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Born | Abel Makkonen Tesfaye February 16, 1990 Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Awards | Full list |
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Website | theweeknd |
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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by the stage name the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. The Weeknd was born in Scarborough, Ontario. He is a Canadian citizen of Ethiopian descent. He performs a mixture of R&B, rock and hip hop. On March 6, 2011, the rapper Drake spoke about the Weeknd as a new artist on Twitter, He did this to increase the curiosity of the public.[2][3]
He apparently also recorded music under the names The Noise and Kin Kane.