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The Weeknd

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35 Years Old

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, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. 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 and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial success and included the US number-one single of the same name and "Die for You", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye explored new wave and dream pop with his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" and the US number-one singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Dance-pop inspired his fifth album Dawn FM (2022), which included the US top-ten single "Take My Breath". Tesfaye is a cinephile, and has made numerous movie references in his music videos and teasers. On August 30, 2019, during the Telluride Film Festival, he made his acting debut in the film Uncut Gems. On March 7, 2020, during his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, he starred in the skit "On The Couch" with actors Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd. On May 4, he co-wrote and starred in an episode of American Dad!. In July, he voiced three characters during the 200th episode of Robot Chicken. On June 29, 2021, Tesfaye announced that he would be co-creating, co-writing, executive producing and starring in the HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside his producing partner Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. On March 20, 2022, Tesfaye voiced two characters during an episode of The Simpsons. In 2023, it was announced that Tesfaye is co-writing a film with Trey Edward Shults, who is attached to direct; Tesfaye is also set to star in the film, alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Weeknd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 16th February 1990

All Credits

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The Simpsons
Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes (voice)
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American Dad!
The Weeknd (voice)
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
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Robot Chicken
Madea / Dinosaur Auctioneer / S.W.A.T. Member (voice)
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MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
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American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
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MTV Video Music Awards
Self
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
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The Idol
Tedros
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Hurry Up Tomorrow
The Weeknd
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Uncut Gems
The Weeknd
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The Grammys
Self
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self
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Lemonade
Self (voice) (uncredited)
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TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
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The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience
Self
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The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium
Self
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Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone
The Weeknd (voice)
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Mafia Drones: A Murder Drones Film
Singer At the Party
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The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo
Self
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The Weeknd: Coachella Music Festival Live Show
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iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020
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The Weeknd - Double Fantasy
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The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival
Singer
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Canadian Hits at the BBC
Self
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The Show
Performer
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The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
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The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015
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He Was Never There, Docupoem
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Echoes of Silence
Singer
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The Weeknd - Open Hearts
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The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil
Singer
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Playboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 2025
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The Weeknd - Red Terror
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The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo
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AWGE DVD: Volume 1
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Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film
Self
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The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out
The Weeknd
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MANIA
The Artist