Biography
The Weeknd is the stage name for Canadian singer / songwriter / producer Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. Born on February 16, 1990, Tesfaye launched in 2011 three acclaimed mixtapes: 'House of Balloons', 'Thursday' and 'Echoes of Silence'. Their tracks were remastered and included in the compilation 'Trilogy', released the following year.
'Kiss Land', his first studio album, was released in September 2013. Following was 'Beauty Behind the Madness' (2015) and 'Starboy' (2016).
The Weeknd returned in 2020 with the album 'After Hours'.
