeknd, Movies, TV Shows, YouTube, and Album
The Weeknd has been in several movies and Tv shows over the years of his career. His YouTube channel which is flooded with lots of his music videos has also grown tremendously over the years reaching up to 23.3 million subscribers and his albums have sold around the world.
Check out the video of his single “Save Your Tears”
Some of the movies and Tv shows he has featured on are listed below.
Movies:
- Uncut Gems
- Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
- Kickin’ It
- Before the Madness
- False Alarm
TV Shows:
- The Graham Norton Show
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2020 American Music Awards
- Late Show With David Letterman
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Album:
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- After Hours
- Trilogy
- Beauty Behind the Madness
- Kiss Land
- House of Balloons
- Starboy
- Echoes of Silence