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The Weeknd's real name is Abel Tesfaye, and he chose his stage name because he left home one weekend and never came back.
Jun 19, 2017 · The new season of School 2017 is around the corner, and here are the drama’s cast and their roles. Since first airing in 1999, KBS‘s School series is one of the most popular K-Drama series, with seven total installments.
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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye was born on 16 February 1990, in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He is the only child of Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye, who were Ethiopian migrants to Canada in the 1980's. He was raised in a multicultural neighbourhood in Scarborough. During his youth, his mother would work several jobs to support the family, often as...
2009–2010: Starting Grounds.
In his early life, Abel was Always interested in music, And would Find out He had a Talent for Singing, He would often Sing in the Hallways Of high school Which would Cause his Friends to hype him up After hearing His vocals, Sometimes suggesting he should go on the show Canadian Idol, his 1st Ever Musical venture would be The rap Duo of Bulleez N Nerdz With his Friend from scarborough, Jessie Ray, While abel would go under the name of Kin Kane, During a Recording session, Abel Would put All...
2010-2011: Career beginnings and mixtapes.
Tesfaye met producer Jeremy Rose, who had an idea for a dark R&B musical project called "The Weeknd". After trying to pitch the idea to musician Curtis Santiago, Rose played one of his instrumentals for Tesfaye, who freestyled over it, and they began working on an album. He produced three songs – "What You Need", "Loft Music", and "The Morning" – and others that Tesfaye rapped on, which Rose ultimately scrapped. Rose let Tesfaye keep the tracks he had produced under the condition that he woul...
2012–2014: Trilogy and Kiss Land
In April 2012, The Weeknd began his U.S. tour by performing at the Coachella Festival. He and his band visited various major citie and culminated in New York, where two sold-out shows were positively reviewed by Rolling Stone. Tesfaye and his tour band continued in major European festivals, including the Primavera Sound Festivals in Spain and Portugal,Wireless Festival in London, plus concerts in Paris and Brussels. At his debut UK show in London, he covered Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" in...
Tesfaye cites Michael Jackson, Prince and R. Kelly as his main inspirations. He often says it was Jackson's music that made him want to be a singer, and the lyrics to "Dirty Diana". He also said his high-flying vocal style was influenced by habesha singers like Aster Aweke. He grew up listening to a variety of music genres, including soul, quiet st...
See also: List of awards and nominations received by The Weeknd The Weeknd has won two Grammy Awards, eight BillboardMusic Awards, two American Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for one Academy Award.
In November 2015, to further promote his album Beauty Behind the Madnessduring the "King of the Fall Madness 2015" Tour, The Weeknd collaborated with PAX Labs to release a limited edition version of the PAX 2 vaporizer. PAX was also an official sponsor for the "Madness" tour, which included presenting special backstage VIP activations. The limited ...
Tesfaye began dating model Bella Hadid at the beginning of 2015; the couple were first seen together in April at Coachella. Hadid has starred in his music video "In the Night" in December 2015. They also made their red carpet appearance as a couple at the 2016 Grammy Awards in February. On 11 November 2016, it was reported that the couple had split...
In January 2015, Tesfaye was arrested for punching a Las Vegas police officer. He pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to 50 hours of community service.
Being presented the Bikila Award for Professional Excellence Award in 2014, he decided to donate $50,000 towards a class at the University of Toronto on Ge'ez, the classic language of Ethiopia. In 2015, he collaborated with Ryan Seacrest's foundation to visit Children's Hospital in Atlanta. In 2016, he donated $250,000 to Black Lives Matter.
Studio albums
1. Kiss Land(2013) 2. Beauty Behind the Madness(2015) 3. Starboy(2016) 4. After Hours(2020) 5. Dawn FM(2022) 6. Hurry Up Tomorrow(2024)
EPs
1. My Dear Melancholy,(2018) === Mixtapes ===*House Of Balloons(2011) 1. Thursday(2011) 2. Echoes Of Silence(2011)
Compilations
1. Trilogy(2012) 2. The Weeknd in Japan(2018, exclusively in Japan.) 3. The Highlights(2021-2024 For the Deluxe.)
Headlining
1. The Weeknd International Tour (Spring 2012) 2. The Weeknd Fall Tour (2012) 3. The Weeknd Kiss Land Fall Tour (2013) 4. King of the Fall (2014) 5. The Madness Fall Tour(2015) 6. Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour (2017) 7. After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour(2022-2023)
Supporting
1. Ceremonials Tour (with Florence and the Machine)(2012) 2. The 20/20 Experience World Tour (with Justin Timberlake)(2013) 3. Would You Like a Tour? (with Drake)(2014)
School 2017 (Korean: 학교 2017; Hanja: 學校 2017; RR: Hakgyo 2017) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Kim Se-jeong, Jang Dong-yoon, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from July 17 to September 5, 2017 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 for 16 episodes. [1]
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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. [2][3] He is known for his unconventional musical production, artistic reinventions and use of the falsetto register. Tesfaye began releasing music ...
List of songs recorded by the Weeknd. The Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd has released material for five studio albums, one soundtrack album, one live album, three compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums), three mixtapes, nine extended plays, 79 single releases (including 21 as a featured artist), and seven promotional ...
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Feb 9, 2021 · Who Is The Weeknd? The Weeknd, originally Abel Tesfaye, broke into the music scene with the 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. He went on to work with Drake, Wiz Khalifa and others, while building his...
