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'''Abel Makkonen<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/sex-drugs-and-r-b-inside-the-weeknds-dark-twisted-fantasy-20151021?page=6</ref> Tesfaye''' (born February 16, 1990), known by his [[stage name]] '''The Weeknd''' (pronounced "weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to [[YouTube]] under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: ''[[House of Balloons]]'', ''[[Thursday (mixtape)|Thursday]]'' and ''[[Echoes of Silence]]'', which were critically acclaimed.<ref name=happy>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/house-of-balloons/critic-reviews |title=House of Balloons – The Weeknd |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=March 16, 2012}}</ref> The following year, he released a compilation album ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]'', thirty tracks consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under [[Republic Records]] and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album ''[[Kiss Land]]'', which was supported by the singles "[[Kiss Land (song)|Kiss Land]]" and "[[Live For (song)|Live For]]". His second album, ''[[Beauty Behind the Madness]]'', which became his first number one album on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], included the top-five single "[[Earned It]]" and produced the number-one singles "[[The Hills (song)|The Hills]]" and "[[Can't Feel My Face]]". The songs have simultaneously held the top three spots on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B Songs]] chart, making him the first artist in history to achieve this.<ref name=alone>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/7/Alone-on-the-podium-The-Weeknd-becomes-first-artist-to-take-over-Billboard-RB-chart "Alone on the podium: The Weeknd becomes first artist to take over Billboard R&B chart"]. [[CBC Music]], July 17, 2015.</ref>
'''Abel Mekonnen<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/sex-drugs-and-r-b-inside-the-weeknds-dark-twisted-fantasy-20151021?page=6</ref> Tesfaye''' (born February 16, 1990), known by his [[stage name]] '''The Weeknd''' (pronounced "weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to [[YouTube]] under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: ''[[House of Balloons]]'', ''[[Thursday (mixtape)|Thursday]]'' and ''[[Echoes of Silence]]'', which were critically acclaimed.<ref name=happy>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/house-of-balloons/critic-reviews |title=House of Balloons – The Weeknd |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=March 16, 2012}}</ref> The following year, he released a compilation album ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]'', thirty tracks consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under [[Republic Records]] and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album ''[[Kiss Land]]'', which was supported by the singles "[[Kiss Land (song)|Kiss Land]]" and "[[Live For (song)|Live For]]". His second album, ''[[Beauty Behind the Madness]]'', which became his first number one album on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], included the top-five single "[[Earned It]]" and produced the number-one singles "[[The Hills (song)|The Hills]]" and "[[Can't Feel My Face]]". The songs have simultaneously held the top three spots on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B Songs]] chart, making him the first artist in history to achieve this.<ref name=alone>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/7/Alone-on-the-podium-The-Weeknd-becomes-first-artist-to-take-over-Billboard-RB-chart "Alone on the podium: The Weeknd becomes first artist to take over Billboard R&B chart"]. [[CBC Music]], July 17, 2015.</ref>


The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]],<ref name="pforkhobreview">{{cite web| last = Colly| first = Joe| url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15264-house-of-balloons/| title = Album Reviews – The Weeknd – ''House of Balloons''| publisher= [[Pitchfork Media]]|date = March 29, 2011| accessdate = March 29, 2011}}</ref> [[MTV]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675572/drake-the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-fave-album-2011.jhtml |title=Drake's Boy The Weeknd Drops My Favorite 2011 Album |author=Rob Markman |publisher=MTV |date=December 8, 2011 |accessdate=March 16, 2012}}</ref> [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/topics/t/the-weeknd.html |title=The Weeknd |publisher=Bet.com |accessdate= December 30, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref name="Stones"/> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/09/the-weeknd-partners-with-republic-records/ |title=The Weeknd Partners With Republic Records |publisher=Xxlmag.com |accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/96176/The-Weeknd---Initiation/ |title=The Weeknd – Initiation |publisher=Thesource.com |accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref>
The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]],<ref name="pforkhobreview">{{cite web| last = Colly| first = Joe| url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15264-house-of-balloons/| title = Album Reviews – The Weeknd – ''House of Balloons''| publisher= [[Pitchfork Media]]|date = March 29, 2011| accessdate = March 29, 2011}}</ref> [[MTV]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675572/drake-the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-fave-album-2011.jhtml |title=Drake's Boy The Weeknd Drops My Favorite 2011 Album |author=Rob Markman |publisher=MTV |date=December 8, 2011 |accessdate=March 16, 2012}}</ref> [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/topics/t/the-weeknd.html |title=The Weeknd |publisher=Bet.com |accessdate= December 30, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref name="Stones"/> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/09/the-weeknd-partners-with-republic-records/ |title=The Weeknd Partners With Republic Records |publisher=Xxlmag.com |accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/96176/The-Weeknd---Initiation/ |title=The Weeknd – Initiation |publisher=Thesource.com |accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref>

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Not to be confused with Weekend.

The Weeknd
The Weeknd performing at Bumbershoot 2015
The Weeknd performing at Bumbershoot 2015
Background information
Birth nameAbęl Mekonnen[1] Tesfaye
Born (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990 (age 34)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
GenresPBR&B
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitetheweeknd.com

Abel Mekonnen[2] Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd (pronounced "weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed.[3] The following year, he released a compilation album Trilogy, thirty tracks consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land" and "Live For". His second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200, included the top-five single "Earned It" and produced the number-one singles "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face". The songs have simultaneously held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, making him the first artist in history to achieve this.[4]

The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork,[5] MTV,[6] BET,[7] Rolling Stone,[8] XXL[9] and The Source.[10]

Early life

Tesfaye was born on February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[11] and raised in Scarborough.[12] He is of Ethiopian descent; his parents Makkonen and Samra migrated from Ethiopia in the 1980s.[13][14][12] Tesfaye attended Samuel Hearne Middle School, and later Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute.[14][failed verification][15][failed verification] He grew up listening to a variety of music genres, including soul, quiet storm, hip hop, funk, indie rock, and post-punk.[16] Since Tesfaye's father was never around when he was growing up, and his mother was constantly working, his grandmother took care of him most of his young life. Because of this, Tesfaye speaks fluent Amharic; it was the first language he learned.[17]

Tesfaye says he adopted the stage name The Weeknd after dropping out of high school at the age of 17 and, along with a fellow crew-member, "left one weekend and never came home". The spelling was modified to avoid trademark issues with a Canadian band already named The Weekend.[12][17]

Career

2010–11: Career beginnings and mixtapes

In Toronto, Tesfaye met producer Jeremy Rose, who had an idea for a dark R&B musical project called "The Weeknd". After trying to pitch the idea to musician Curtis Santiago, Rose played one of his instrumentals for Tesfaye, who freestyled over it, and they began working on an album. He produced three songs—"What You Need", "Loft Music", and "The Morning"—and others that Tesfaye rapped on, which Rose ultimately scrapped. Rose let Tesfaye keep the tracks he had produced under the condition that he would ultimately be credited for them.[18] However, in December 2010, Tesfaye uploaded "What You Need", "Loft Music", and "The Morning" to YouTube under the name "the Weeknd",[19] though his identity was initially unknown.[20][21] The songs drew attention online through word of mouth, including a blog featuring the songs posted by Toronto-based rapper Drake,[18] who also helped generate interest in the Weeknd.[22] They subsequently received coverage from outlets such as Pitchfork Media and The New York Times.

On March 21, 2011, Tesfaye released the nine-track mixtape House of Balloons for free through his website.[23] It featured production by Illangelo and Doc McKinney, although it did not credit Rose for his tracks.[18] House of Balloons was met with critical acclaim,[24] and was named as one of ten shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[25]

In July, The Weeknd embarked on a tour and delivered his first performance at the Mod Club in Toronto. The hour-and-a-half long performance created buzz about him.[26] His next performance took place at Toronto’s Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. He collaborated with rapper Drake and appeared as one of the special guests to Drake's second Annual OVO Fest on July 31, 2011.[27] During the summer, the press noted that The Weeknd refused to participate in interviews and chose to only communicate via Twitter.[28] His second mixtape Thursday was released on August 18, 2011, as a free digital download from The Weeknd's website, and was well received by critics.[29] The Weeknd's third mixtape, titled Echoes of Silence, was released on December 21, 2011.[29][30] Upon this release, the three 2011 mixtapes were collectively known as the Balloons Trilogy,[31] each receiving critical acclaim and growing Tesfaye's fanbase.[15]

2012–14: Trilogy and Kiss Land

In April 2012, The Weeknd began his US tour by performing at the Coachella Festival.[32] He and his band visited various major cities[32] and culminated in New York, where two sold-out shows were positively reviewed by Rolling Stone.[8] Tesfaye and his tour band continued in major European festivals, including the Primavera Sound Festivals in Spain and Portugal,[33] Wireless Festival in London,[34] plus concerts in Paris and Brussels. At his debut UK show in London, he covered Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" in front of an audience which included Katy Perry and Florence Welch.[35] In June, it was reported that the Balloons Trilogy had been downloaded 8 million times and that it would be formally released later in the year.[35]

The Weeknd performing at Massey Hall October 17, 2013.

In September 2012, the Weeknd signed with Republic Records in a joint venture with his own imprint label XO.[36] The compilation album Trilogy was released in November, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtapes and three additional songs.[37][better source needed] It also officially credited Rose as a producer and writer on three songs from House of Balloons.[38] Trilogy charted at No. 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 86,000 copies.[39][40] Shortly after in December, the BBC announced that the Weeknd had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.[41] In May 2013, Trilogy was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and double platinum by Music Canada.[42][43]

On May 16, 2013, the Weeknd premiered the title track to his debut studio album Kiss Land,[44] which he said will be released on September 10.[45] It was also promoted by the singles "Belong to the World", "Live For" featuring Drake and the Weeknd's The Fall tour beginning in September.[46][47] Kiss Land received generally positive reviews from music critics.[48] Kiss Land debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 96,000 copies, just two thousand copies short of Keith Urban's Fuse, which took the number one spot that week.[49]

The Weeknd also appeared on the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, contributing "Devil May Cry" and featuring on "Elastic Heart" by Sia, the second single from the soundtrack.[50][51] In February 2014, The Weeknd remixed the Beyoncé single "Drunk in Love". The remix was more of a cover, as The Weeknd tweaked the beat to fit better with his version of the song, that is told through the male perspective.[52]

On June 26, 2014, The Weeknd announced that he will be headlining the King of the Fall tour, essentially a mini-tour across America in September and October 2014. ScHoolboy Q and Jhené Aiko were confirmed as support acts.[53] The announcement came the day after The Weeknd released his new song, "Often", on SoundCloud, leading to speculation that the tour will unveil more new material from him.[54] On July 20, 2014, The Weeknd released another track titled "King of the Fall" to promote his upcoming tour, which started in September. On September 30, 2014, the song "Love Me Harder" was released which is a duet between The Weeknd and Ariana Grande,[55] the song went on to peak at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On December 23, 2014, he released "Earned It", the song was released as a single from the 2015 film Fifty Shades of Grey, which has peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Weeknd performed a rendition of the song alongside Alicia Keys at the 2015 BET Awards.[56]

2015: Beauty Behind the Madness

On May 27, 2015, The Weeknd released a music video for a new song "The Hills".[57] The song was later released as a digital download as the first single from The Weeknd's second studio album dubbed, Chapter III. "The Hills" debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the week's "Hot Shot" debut; the single has now topped the chart at number 1.[58] In addition to the single's official release, a further three songs were leaked online in the corresponding days.[59] On June 8, "Can't Feel My Face", one of the leaked tracks, was officially released as a second single following a performance of the song by The Weeknd at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on the same day.[60] The song debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number-one on the Hot 100, making it his third top 10 hit and his first number-one hit in the United States.[61][62] On July 4, The Weeknd headlined FVDED in the Park in Surrey, BC, Canada.[63]

In Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart for the week of July 25, 2015, The Weeknd held down all of the top three spots, with "Can't Feel My Face" at number 1, "The Hills" at number 2 and "Earned It" at number 3.[4] This made him the first artist in the history of that chart to earn this distinction.[4]

Following the announcement of the launch of Apple's new streaming service, Apple Music, it was unveiled that The Weeknd has joined as one of the musical faces alongside frequent collaborator Drake.[64] During the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, Apple debuted a two-part promotional commercial featuring The Weeknd and a guest appearance from John Travolta.[65]

On August 28, 2015, The Weeknd's second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness, was released and debuted atop of Billboard 200 with first weeks sales of 412,000 equivalent album units earned (with 326,000 from pure album sales).[66] Along with becoming his first number-one album in the country, his project so far is the second most successful launch of 2015, behind Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late with 535,000 equivalent units.[66] It became the first album since Taylor Swift's 1989 to stay at the top of the Billboard 200 for three consecutive weeks.[67] The album reached the top 10 in over ten countries and topped the charts in Canada, Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom.[68][69] The Weeknd promoted the album by headlining summer music festivals, including Lollapalooza in Chicago, the Hard Summer Music Festival in Pomona, the Summer Set Music and Camping Festival in Somerset, Philadelphia's Made in America Festival, Austin City Limits in Austin, and Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival.[70] 'The Madness Fall Tour 2015', The Weeknd's North American tour to promote his new album was announced on August 20, 2015, and will begin in November.[71] The tour will feature opening acts Travis Scott, Banks and Halsey.[72] On August 24, 2015, The Weeknd released a video for "Tell Your Friends", a song produced by Kanye West from the album.[73]

On the week of September 8, 2015, The Weeknd became the first male artist in nearly seven years with two songs on the Hot 100's top three in the same week, with "Can't Feel My Face" at number 2 and "The Hills" at number 3, both as a lead act.[74] The Weeknd has been featured in several collaborations this year, including Belly's "Might Not",[75] Meek Mill's "Pullin Up"[76] and Travis Scott's "Pray 4 Love".[77] The Weeknd will also feature on Disclosure's sophomore album, Caracal, a collaboration entitled "Nocturnal".[78] On October 10, 2015, The Weeknd joined actress Amy Schumer on Saturday Night Live as a musical guest.[79] This was his first performance on the show as a solo artist after appearing during Ariana Grande’s set for their "Love Me Harder" collaboration.[77]

Artistry

The Weeknd cites R. Kelly, Michael Jackson and Prince as his main inspirations.[80]

The Weeknd's songs are "built around a fogged, crepuscular production",[81] and feature slow tempos,[82] rumbling bass, and forlorn echoes.[14] The Weeknd sings in a falsetto register,[83] and exhibits a pleading, anxious tone. J. D. Considine finds his singing's "tremulous quality" similar to Michael Jackson, but writes that he eschews Jackson's "strong basis in the blues" for a more Arabic-influenced melisma.[84] His music incorporates samples that are unconventional in R&B production, including punk and alternative rock.[84] Marc Hogan of Spin says that The Weeknd's samples tend "to draw from rock critic-approved sources, though generally ones that already share elements of his sexual menace", with samples of artists such as Beach House, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Aaliyah.[85] The Weeknd worked mostly with producers Illangelo and Doc McKinney, whom Pitchfork Media's Ian Cohen credits with developing "a state-of-the-art R&B template" with The Weeknd.[82] In concert, The Weeknd reappropriates his digitized productions with a suite-like arena rock aesthetic.[14]

His emotional, plaintive lyrics often express feelings of hurt and deal with subject matter such as sex,[81] drugs, and partying.[14] Hermione Hoby of The Guardian characterizes the Weeknd's songs as "narcotised-slow jams" and delineates their message as "partying is an existential experience, sex is fraught with alienation, and everything registers as unreal and unsettling".[81] The Guardian's Paul MacInnes interprets The Weeknd's trilogy of mixtapes as "a rough trajectory of party, after-party and hangover".[86] Anupa Mistry of the Toronto Standard observes throughout his mixtapes a "cast of supine, stoned zombie-women ... whose legs willingly part after being plied with substances and who morph into threats only when [he is] coming down and feeling vulnerable".[14] The Weeknd viewed that, by singing vulgar, ignorant lyrics in an elegant, sexy way, he is paying homage to R. Kelly and to some degree Prince.[87]

Music journalists associate The Weeknd with PBR&B, an emerging wave of recording artists whose music expands on the sound and sensibility of R&B.[81] Mistry writes that he "will be obsequiously praised as the future of R&B music – because [he] is a black singer, not because he’s making quantifiable, canonical R&B".[14] AllMusic's Andy Kellman categorizes him as an "alternative R&B act".[15] Prior to his major label deal, The Weeknd withheld his identity and maintained an enigmatic, shadowy persona while releasing his mixtapes online. On social media outlets such as Twitter, he suffixed his name with "xo".[81] According to Hoby, it is meant as an emoticon for "a kiss and a hug",[81] while VH1's Zara Golden said that it is instead a reference to his recreational use of ecstasy and oxycodone.[88]

Recognition

The Weeknd has received praise from many musical artists. Veteran artist Babyface who spoke positively on The Weeknd stated: "I do love the Weeknd, and I love how, whoever he’s working with, they’re using pieces of R&B with other things that feel really great", Babyface notes. "It’s promising in the sense that I think there are other unknowns that will come forward and get back to being musicians. I think more than anything, what I miss is the musicians being part of the process."[89] During his 2nd Annual OVO Fest in 2011, rapper Drake expressed his thoughts on The Weeknd in an interview with Billboard. "He's one of the greatest artists I've ever heard", Drake says. "To hear someone with an incredible body of work is very rare. It's very inspiring. We formed OVOXO, which is taking over right now. I'm proud of him. He works real hard. He's just an incredible person, [has] become a really close friend to me."[90] Kanye West posted a tweet on Twitter stating "The Weeknd is one of my favorite artists".[91] Nick Jonas dubbed The Weeknd as one of his influences for his sophomore solo album Nick Jonas in an interview with Fuse.[92]

Discography

Main article: The Weeknd discography

Concert tours

Headlining

Opening

See also

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