Abel Tasfaye better known as The Weeknd. Born on February 16, 1990 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He is a famous R&B world as a singer and rapper. He grew up listening to many kinds of music genres. At 17 he dropped out of school.
He first began recording his song under the YouTube name The Weekend with his friend but originally kept his identity a secret. Once he went solo he became The Weeknd, he preformed in many clubs and online. It is said House of Balloons is what really put him in the music critics sights .He got coverage from the Rolling Stones and New York Times. This made his popularity grow.
After House of Balloons came Thursday Then Echoes of Silence in 2011 these were all mix tapes. These three mix tapes came to make the album Trilogy which was released in 2012. This album include Valerie, Twenty Eight, and Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun) which were all bonus tracks not included on the original mix tapes. During this time The Weeknd has only grown with popularity. To date has went on numerous tours and has also released a his most recent album in 2013 called Kissland.
Other interesting facts is The Weeknd also has his own label XO which some fans claim stand for simply hugs and kisses and other say for ecasty and Oxycontin. He also has done many calbration with the artist Drake and sometimes see OVOXO. The OVO stands for Octobers Very Own and is drakes label. Also, in this day and age most celebrities are over exposed but The Weeknd never gave a formal interview till July, 15, 2013.
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