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Abel Tesfaye

Abel Tesfaye

Actor · Born 1990-02-16 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

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 "Bli…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes (voice)
  2. Uncut Gems (2019) — The Weeknd
  3. American Dad! (2005) — The Weeknd (voice)
  4. Robot Chicken (2005) — Madea / Dinosaur Auctioneer / S.W.A.T. Member (voice)
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
  6. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  7. The Idol (2023) — Tedros
  8. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  9. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest
  10. Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025) — The Weeknd
  11. Lemonade (2016) — Self (voice) (uncredited)
  12. Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015) — Self - Musical Guest
  13. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  14. Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) — Self
  15. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  16. The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023) — Self
  17. TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  18. MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self
  19. The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience (2022) — Self
  20. The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo (2024) — Self
  21. Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1995) — Self
  22. American Music Awards (1974) — Self - Musical Guest
  23. The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM (2022) — Self
  24. Echoes of Silence (2021) — Singer
  25. AWGE DVD: Volume 1 (2017) — Self
  26. The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015 (2015) — Self
  27. The Weeknd - Double Fantasy (2023) — Tedros
  28. Quincy Jones, Music Man (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  29. The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil (2017) — Singer
  30. The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival (2017) — Singer
  31. Canadian Hits at the BBC (2021) — Self
  32. Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film (2025) — Self
  33. MTV Europe Music Awards (1994) — Self - Performer
  34. The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out (2021) — The Weeknd
  35. He Was Never There, Docupoem (2018) — Self
  36. The Show (2021) — Performer
  37. iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020 (2020)
  38. The Weeknd - Red Terror (2025)
  39. Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone (2025) — The Weeknd (voice)
  40. Playboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 2025 (2025)