- Born
- Birth nameAbel Makkonen Tesfaye
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, professionally known as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, to Ethiopian parents. He is known for his mixtapes "House of Balloons," "Thursday," and "Echoes of Silence," and the albums "Kiss Land" (2013), "Beauty Behind the Madness" (2015) which included the mega-hit 'The Hills;' "Starboy" (2016), "My Dear Melancholy" (2018), "After Hours" (2020), "Dawn FM" (2022), "The Idol" (2023), and "Hurry Up Tomorrow" (2025), the latter two of which also represent his acting roles, in The Idol (2023) and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025), respectively.
- IMDb mini biography by: ChrisIssa21
- ParentsMakkonen TesfayeSamra Tesfaye
- His hair
- High pitched soulful voice
- Speaks fluent Amharic.
- Came up with the song "In the Night" in Marilyn Monroe's old bedroom.
- First artist to hold the Top 3 positions on the Billboard Hot R&B chart.
- Spells his stage name as The Weeknd, because The Weekend was already taken.
- Says frequent collaborator Lana Del Rey is the subject of all his songs.
- Why can't I paint a vivid picture in my lyrics? Art is art. If you can create something that can make people feel, then you are an artist.
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