Originally from Toronto, Canada, The Weeknd (born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, February 16, 1990) is a 34 year old rapper who co-founded the independent record label XO in 2011, with which he has released the vast majority of his music. That same year, he released three mixtapes: "House of Ballons," "Thursday," and "Echoes of Silence." All three were remixed, remastered, and released as a single compilation album, "Trilogy," in 2012. The following year, he dropped his debut album "Kiss Land." It peaked at number two on the album charts in Canada and the US. His next album, "Beauty Behind the Madness," was the first to reach the top spot in both nations. It was followed by three more number-one hit albums in Canada: "Starboy" (2016), "After Hours" (2020), and "Dawn FM" (2022). His most successful singles include "The Hills," "Can't Feel My Face," "Blinding Lights," "Save Your Tears," "Call Out My Name," and "Take My Breath."
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Born Abel Tesfaye, The Weeknd rose to prominence in 2011 with his mixtape House of Balloons. To further his career as a musician, he collaborated with artists like Drake and Wiz Khalifa. The Weeknd achieved massive success in 2015 with his Grammy-winning album Beauty Behind the Madness, which featured performances from Lana Del Rey, Ed Sheeran, and Labrinth.
The Weeknd showcases a variety of distinctive musical styles spanning R&B, alternative R&B, pop, dream pop, and many others. It's hard to categorize The Weeknd into a single musical genre. However, his music is often classified as generally falling within the hip-hop, R&B, dance, and pop genres.
In 2011, The Weeknd established the XO record label with music executives Wassim Slaiby and Amir Esmailian. XO Records became a subsidiary of Republic Records in 2012. He has stayed with Republic ever since.
The Weeknd was born on February 16, 1990. He is now 34 years old.
The Weeknd's net worth is estimated to be between $80 million and $100 million. He has maintained a place on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid entertainers, notably being ranked sixth in 2017 when his 'Starboy' album broke sales records.
The Weeknd stands at just under 5' 7" (170cm) tall.
The Weeknd, born in Toronto, Canada, grew up in Scarborough, a multicultural community that included East African, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean residents.
Believe it or not, performers during the halftime show of the Super Bowl receive no payment for their performance and often contribute their own funds to support the show. The Weeknd contributed $7 million in 2021 to build the sets for his performance and ensure that the Halftime Show was everything he had hoped it would be. Instead of monetary compensation, The Weeknd received a rise in popularity on social media and streaming services.
The halftime show at the Super Bowl featured a blend of The Weeknds' most popular songs, including “Starboy,” “The Hills,” “Can't Feel My Face,” “I Feel It Coming,” “Save Your Tears,” “Earned It,” “House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls,” and “Blinding Lights.”
To promote his album After Hours, The Weeknd opted to portray a character in some of his public performances and music videos. With each successive release of the album's content, the character's appearance changed dramatically, giving rise to wild speculations that The Weeknd had undergone plastic surgery.
The Weeknd has had 540 concerts.
The Weeknd is most often considered to be Pop, Electronic, R&B, Dance-Pop, Canadian, Dubstep, Contemporary R&B, Synth-Pop, Alternative R&B, Canadian Pop, Canadian Contemporary R&B, and Hypnagogic Pop.
The next The Weeknd concert is on December 31, 2024 at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia.
The last The Weeknd concert was on January 12, 2024.
The songs that The Weeknd performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 25, 2023 concert at Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Mexico:
