The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is known for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and signature use of the falsetto register.In 2009, Tesfaye expressed his interest in music when he began anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Two years later, he co-founded the record label XO and released the mixtapes ''House of Balloons'', ''Thursday'', and ''Echoes of Silence'', which gained recognition for his unique style of contemporary and alternative R&B and the mystery surrounding his identity. In 2012, Tesfaye signed with Republic Records and re-issued the mixtapes for his compilation album ''Trilogy''. He explored the dark wave genre for his debut studio album ''Kiss Land'' (2013), which debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200. After its release, Tesfaye began contributing to film soundtracks. His 2014 single "Earned It" from ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2015) won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album, ''Beauty Behind the Madness'' (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album in addition to a nomination for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album, ''Starboy'' (2016), also saw commercial success. It included the US number-one eponymous lead single (featuring Daft Punk) and "Die for You", earning it the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye returned to alternative R&B with his debut extended play, ''My Dear Melancholy'' (2018), which contained the US top-ten single "Call Out My Name". He explored new wave and dream pop with his fourth studio album, ''After Hours'' (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" along with two US number-one singles, "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Tesfaye began exploring dance-pop, leading to his fifth album, ''Dawn FM'' (2022), which included the US top-ten single "Take My Breath". In 2023, he co-created and starred in the drama series ''The Idol'', which was critically panned, although its accompanying soundtrack found modest commercial success.
One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 75 million records sold, Tesfaye holds several streaming and ''Billboard'' chart records. He is the first Canadian artist to earn four diamond-certified singles from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and is the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three spots on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Blinding Lights" became the most-streamed song in Spotify history, the best-performing song in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100's history and the longest-charting song by a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100. Tesfaye was listed by ''Time'' as one of the world's most influential people in 2020 and was dubbed the "world's most popular artist" by ''Guinness World Records'' in 2023. An advocate for racial equality and food security, he was appointed a World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador in 2021. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Beyoncé, 1981-, White, Jack, 1975-, Weeknd, 1990-, Blake, James, 1988-, Lamar, Kendrick, 1987-, MeLo-X (Musician), 1985-
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by Beyoncé, 1981-, White, Jack, 1975-, Weeknd, 1990-, Blake, James, 1988-, Lamar, Kendrick, 1987-, MeLo-X (Musician), 1985-
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by Drake, 1986-
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by Del Rey, Lana, 1985-
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by Grande, Ariana
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