Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd (pronounced "weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Toronto and raised in Scarborough, Tesfaye began his recording career in 2009 by anonymously uploading his song "Do It" to YouTube.

Two years later, he met music executives Sal Slaiby and Amir Esmailian, with whom he founded XO Records. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he, along with his close friend and future creative director, La Mar C. Taylor dropped out of high school at seventeen years old, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home".

On June 8, 2015, "Can't Feel My Face" was the third single released from the album "Beauty Behind the Madness". It was a top 10 hit in the UK reaching number three in the charts.

"Starboy" was released as the first single from the album "Starboy" on September 2106. It was a top 10 hit in the UK reaching number two in the charts.

"Blinding Lights" was released on November 29, 2019. It was the second single released from the album "After Hours". It topped the record charts in the United Kingdom and 31 other countries.

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