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Personal information
Birth name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Birth February 16, 1990 (30 years)
Toronto, Canada
Hidden Hills Residence View and modify the data in Wikidata
Nationality Canadian
Family
Couple
Selena Gomez (2017)
Bella Hadid (2015-2016) - (2018-2019)
Professional information
Occupation
Singer-songwriter-producer
Active years 2009-present
Pseudonym The Weeknd See and edit the data in Wikidata
Gender
Pop R&B Hip hop Pop fusion Synth pop
Instrument
VoiceKeyboard
Voice type Countertenor
Record label
XORepublic
Related artists
Drake Travis Scott Bella Hadid Lana Del Rey Ed Sheeran Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj Daft
Punk Beyoncé Selena Gomez Nav Belly
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theweeknd.com
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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Toronto, Ontario; February 16, 1990), known as The
Weeknd is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer of Ethiopian descent.
known for hits like "Blinding Lights", "Call Out My Name", "Starboy", "The
Hills, Can't Feel My Face and I Feel It Coming.
He began to gain recognition at the end of 2010, when he anonymously uploaded
various songs to YouTube under the name of The Weeknd. In 2011, he released three
mixtapes of nine tracks, titled House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of
Silence, which was very acclaimed by critics. In the following year, he released his
first compilation work titled Trilogy, with thirty remastered tracks from
their mixtapes and three more songs. It was released to the market by the companies
record labels Republic Records and XO.
In 2013, he released his debut album titled 'Kiss Land', with the help of the singles
"Kiss Land" and "Live For". Their second recording, "Beauty Behind The Madness" is
returned in his first album to reach number one on the US chart
Billboard 200, and included the single that managed to enter the 'top three' in different
lists "Earned It" and produced the number one singles "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My
Face”. The latter arrived together at the top three positions on the list
Billboard Hot R&B Songs, becoming the only artist in 2015 to do so.
The Weeknd has won three Grammy Awards and has been nominated for an Award of the
Academy, 4 and nine Juno Awards. In September 2016, the release was announced
from their third studio album whose title would be 'Starboy', which later reached the
number one on the Billboard Hot 100.6
Index
1 Biography and artistic career
1.1 1990-2009: Early years of life
1.2 2010-11: beginnings of his career and mixtapes
1.3 2012–2014: Trilogy and Kiss Land
1.4 2015: Beauty Behind The Madness
1.5 2016 - present: Starboy & My Dear Melancholy
2 Art
2.1 Influences
2.2 Image
2.3 Recognition
3 Awards and nominations
4 Personal life
4.1 Legal issues
4.2 Philanthropy
5 Discography
5.1 Studio albums
5.2 EP
5.3 Compilation albums
5.4 Mixtapes
6 Musical tours
7 Referencias
8 Enlaces externos
Biografía y carrera artística
1990-2009: Primeros años de vida
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye1 nació el 16 de febrero de 1990, en Scarborough, Ontario,
ahora distrito de Toronto.7 Es el único hijo8 de Makkonen y Samra Tesfaye, una
pareja de emigrantes etíopes que llegaron a Canadá en los años 80.91011 Fue criado
en Scarborough, un barrio lleno de diversas culturas dentro de la ciudad.9 Durante
su juventud, su madre trabajó en varios empleos para aportar al sustento de la
familia, a menudo como enfermera y cáterin, mientras asistía a la escuela
nocturna.8 Su padre más tarde abandonó a la familia, lo que llevó a su abuela
materna a cuidar de él mientras era joven. Esto le permitió llegar a hablar de
manera fluida el amhárico, tomando como lengua materna la semítica. También lo
llevaba a sus "servicios" en una Iglesia Ortodoxa Etíope.812
Comenzó a fumar marihuana a los 11 años, y más tarde pasó a consumir drogas más
fuertes.13 Describiendo su adolescencia como «una historia similar a la de KIDS
pero sin el sida», robó el supermercado local con su amigo de la escuela
secundaria, y comenzó a usar MDMA, Xanax, cocaína, psilocibina y ketamina.9 Asistió
al West Hill Collegiate Institute y Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute,1415 pero
no se graduó de ninguna de estas. Su nombre artístico se inspiró en su deserción
escolar, adoptando el nombre The Weeknd después de que él y un amigo «dejaran la
escuela un fin de semana y nunca regresaran», aunque el productor Jeremy Rose
afirma que el nombre fue idea suya.16 La ortografía se modificó para evitar
problemas de patente con la banda canadiense "The Weekend".912
2010-11: inicios de su carrera y mixtapes
Tesfaye se reunió con el productor Jeremy Rose, quien tuvo una idea para un oscuro
proyecto musical de R & B llamado "The Weeknd". Después de intentar lanzar la idea
con el músico Curtis Santiago, Rose compuso uno de sus temas instrumentales para
Tesfaye, quien puso un estilo libre sobre él, y comenzaron a trabajar en un álbum.
Produjo tres canciones «What You Need», «Loft Music», y «The Morning», y otros por
los que Tesfaye criticó fuertemente a Rose, debido a su decisión de desecharlos.
Rose dejó que Tesfaye mantuviera las pistas que había producido bajo la condición
de que, en última instancia, se le acreditara en ellos.16 Sin embargo, en diciembre
de 2010, Tesfaye subió «What You Need», «Loft Music», y «The Morning» a YouTube
bajo el nombre de "The Weeknd",17 aunque su identidad fue inicialmente
unknown.1819 The songs caught online attention by word of mouth, given
that were included in a blog with the songs of the Canadian rapper Drake,16
who also helped generate interest in The Weeknd.20 Subsequently received
coverage in points of sale such as Pitchfork Media and The New York Times.
On March 21, 2011, Tesfaye released for free through his website,
a mixtape of nine tracks titled "House of Balloons". With the production of
Illangelo and Doc McKinney, although he did not credit Rose for his cues.16 'House
of Balloons» was critically acclaimed for its sample of Happy House by Siouxsie
and the Banshees, and was named as one of the ten pre-candidates-
selected for the Polaris Music Prize 2011.23
In July, Tesfaye embarked on a tour and performed his first performance at the Mod Club
from Toronto. The hour and a half performance generated expectations about him. 24 His
the next performance took place at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto.
He collaborated extensively with the rapper Drake, lending his voice to several tracks.
outstanding in the multi-platinum album "Take Care" and appeared as one of the
special guests at Drake's second Annual OVO Fest on July 31
2011.25 During the summer, the press noted that The Weeknd refused to participate in
interviews and decided to communicate only through Twitter.26 His second mixtape
"Thursday" was released on August 18, 2011, as a free digital download
from The Weeknd's website, and it was well received by critics.27On the 2nd of
November 2011, The Weeknd releases a remix with DJ Illangelo Remix of the
song Marry the Night by Lady Gaga. In that same month, the third mixtape of The
Weeknd, titled 'Echoes of Silence', was released on December 21, 2011.
Since this release, the three mixtapes were collectively known as
"Balloons Trilogy", each received critical acclaim and growing support
of the fans of Tesfaye.
2012–2014: Trilogy and Kiss Land
The Weeknd performing at the Coachella festival 2012
In April 2012, The Weeknd began his tour of the United States performing at the
Coachella Festival.31 He and his band visited several important cities and
they culminated in New York, where their two sold-out shows were reviewed
positively by Rolling Stone.32 Tesfaye and his tour band continued
performing at major European festivals, including Primavera Sound
Festivals in Spain and Portugal, Wireless Festival in London, and more concerts
in Paris and Brussels. In his debut show in London, he performed a version of 'Dirty
Diana by Michael Jackson in front of an audience that included Katy Perry and
Florence Welch.35 In June, it was reported that 'Balloons Trilogy' had been downloaded
8 million times and would be officially launched later.
The Weeknd performing at Massey Hall in October 2013
In September 2012, The Weeknd signed with the record label Republic Records
jointly with its own brand 'XO'.36 The compilation album 'Trilogy' was
released in November, with remastered versions of its mixtapes and three songs
additionally. 373839 He also officially accredited Rose as a producer and writer
in three songs from 'House of Balloons.40' 'Trilogy' appeared at number 5 of the
Canadian Albums Chart and number 4 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, with
86,000 copies sold in its first week.4142 Shortly after in December, the
BBC chain announced that The Weeknd had been nominated for the Sound of poll
In May 2013, 'Trilogy' was certified platinum by the Recording
Industry Association of America and double platinum by Music Canada.4445