He explored dark wave in his debut studio album Kiss Land (2013), which debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200. In 2012, he signed with Republic Records and rereleased the mixtapes in the compilation album Trilogy. Two years later, he co-founded the XO record label and released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, which gained recognition for his style of contemporary and alternative R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity. He has received numerous accolades, including four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 17 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Latin Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.īorn and raised in Toronto, Tesfaye began his career in 2009 by anonymously releasing music on YouTube.
Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, romance, and melancholia, and is often inspired by personal experiences. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ( / ɑː b ɛ l t ɛ s f eɪ/ AH-bell-tes- FAY born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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