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Main photo

Why was the main photo changed? Can it be changed back? User1042 (talk) 00:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Klaipeda

It says he was born and raised in klaipeda. He obviously wasnt raised in lithuania 213.55.221.31 (talk) 13:01, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

His photo is regularly switched from the show in 2017 and his portrait in 2021. While the photo from the show in 2017 is more realistic, the portrait from 2021 is way more recent and should be used. An o niem ja (talk) 15:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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yesterday nominated for an oscar for best original song from Avatar 2 - Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength) 2A00:23C4:9482:F101:1DF0:5B88:B3FC:E4D8 (talk) 19:52, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Khrincan (talk) 20:10, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nate Albert

found this interesting thing that in 2011, Nate Albert, an A&R executive at Republic Records, followed the Weeknd around the world for 18 months after he found out who he was

Source:Vulture- https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/the-weeknd-collaborators-chronicle-his-rise.html

Should this be added in the "Early beginnings" section? There are also other interesting things in the article about his early career Bhkkbey250 (talk) 11:30, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Does Scarborough not exist anymore? lol "He was brought up in what was then the city of Scarborough"

The article reads: He was brought up in what was then the city of Scarborough

But when you read the article on Scarborough, it literally says it's a current city.

C'mon guys, lol. Fix this. 68.71.12.38 (talk) 14:24, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All fixed. Thanks for bringing that up. The Corvette ZR1 (talk) 20:39, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Rename page from "The Weeknd" to "Abel Tesfaye"

Requested move 27 May 2023

It has been proposed in this section that The Weeknd be renamed and moved to Abel Tesfaye.

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The Weeknd → Abel Tesfaye – He has reverted to his birth name on social media accounts and made it clear that that is how he wants to be known as such, rather than The Weeknd:

"I'm going through a cathartic path right now.. it's getting to a place and time where I'm getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. As the Weeknd, I've said everything I can say." ([https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65601638 90.255.15.152 (talk) 18:47, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This has to be discussed through WP:RM, IMO. Keivan.f^Talk 19:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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 == Request: Rename page from "The Weeknd" to "Abel Tesfaye" ==
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+{{requested move/dated|Abel Tesfaye}}
-He has reverted to his birth name on social media accounts and made it clear that that is how he wants to be known as such, rather than The Weeknd:
+[[:The Weeknd]] → {{no redirect|Abel Tesfaye}} – He has reverted to his birth name on social media accounts and made it clear that that is how he wants to be known as such, rather than The Weeknd:
-''"I'm going through a cathartic path right now.. it's getting to a place and time where I'm getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. As the Weeknd, I've said everything I can say."'' ([https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65601638|]) [[User:Profavi1|Profavi1]] ([[User talk:Profavi1|talk]]) 18:35, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
+''"I'm going through a cathartic path right now.. it's getting to a place and time where I'm getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. As the Weeknd, I've said everything I can say."'' ([https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65601638 [[Special:Contributions/90.255.15.152|90.255.15.152]] ([[User talk:90.255.15.152|talk]]) 18:47, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 :This has to be discussed through [[WP:RM]], IMO. <span style="font:'Pristina'">[[user:Keivan.f|<span style="color: #1E7HDC">Keivan.f</span>]]</span><span style="font:'Pristina'"><sup>[[user_talk:Keivan.f|<span style="color: purple">Talk</span>]]</sup></span> 19:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)