Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who performs as the Weeknd, is perhaps his generation’s most committed self-mythologist. Early in his career, he obscured his identity while his moody ...

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production ...

“The higher that I climb,” the artist born Abel Tesfaye sang, “The harder Imma drop.” As the Weeknd, Tesfaye has gone (and perhaps, gotten) as high as a pop star can get: a handful of No ...

Born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, The Weeknd dropped his first mixtape, House of Balloons, in 2011. The LP also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart; Hurry Up Tomorrow proving the biggest record of the ...

The Weeknd has completed the rebirth of his real life name Abel Tesfaye with the release of his latest album "Hurry Up Tomorrow," marking the new era of his career. "Hurry Up Tomorrow" is the last ...

The Weeknd’s legal name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, but he intends to ditch his stage name soon, Tesfaye told The Rolling Stone ahead of the album release. “The musician's upcoming album Hurry ...

This new film is another collaboration with mega musician The Weeknd, who is going by his real name in this - Abel Tesfaye. Tesfaye stars as an unnamed musician, playing a version of himself ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow is a similar act of leave-taking. It is touted as the last album that Abel Tesfaye will make as The Weeknd. Bowie is a reference point. The Canadian is an admirer: he titled The ...

Trey Edward Shults directed Abel Tesfaye's first feature, inspired by the pop star's recently released album of the same name ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow' has unveiled a series of first-look photos teasing the Weeknd-led film, tied to his sixth studio album of ...