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The Weeknd

Also known as Abel Tesfaye, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Kin Kane, Gene Hackerman

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1990)

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The Weeknd is a Canadian singer and songwriter born in 1990 who has become one of the most prominent figures in contemporary music. His work has significantly influenced modern pop and hip-hop, making him an important cultural figure in the music industry.

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Vinony's link graph records 3,086 inbound references to The Weeknd, and connects out to X (social network), Amharic and hip-hop.

Vinony files it under 1990 births, 21st-century Black Canadian male singers and 21st-century Canadian keyboardists.

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a…

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Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd2025
Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film — Self2025
The Weeknd - Red Terror2025
Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone — The Weeknd (voice)2025
Playboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 20252025
Quincy Jones, Music Man — Self (archive footage)2025
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy — Self (archive footage)2024
The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo — Self2024
The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium — Self2023
The Weeknd - Double Fantasy — Tedros2023

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Abel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Scarborough
Occupation: lyricist
Languages spoken: French
Native language: English language
Field of work: singing
Genre: contemporary R&B
Instrument: keyboard instrument
Record label: Republic Records
Discography: The Weeknd discography
Official website: www.theweeknd.com
Image: The Weeknd Portrait by Brian Ziff.jpg

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date of birth: 1990-02-16
Commons category: The Weeknd
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song
birth name: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
start of work period: 2009-00-00
topic has template: Template:The Weeknd
topic's main category: Category:The Weeknd
unmarried partner: Selena Gomez
pseudonym: Gene Hackerman
social media followers: 36900000
copyright representative: Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
writing language: English language
influenced by: R. Kelly
name in native language: አቤል ተስፋዬ

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Encyclopedic overview

Abel Tesfaye (born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye; 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, alternative R&B sound, and dark aesthetics, as well as the cinematic visuals and storytelling of his music videos. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 3 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), before releasing his debut studio album, Kiss Land (2013). 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 You". His debut extended play (EP), My Dear Melancholy (2018), featured the US top-ten single "Call Out My Name".

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