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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his versatility in vocal style, music production, and eccentric presentation, The Weeknd is often cited as an influence on contemporary music.

He began his recording career in 2010, uploading songs to YouTube. A year later, The Weeknd released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, quickly after the release he received critical recognition from mainstream publications and began to grow his following due to his dark style of R&B and the complex identity.

In 2012, The Weeknd signed with Republic Records and re-released the mixtapes in the compilation album Trilogy. His debut studio album, Kiss Land, was released in 2013. He followed it with Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015, which topped the charts. With the Billboard Hot 100, number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", Beauty Behind the Madness won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The Weeknd's third album Starboy came in 2016 and had similar commercial success. It also won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. His fourth album, After Hours (2020), featured the number-one singles "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights". 2020 was a big year for Able, his largest performance was the Super Bowl Halftime show.

Among the world's best-selling music artists, with over 75 million records sold, The Weeknd has won three Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. He holds several chart records, being the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart with "Can't Feel My Face", "Earned It", and "The Hills". The Weeknd was awarded the Allan Slaight Award by Canada's Walk of Fame.