The Weeknd
About The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Regarded as an influential figure in popular music, he is known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto, as well as his alternative R&B sound. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award. Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009. After co-founding the record label XO, he released three mixtapes—House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence—in 2011. He signed with Republic Records to compile the mixtapes into the compilation album Trilogy (2012), and release his debut studio album, Kiss Land (2013) the following year. Following collaborations and film soundtrack contributions from 2013 and 2014, Tesfaye blended alternative R&B with pop on his second and third studio albums, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016); both debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face", "The Hills", "Starboy", and "Die for...
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Discography
The Idol, Vol. 1
House of Balloons (2011)
Thursday (2011)
Echoes of Silence (2011)
Trilogy (2012)
OVOXO [Dear Valerie] (2013)
Private Sessions (2013)
Kiss Land (2013)
The Overdose (2014)
Beauty Behind The Madness (2015)
Apple Music Festival: London 2015 (2015)
Starboy (2016)
The Weeknd in Japan (2018)
After Hours (2020)
The Highlights (2021)
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