Singer-songwriter, record producer
The Weeknd
Nato/a il 1990-02-16
Scarborough-raised Abel Tesfaye dropped out, slept on floors, posted anonymous mixtapes, then turned dark R&B into stadium-scale 80s synth-pop with Blinding Lights, the most-streamed song in Spotify history, and a trilogy of after-hours records.
Traguardi
Four Grammy Awards, Blinding Lights as Billboard Hot 100's best-performing song, After Hours til Dawn Tour record-grossing male solo stadium run, Time 100, eight RIAA diamond singles.
Compleanno: February 16 birthday
Successi recenti
- 2025-01-31 · Hurry Up Tomorrow album. Released the third chapter of the After Hours trilogy, extending the 80s-synth cinematic cycle.
Momenti felici
- 2020-03-20 · After Hours release. Dropped the synth-pop album that produced Blinding Lights and locked in the neon-80s aesthetic.
