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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Weekend_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Weekend (disambiguation)">Weekend (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Weeknd</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Tesfaye (the Weeknd), wearing a black suit with a bowtie, and with a neutral expression on his face, averts his gaze from the camera." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png/220px-The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png/330px-The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png/440px-The_Weeknd_Cannes_2023.png 2x" data-file-width="523" data-file-height="775"></a><div class="infobox-caption">The Weeknd at the <a href="/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2023 Cannes Film Festival">2023 Cannes Film Festival</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Abel Makkonen Tesfaye</div> (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990 (age 34) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Canada</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>The Noise</li> <li>Kin Kane<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Singer-songwriter</li> <li>record producer</li> <li>actor</li> <li>businessman</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2009–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_discography" title="The Weeknd discography">Discography</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_discography#Production_discography" title="The Weeknd discography">production</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Weeknd" title="List of songs recorded by the Weeknd">songs</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_videography" title="The Weeknd videography">videography</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_the_Weeknd" title="List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Musical career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_R%26B" title="Alternative R&B">alternative R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Vocals</li> <li>keyboards</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/XO_(record_label)" title="XO (record label)">XO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Records" title="Republic Records">Republic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://theweeknd.com">theweeknd.com</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_signature.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_Weeknd_signature.svg/40px-The_Weeknd_signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_Weeknd_signature.svg/60px-The_Weeknd_signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_Weeknd_signature.svg/80px-The_Weeknd_signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="556" data-file-height="885"></a></td></tr></tbody></table> Tesfaye began releasing music <a href="/wiki/Anonymity" title="Anonymity">anonymously</a> in 2009. After co-founding the record label <a href="/wiki/XO_(record_label)" title="XO (record label)">XO</a>, he released three mixtapes—<a href="/wiki/House_of_Balloons" title="House of Balloons">House of Balloons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thursday_(album)" title="Thursday (album)">Thursday</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_Silence" title="Echoes of Silence">Echoes of Silence</a>—in 2011, and gained recognition for his blend of <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">contemporary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alternative_R%26B" title="Alternative R&B">alternative R&B</a>, as well as the mystery surrounding his identity. He signed with <a href="/wiki/Republic_Records" title="Republic Records">Republic Records</a> to reissue the mixtapes into the compilation album <a href="/wiki/Trilogy_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="Trilogy (The Weeknd album)">Trilogy</a> (2012), and release his debut studio album, <a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land" title="Kiss Land">Kiss Land</a> (2013) the following year. After a string of collaborations and film soundtrack contributions from 2013 and 2014, Tesfaye transitioned from alternative R&B to a <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> sound with his second and third studio albums, <a href="/wiki/Beauty_Behind_the_Madness" title="Beauty Behind the Madness">Beauty Behind the Madness</a> (2015) and <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a> (2016), both of which debuted atop the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>. The former yielded his first two US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> number-one singles, "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Feel_My_Face" title="Can't Feel My Face">Can't Feel My Face</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Hills_(song)" title="The Hills (song)">The Hills</a>", while Starboy spawned two more: its <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(song)" title="Starboy (song)">title track</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a>), and after a 2023 remix with <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Die_for_You_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Die for You (The Weeknd song)">Die for You</a>". He returned to alternative R&B for his debut <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a>, <a href="/wiki/My_Dear_Melancholy" title="My Dear Melancholy">My Dear Melancholy</a> (2018), which included the US top-ten single "<a href="/wiki/Call_Out_My_Name" title="Call Out My Name">Call Out My Name</a>". He explored the <a href="/wiki/Dream-pop" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream-pop">dream-pop</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a> genres with his fourth studio album, <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd album)">After Hours</a> (2020), which spawned the record-setting single, "<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>", and two other US number-one singles: "<a href="/wiki/Heartless_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Heartless (The Weeknd song)">Heartless</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Tears" title="Save Your Tears">Save Your Tears</a>". Tesfaye began exploring <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a>, leading to his fifth album, <a href="/wiki/Dawn_FM" title="Dawn FM">Dawn FM</a> (2022), which included the US top-ten single, "<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath" title="Take My Breath">Take My Breath</a>". In 2023, he co-created and starred in the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)" title="The Idol (TV series)">The Idol</a>, which was a critical failure. Its <a href="/wiki/Music_from_The_Idol" title="Music from The Idol">accompanying soundtrack</a> saw commercial success. Tesfaye has sold over 75 million records, making him one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">world's best-selling artists</a>. He has earned seven <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">diamond-certifications</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for his singles, and is the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three spots on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart. "Blinding Lights" became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most-streamed_songs_on_Spotify" class="mw-redirect" title="List of most-streamed songs on Spotify">most-streamed song in Spotify history</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones#Top_10_songs_of_all_time_(1958%E2%80%932021)" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones">best-performing song in the Billboard Hot 100's history</a> and the longest-charting song by a solo artist in the chart's history. Tesfaye was listed by <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> as one of the world's <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">most influential people</a> in 2020, and was dubbed the "world's most popular artist" by <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> in 2023. An advocate for <a href="/wiki/Racial_equality" title="Racial equality">racial equality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Food_security" title="Food security">food security</a>, he was appointed a <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Programme" title="World Food Programme">World Food Programme</a> <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_ambassador" title="Goodwill ambassador">Goodwill Ambassador</a> in 2021. His <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_the_Weeknd" title="List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd">accolades</a> include four <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, 20 <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>, 22 <a href="/wiki/Juno_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Juno Award">Juno Awards</a>, six <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>, three <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Awards" title="Latin Grammy Awards">Latin Grammy Award</a> and nominations for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Award</a>. <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Life_and_career">1 Life and career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Early_life">1.1 Early life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#2009%E2%80%932014:_Trilogy_and_Kiss_Land">1.2 2009–2014: Trilogy and Kiss Land</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2015%E2%80%932016:_Beauty_Behind_the_Madness">1.3 2015–2016: Beauty Behind the Madness</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2016%E2%80%932019:_Starboy_and_My_Dear_Melancholy,">1.4 2016–2019: Starboy and My Dear Melancholy,</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2019%E2%80%932021:_After_Hours">1.5 2019–2021: After Hours</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2021%E2%80%932023:_Dawn_FM">1.6 2021–2023: Dawn FM</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2023%E2%80%93present:_The_Idol_and_Hurry_Up_Tomorrow">1.7 2023–present: The Idol and Hurry Up Tomorrow</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Artistry">2 Artistry</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Influences">2.1 Influences</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Production_and_songwriting">2.2 Production and songwriting</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Voice_and_music_style">2.3 Voice and music style</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Controversies">3 Controversies</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Plagiarism_allegations">3.1 Plagiarism allegations</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Allegations_of_homophobic_lyrics">3.2 Allegations of homophobic lyrics</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#The_Idol_allegations">3.3 The Idol allegations</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Other_ventures">4 Other ventures</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Acting">4.1 Acting</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Business">4.2 Business</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#Philanthropy">5 Philanthropy</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#WFP_ambassadorship">5.1 WFP ambassadorship</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Personal_life">6 Personal life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Accolades">7 Accolades</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Discography">8 Discography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Filmography">9 Filmography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Tours">10 Tours</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#See_also">11 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Notes">12 Notes</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#References">13 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#External_links">14 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Life_and_career">Life and career</h2></div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_life">Early life</h3></div> Abel Makkonen Tesfaye<a href="#cite_note-4">[a]</a> was born on February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Biggest-6">[5]</a> The only child of Ethiopian <a href="/wiki/Amhara_people" title="Amhara people">Amhara</a> immigrants Makkonen Tesfaye and Samrawit Hailu,<a href="#cite_note-8">[b]</a> who separated shortly after his birth,<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a> he was raised in the suburb of <a href="/wiki/Scarborough,_Toronto" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarborough, Toronto">Scarborough</a> by his mother and grandmother.<a href="#cite_note-Biggest-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[9]</a> Tesfaye's patronymic is spelled "Makkonen" instead of the traditional Ethiopian name "<a href="/wiki/Makonnen" title="Makonnen">Makonnen</a>". The similarity with the <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finnish</a> surname <a href="/wiki/Makkonen" title="Makkonen">Makkonen</a> is pure coincidence. The spelling of Tesfaye's patronymic might be the result of a typographic error or a new form of the traditional name.<a href="#cite_note-12">[10]</a> Tesfaye is proficient in <a href="/wiki/Amharic" title="Amharic">Amharic</a>, his native language acquired from his grandmother,<a href="#cite_note-13">[11]</a> and is also fluent in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, as he attended a <a href="/wiki/French_immersion_in_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="French immersion in Canada">French immersion school</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[12]</a> He was further educated at <a href="/wiki/West_Hill_Collegiate_Institute" title="West Hill Collegiate Institute">West Hill Collegiate Institute</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birchmount_Park_Collegiate_Institute" title="Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute">Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[13]</a> At seventeen, Tesfaye dropped out of school and relocated to an apartment in the neighbourhood of <a href="/wiki/Parkdale,_Toronto" title="Parkdale, Toronto">Parkdale</a> with two friends, one of whom is <a href="/wiki/La_Mar_Taylor" title="La Mar Taylor">La Mar Taylor</a>—his best friend and now <a href="/wiki/Creative_director" title="Creative director">creative director</a>.<a href="#cite_note-veryown-16">[14]</a> Living a <a href="/wiki/Hedonism" title="Hedonism">hedonistic</a> lifestyle with his friends,<a href="#cite_note-Biggest-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Know-17">[15]</a> Tesfaye adopted his stage name because he left home on a weekend.<a href="#cite_note-Went-18">[16]</a> He removed the last 'e' in 'weekend' to avoid <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> issues with the Canadian <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/The_Weekend_(Canadian_band)" title="The Weekend (Canadian band)">the Weekend</a>.<a href="#cite_note-19">[17]</a> He has also experienced homelessness and was incarcerated on several occasions during this time, which encouraged him to "smarten up, to focus".<a href="#cite_note-20">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[19]</a> During this time, Tesfaye frequently engaged in drug use, including substances such as <a href="/wiki/Ketamine" title="Ketamine">ketamine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/MDMA" title="MDMA">MDMA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom" title="Psilocybin mushroom">magic mushrooms</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cold_medicine" title="Cold medicine">cough syrup</a>,<a href="#cite_note-22">[20]</a> stating that drugs were a "crutch" for him when he wrote music.<a href="#cite_note-23">[21]</a> Before releasing music under his current stage name, he went under the alias 'Kin Kane', as part of a hip-hop duo called 'Bulleez n Nerdz',<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a> and was part of a production team called 'the Noise'.<a href="#cite_note-24">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[23]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2014:_Trilogy_and_Kiss_Land">2009–2014: Trilogy and Kiss Land</h3></div> In August 2009, Tesfaye began anonymously releasing music on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[25]</a> The following year, he met the producer Jeremy Rose at a party. Rose asked Tesfaye if he wanted to work together as a dark R&B project after hearing him freestyle over an instrumental. After creating multiple songs and parting ways due to creative differences, Tesfaye was allowed to use the songs they made together under the condition that Rose received production credits.<a href="#cite_note-Screwed-28">[26]</a> In December 2010, Tesfaye uploaded "What You Need", "Loft Music" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_(The_Weeknd_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Morning (The Weeknd song)">The Morning</a>" to YouTube under the username "xoxxxoooxo".<a href="#cite_note-nytimes-29">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[28]</a> His identity remained undisclosed initially. These songs gained attention online and were later acknowledged in a blog post by the rapper <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Screwed-28">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[29]</a> The songs subsequently received coverage from various media outlets, including <a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>.<a href="#cite_note-32">[30]</a> In 2011, Tesfaye met music executives <a href="/wiki/Wassim_Slaiby" title="Wassim Slaiby">Wassim "Sal" Slaiby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amir_Esmailian" title="Amir Esmailian">Amir "Cash" Esmailian</a>, with whom, along with Taylor, he founded the <a href="/wiki/XO_(record_label)" title="XO (record label)">XO</a> record label.<a href="#cite_note-:0-33">[31]</a> On March 21, Tesfaye released his debut mixtape, <a href="/wiki/House_of_Balloons" title="House of Balloons">House of Balloons</a>,<a href="#cite_note-37">[c]</a> which featured production from <a href="/wiki/Illangelo" title="Illangelo">Illangelo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doc_McKinney" title="Doc McKinney">Doc McKinney</a>. The mixtape also included tracks produced by Rose, although he did not receive production credits.<a href="#cite_note-Screwed-28">[26]</a> House of Balloons was named as one of the ten shortlisted nominees for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Polaris_Music_Prize" title="2011 Polaris Music Prize">2011 Polaris Music Prize</a>.<a href="#cite_note-38">[35]</a> Tesfaye started working with Drake in May 2011, eventually earning a spot at the latter's <a href="/wiki/OVO_Fest" class="mw-redirect" title="OVO Fest">OVO Fest</a> on July 31.<a href="#cite_note-39">[36]</a> In July 2011, Tesfaye held his first live performance at the <a href="/wiki/Mod_Club_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Mod Club Theatre">Mod Club Theatre</a> in Toronto.<a href="#cite_note-40">[37]</a> He also participated in concerts hosted by the Black Student Association at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</a>.<a href="#cite_note-before-41">[38]</a> On August 18, Tesfaye released his second mixtape, <a href="/wiki/Thursday_(album)" title="Thursday (album)">Thursday</a>, which garnered usually positive reviews.<a href="#cite_note-42">[39]</a> Tesfaye contributed to four songs on Drake's second studio album, <a href="/wiki/Take_Care_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Take Care (album)">Take Care</a>, released on November 15, as a songwriter, producer and a featured artist on the album's seventh single, "<a href="/wiki/Crew_Love" title="Crew Love">Crew Love</a>".<a href="#cite_note-43">[40]</a> He released his third mixtape, <a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_Silence" title="Echoes of Silence">Echoes of Silence</a>, on December 21. It was a longlisted nominee for the <a href="/wiki/2012_Polaris_Music_Prize" title="2012 Polaris Music Prize">2012 Polaris Music Prize</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[42]</a><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="The Weeknd wearing a button-up, sleeveless shirt covering a normal black t-shirt. He is performing on a stage, singing into a microphone, with palm trees in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg" data-alt="The Weeknd wearing a button-up, sleeveless shirt covering a normal black t-shirt. He is performing on a stage, singing into a microphone, with palm trees in the background." data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg/330px-The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg/440px-The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye performing at the <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> In April 2012, Tesfaye began performing at more shows, such as the <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella Festival</a>,<a href="#cite_note-debut-46">[43]</a> and two sold-out shows at the <a href="/wiki/Bowery_Ballroom" title="Bowery Ballroom">Bowery Ballroom</a> in New York City.<a href="#cite_note-debut-46">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[44]</a> He also performed at various European festivals, such as <a href="/wiki/Primavera_Sound" title="Primavera Sound">Primavera Sound</a> in Spain and Portugal<a href="#cite_note-48">[45]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wireless_Festival" title="Wireless Festival">Wireless Festival</a> in the United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-52">[d]</a> In September, Tesfaye signed with <a href="/wiki/Republic_Records" title="Republic Records">Republic Records</a>; XO was assumed as a <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary label</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[49]</a> That same month, he embarked on his first concert tour, the Fall Tour, which included his own headlining shows and some opening shows for the English band <a href="/wiki/Florence_and_the_Machine" title="Florence and the Machine">Florence and the Machine</a>. The tour was performed in North America in September to November 2012.<a href="#cite_note-54">[50]</a> On November 13, 2012, Tesfaye released <a href="/wiki/Trilogy_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="Trilogy (The Weeknd album)">Trilogy</a>, a compilation album comprising re-mixed and remastered versions of his 2011 mixtapes, and three additional tracks.<a href="#cite_note-55">[51]</a> The album debuted at number four on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> with first-week sales of 86,000 copies,<a href="#cite_note-56">[52]</a> and has received <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> certifications from the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) and double-platinum from <a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-57">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[54]</a> It also earned Tesfaye a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Sound_of..." title="Sound of...">Sound of 2013</a> poll award by <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[55]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17,_2013_amber_lighting.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="The picture depicts Tesfaye performing, with the lights giving the image an orange environment. In the background, there is a drum set." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3127"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 133px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg" data-alt="The picture depicts Tesfaye performing, with the lights giving the image an orange environment. In the background, there is a drum set." data-width="220" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg/330px-The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg/440px-The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17%2C_2013_amber_lighting.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye performing at <a href="/wiki/Massey_Hall" title="Massey Hall">Massey Hall</a> in October 2013</figcaption></figure> On May 17, 2013, Tesfaye released the <a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land_(song)" title="Kiss Land (song)">title track</a> to his debut studio album, <a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land" title="Kiss Land">Kiss Land</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[56]</a> and announced the album's release date of September 10.<a href="#cite_note-61">[57]</a> Upon its release, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 96,000 copies<a href="#cite_note-62">[58]</a> and received generally positive reviews from music critics.<a href="#cite_note-63">[59]</a> Tesfaye further promoted the album with a fall tour that occurred in North America and England in September to November 2013.<a href="#cite_note-64">[60]</a> Between November 6 and 13, he served as an opening act for <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> during <a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience_World_Tour" title="The 20/20 Experience World Tour">The 20/20 Experience World Tour</a>.<a href="#cite_note-65">[61]</a> He also contributed two songs to the <a href="/wiki/The_Hunger_Games:_Catching_Fire_%E2%80%93_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack">soundtrack</a> for the 2013 film <a href="/wiki/The_Hunger_Games:_Catching_Fire" title="The Hunger Games: Catching Fire">The Hunger Games: Catching Fire</a>, "Devil May Cry" and the soundtrack's second single, "<a href="/wiki/Elastic_Heart" title="Elastic Heart">Elastic Heart</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Sia" title="Sia">Sia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diplo" title="Diplo">Diplo</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[62]</a> In February 2014, Tesfaye released a remix of "<a href="/wiki/Drunk_in_Love" title="Drunk in Love">Drunk in Love</a>" from <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_(album)" title="Beyoncé (album)">eponymous studio album</a>,<a href="#cite_note-67">[63]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dolla_Sign" title="Ty Dolla Sign">Ty Dolla Sign</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Or_Nah_(Ty_Dolla_Sign_song)" title="Or Nah (Ty Dolla Sign song)">Or Nah</a>".<a href="#cite_note-68">[64]</a> He announced the <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Fall_Tour" title="King of the Fall Tour">King of the Fall Tour</a> in June 2014, a 4-city tour of North America between September and October and was supported by <a href="/wiki/Schoolboy_Q" title="Schoolboy Q">Schoolboy Q</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jhen%C3%A9_Aiko" title="Jhené Aiko">Jhené Aiko</a>.<a href="#cite_note-69">[65]</a> In promotion of the tour, he released the songs "<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Fall" title="King of the Fall">King of the Fall</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Often" title="Often">Often</a>" in July of that year.<a href="#cite_note-70">[66]</a> On August 25, Tesfaye collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> on the song "<a href="/wiki/Love_Me_Harder" title="Love Me Harder">Love Me Harder</a>" from Grande's second studio album <a href="/wiki/My_Everything_(Ariana_Grande_album)" title="My Everything (Ariana Grande album)">My Everything</a>. It was later released on September 30 as the fourth single from the album, and peaked at number seven on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[67]</a> On December 23, Tesfaye released the song "<a href="/wiki/Earned_It" title="Earned It">Earned It</a>" from the <a href="/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_(soundtrack)" title="Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> for <a href="/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_(film)" title="Fifty Shades of Grey (film)">Fifty Shades of Grey</a> (2015). The single, which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, earned Tesfaye his first <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a>.<a href="#cite_note-72">[68]</a> The song won <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance">Best R&B Performance</a> and was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Song_Written_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media">Best Song Written for Visual Media</a> at the <a href="/wiki/58th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="58th Annual Grammy Awards">58th Annual Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-73">[69]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–2016:_Beauty_Behind_the_Madness">2015–2016: Beauty Behind the Madness</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg/170px-The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="280" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2264" data-file-height="3725"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 280px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg/170px-The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="280" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg/255px-The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg/340px-The_Weeknd_Bumbershoot_2015.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye performing at <a href="/wiki/Bumbershoot" title="Bumbershoot">Bumbershoot</a> 2015</figcaption></figure> On May 27, 2015, Tesfaye released the second single from Beauty Behind the Madness, "<a href="/wiki/The_Hills_(song)" title="The Hills (song)">The Hills</a>".<a href="#cite_note-74">[70]</a> The single debuted at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one, becoming Tesfaye's second number-one single, following "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Feel_My_Face" title="Can't Feel My Face">Can't Feel My Face</a>", which had reached the number one position before it. In June 2019, "The Hills" was <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">certified diamond</a> by the RIAA, marking Tesfaye's first diamond-certified record.<a href="#cite_note-75">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[72]</a> In June 2015, after winning the Centric Award at the <a href="/wiki/BET_Awards_2015" title="BET Awards 2015">BET Awards</a>, Tesfaye performed "Earned It" with <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>.<a href="#cite_note-77">[73]</a> On June 8, he released the song "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Feel_My_Face" title="Can't Feel My Face">Can't Feel My Face</a>" as the album's third single. The track was previously leaked in May, but was released as a single following a performance by Tesfaye at the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Worldwide_Developers_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple Worldwide Developers Conference">Apple Worldwide Developers Conference</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RS1-78">[74]</a> The single debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one, making it Tesfaye's third top 10 hit and his first number-one song in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-79">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-80">[76]</a> The song was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Solo_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance">Best Pop Solo Performance</a> at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.<a href="#cite_note-81">[77]</a> He occupied all three slots on Billboard's <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart simultaneously with the aforementioned singles, becoming the first artist in history to accomplish this.<a href="#cite_note-82">[78]</a> He was also unveiled as one of the musical faces of the streaming service Apple Music, alongside Drake.<a href="#cite_note-83">[79]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2015_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2015 MTV Video Music Awards">2015 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, Apple debuted a two-part promotional commercial featuring Tesfaye, which had a guest appearance from <a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a>.<a href="#cite_note-84">[80]</a> In July, Tesfaye headlined the inaugural FVDED in the Park festival in <a href="/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia" title="Surrey, British Columbia">Surrey, British Columbia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[81]</a> On June 29, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Meek_Mill" title="Meek Mill">Meek Mill</a>'s second studio album <a href="/wiki/Dreams_Worth_More_Than_Money" title="Dreams Worth More Than Money">Dreams Worth More Than Money</a> (2015), on the track "Pullin' Up".<a href="#cite_note-86">[82]</a> <a href="/wiki/Beauty_Behind_the_Madness" title="Beauty Behind the Madness">Beauty Behind the Madness</a>, Tesfaye's second studio album, was released on August 28, 2015, and debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning 412,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a> in its first week.<a href="#cite_note-87">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[84]</a> It reached the top 10 in over ten countries and reached number one in Canada, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-89">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[86]</a> The album was promoted by Tesfaye headlining various summer music festivals, including <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza" title="Lollapalooza">Lollapalooza</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Hard_(music_festival)" title="Hard (music festival)">Hard Summer Music Festival</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Bumbershoot" title="Bumbershoot">Bumbershoot</a> Festival.<a href="#cite_note-91">[87]</a> He announced <a href="/wiki/The_Madness_Fall_Tour" title="The Madness Fall Tour">The Madness Fall Tour</a>, his first large-scale tour across the United States, which began in November, and concluded in December.<a href="#cite_note-92">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[89]</a> The album was certified double platinum in the U.S., and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-94">[90]</a> It was the most-streamed album in 2015, with over 60 million streams,<a href="#cite_note-95">[91]</a> and was ranked on multiple lists of albums of the year.<a href="#cite_note-96">[92]</a> The three singles that preceded the album were certified platinum in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-97">[93]</a> The album won <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Progressive_R%26B_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album">Best Urban Contemporary Album</a> and was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.<a href="#cite_note-98">[94]</a> On September 4, 2015, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Travis_Scott" title="Travis Scott">Travis Scott</a>'s debut album <a href="/wiki/Rodeo_(Travis_Scott_album)" title="Rodeo (Travis Scott album)">Rodeo</a>, on the track "Pray 4 Love".<a href="#cite_note-99">[95]</a> On October 10, Tesfaye appeared on <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a> alongside actress <a href="/wiki/Amy_Schumer" title="Amy Schumer">Amy Schumer</a>, performing as the show's musical guest.<a href="#cite_note-100">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-Perform-101">[97]</a> This was his first performance on the show as a solo artist, after appearing with Ariana Grande to perform "Love Me Harder".<a href="#cite_note-Perform-101">[97]</a> In November, he began his debut <a href="/wiki/Arena" title="Arena">arena</a> tour, <a href="/wiki/The_Madness_Fall_Tour" title="The Madness Fall Tour">The Madness Fall Tour</a>, which included shows at Toronto's <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Air Canada Centre</a> and New York City's <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>. On December 18, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Belly_(rapper)" title="Belly (rapper)">Belly</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Might_Not" title="Might Not">Might Not</a>" from his eighth mixtape <a href="/wiki/Up_for_Days" title="Up for Days">Up For Days</a>.<a href="#cite_note-102">[98]</a> On February 14, 2016, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>'s seventh studio album <a href="/wiki/The_Life_of_Pablo" title="The Life of Pablo">The Life of Pablo</a> on the track "<a href="/wiki/FML_(song)" title="FML (song)">FML</a>".<a href="#cite_note-103">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[100]</a> It marked their second collaboration, with West previously writing and producing on Tesfaye's track "<a href="/wiki/Tell_Your_Friends_(song)" title="Tell Your Friends (song)">Tell Your Friends</a>" from Beauty Behind the Madness. On March 1, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Low_Life_(song)" title="Low Life (song)">Low Life</a>" from his fourth studio album <a href="/wiki/Evol_(Future_album)" title="Evol (Future album)">Evol</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[101]</a> On April 23, he was featured on Beyoncé's sixth studio album <a href="/wiki/Lemonade_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemonade (Beyoncé album)">Lemonade</a> on the track "<a href="/wiki/6_Inch" title="6 Inch">6 Inch</a>".<a href="#cite_note-106">[102]</a> On August 26, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Cashmere_Cat" title="Cashmere Cat">Cashmere Cat</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Wild_Love_(Cashmere_Cat_song)" title="Wild Love (Cashmere Cat song)">Wild Love</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Francis_and_the_Lights" title="Francis and the Lights">Francis and the Lights</a>, which served as the lead single from Cashmere Cat's debut studio album <a href="/wiki/9_(Cashmere_Cat_album)" title="9 (Cashmere Cat album)">9</a> (2017).<a href="#cite_note-107">[103]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016–2019:_Starboy_and_My_Dear_Melancholy,">2016–2019: Starboy and My Dear Melancholy,</h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_(253662129).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg/173px-The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="173" height="260" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1365" data-file-height="2048"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 173px;height: 260px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg/173px-The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg" data-width="173" data-height="260" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg/260px-The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg/346px-The_Weeknd_%28253662129%29.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye performing at <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza_Chile" title="Lollapalooza Chile">Lollapalooza Chile</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Starboy:_Legend_of_the_Fall_Tour" title="Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour">Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour</a> in 2017</figcaption></figure> In September 2016, Tesfaye announced that his third studio album, <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a>, would be released on November 25, and included collaborations with now-disbanded French electronic music duo <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a>.<a href="#cite_note-108">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-109">[105]</a> He released the album's <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(song)" title="Starboy (song)">title track</a>, which featured the duo on September 21.<a href="#cite_note-110">[106]</a> The song debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one, making it Tesfaye's third number-one single.<a href="#cite_note-111">[107]</a> As of March 2023, the song is certified Diamond by the RIAA.<a href="#cite_note-112">[108]</a> Their second collaboration, "<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_It_Coming" title="I Feel It Coming">I Feel It Coming</a>" was released on November 24. The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-113">[109]</a> On October 1, Tesfaye made a second appearance on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest alongside actress <a href="/wiki/Margot_Robbie" title="Margot Robbie">Margot Robbie</a>. During the show, he performed "Starboy" and "<a href="/wiki/False_Alarm_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="False Alarm (The Weeknd song)">False Alarm</a>".<a href="#cite_note-114">[110]</a> On November 23, he released the short film M A N I A. Directed by Grant Singer, it featured excerpts from the album, including snippets from "<a href="/wiki/All_I_Know_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="All I Know (The Weeknd song)">All I Know</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Sidewalks_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Sidewalks (The Weeknd song)">Sidewalks</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Secrets_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Secrets (The Weeknd song)">Secrets</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Die_for_You_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Die for You (The Weeknd song)">Die for You</a>".<a href="#cite_note-115">[111]</a> Upon release, the album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 348,000 units, making it Tesfaye's second consecutive number-one album.<a href="#cite_note-116">[112]</a> As of January 2019, the album is certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">triple platinum</a> by the RIAA.<a href="#cite_note-117">[113]</a> The album won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the <a href="/wiki/60th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="60th Annual Grammy Awards">60th Annual Grammy Awards</a>, making it Tesfaye's second win in the category.<a href="#cite_note-118">[114]</a> On February 17, 2017, the Weeknd began his fifth concert tour, called <a href="/wiki/Starboy:_Legend_of_the_Fall_Tour" title="Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour">Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour</a>. The tour was in support of his third studio album <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a> (2016) and concluded on December 14, 2017. He visited the continents Europa, North- and South America and Oceania. On February 15, 2017, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Nav_(rapper)" title="Nav (rapper)">Nav</a>'s commercial debut single "<a href="/wiki/Some_Way" title="Some Way">Some Way</a>", which also served as the lead single from his <a href="/wiki/Nav_(mixtape)" title="Nav (mixtape)">self-titled mixtape</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[115]</a> On February 24, he appeared on Future's sixth studio album <a href="/wiki/Hndrxx" title="Hndrxx">Hndrxx</a>, on the song "<a href="/wiki/Comin_Out_Strong" title="Comin Out Strong">Comin Out Strong</a>".<a href="#cite_note-120">[116]</a> On April 19, Tesfaye appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Lust_for_Life_(Lana_Del_Rey_song)" title="Lust for Life (Lana Del Rey song)">title track</a> and second single from <a href="/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey" title="Lana Del Rey">Lana Del Rey</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lust_for_Life_(Lana_Del_Rey_album)" title="Lust for Life (Lana Del Rey album)">fifth studio album</a>.<a href="#cite_note-121">[117]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[118]</a> On August 15, he was featured on <a href="/wiki/French_Montana" title="French Montana">French Montana</a>'s track "<a href="/wiki/A_Lie" title="A Lie">A Lie</a>", the third single from his second studio album <a href="/wiki/Jungle_Rules" title="Jungle Rules">Jungle Rules</a>. He then appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Abloh" title="Virgil Abloh">Virgil Abloh</a>-directed music video for <a href="/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert" title="Lil Uzi Vert">Lil Uzi Vert</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/XO_Tour_Llif3" title="XO Tour Llif3">XO Tour Llif3</a>" alongside Nav. He was later featured on Lil Uzi Vert's debut album <a href="/wiki/Luv_Is_Rage_2" title="Luv Is Rage 2">Luv Is Rage 2</a> on the track "UnFazed" and on <a href="/wiki/Gucci_Mane" title="Gucci Mane">Gucci Mane</a>'s eleventh studio album <a href="/wiki/Mr._Davis" title="Mr. Davis">Mr. Davis</a> on the track "<a href="/wiki/Curve_(song)" title="Curve (song)">Curve</a>".<figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/201px-The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="201" height="269" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="3417"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 201px;height: 269px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/201px-The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="201" data-height="269" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/303px-The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/403px-The_Weeknd_with_hand_in_the_air_performing_live_in_Hong_Kong_in_November_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye performing in Hong Kong in November 2018</figcaption></figure> On February 2, 2018, Tesfaye contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack)" title="Black Panther (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> for <a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_(film)" title="Black Panther (film)">Black Panther</a> on the song "<a href="/wiki/Pray_for_Me_(The_Weeknd_and_Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Pray for Me (The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar song)">Pray for Me</a>" with Kendrick Lamar. The track served as the third single from the soundtrack, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-123">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[120]</a> On March 30, 2018, Tesfaye released his debut <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a> <a href="/wiki/My_Dear_Melancholy" title="My Dear Melancholy">My Dear Melancholy</a>,<a href="#cite_note-125">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[122]</a> after news of the project were teased and leaked.<a href="#cite_note-127">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-128">[124]</a> The EP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 units, making it Tesfaye's third consecutive number-one album and the shortest album, by track count, to top the chart in eight years.<a href="#cite_note-129">[125]</a> On April 6, Tesfaye released the EP's lead single "<a href="/wiki/Call_Out_My_Name" title="Call Out My Name">Call Out My Name</a>", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-130">[126]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[127]</a> On April 13, he headlined the <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a> for the first time.<a href="#cite_note-132">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[129]</a> He appeared in multiple festivals throughout 2018 to support the EP, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Mawazine" title="Mawazine">Mawazine</a> Festival in Morocco,<a href="#cite_note-134">[130]</a> Lollapalooza in both Chicago and Berlin,<a href="#cite_note-135">[131]</a> and a post-race concert at the <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</a>.<a href="#cite_note-136">[132]</a> On June 6, 2018, Tesfaye announced his new <a href="/wiki/Apple_Music_1" title="Apple Music 1">Apple Music 1</a> radio show <a href="/wiki/Memento_Mori_(radio_show)" title="Memento Mori (radio show)">Memento Mori</a>. The first episode was released two days later.<a href="#cite_note-137">[133]</a> He would later feature on two tracks from Travis Scott's third studio album, <a href="/wiki/Astroworld_(album)" title="Astroworld (album)">Astroworld</a>, which were "Skeletons" and "<a href="/wiki/Wake_Up_(Travis_Scott_song)" title="Wake Up (Travis Scott song)">Wake Up</a>" on August 3, 2018.<a href="#cite_note-138">[134]</a> On November 21, he released his first <a href="/wiki/Greatest_hits_album" title="Greatest hits album">greatest hits album</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_in_Japan" title="The Weeknd in Japan">The Weeknd in Japan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-139">[135]</a> In support of the album and his EP <a href="/wiki/My_Dear_Melancholy" title="My Dear Melancholy">My Dear Melancholy</a>, he began his sixth concert tour, <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_Asia_Tour" title="The Weeknd Asia Tour">the Weeknd Asia Tour</a>, a six-show tour of Asia during November and December. On January 11, 2019, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/Gesaffelstein" title="Gesaffelstein">Gesaffelstein</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Fire" title="Lost in the Fire">Lost in the Fire</a>", the second single from his second studio album <a href="/wiki/Hyperion_(Gesaffelstein_album)" title="Hyperion (Gesaffelstein album)">Hyperion</a>.<a href="#cite_note-140">[136]</a> On April 18, he released "<a href="/wiki/Power_Is_Power" title="Power Is Power">Power Is Power</a>" with <a href="/wiki/SZA_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="SZA (singer)">SZA</a> and Travis Scott, the lead single from the <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a>-inspired <a href="/wiki/For_the_Throne:_Music_Inspired_by_the_HBO_Series_Game_of_Thrones" title="For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones">soundtrack</a>.<a href="#cite_note-141">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-142">[138]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019–2021:_After_Hours">2019–2021: After Hours</h3></div> On November 24, 2019, Tesfaye teased his single "<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" through a <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> commercial.<a href="#cite_note-143">[139]</a> On November 27, he released "<a href="/wiki/Heartless_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Heartless (The Weeknd song)">Heartless</a>" as the lead single from his fourth studio album. The song debuted at number thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one, making it Tesfaye's fourth number-one single.<a href="#cite_note-144">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[141]</a> "Blinding Lights" was released two days after the release of "Heartless" on November 29. The single debuted at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one, making it Tesfaye's fifth number-one single.<a href="#cite_note-146">[142]</a> "Blinding Lights" would then go on to become the first song in the chart's history to hold a spot in the top ten for an entire year.<a href="#cite_note-147">[143]</a> It also became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones">longest charting song by a solo artist on the Hot 100</a> at 90 weeks, ending the week of September 11, 2021.<a href="#cite_note-148">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-149">[145]</a> On November 23, 2021, "Blinding Lights" was ranked as the #1 Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time by Billboard, surpassing "<a href="/wiki/The_Twist_(song)" title="The Twist (song)">The Twist</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Chubby_Checker" title="Chubby Checker">Chubby Checker</a>.<a href="#cite_note-150">[146]</a> On January 1, 2023, it became the most streamed song on Spotify with 3.3 billion streams.<a href="#cite_note-151">[147]</a> On February 19, 2020, Tesfaye revealed that his fourth studio album would be titled <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd album)">After Hours</a>, and would be released on March 20. He also released the album's <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd song)">title track</a> as a promotional single.<a href="#cite_note-152">[148]</a> On March 7, he made his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, alongside actor <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Craig" title="Daniel Craig">Daniel Craig</a>. On the show, he performed "Blinding Lights" and debuted the track "<a href="/wiki/Scared_to_Live" title="Scared to Live">Scared to Live</a>".<a href="#cite_note-153">[149]</a> Tesfaye released the album's third single "<a href="/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="In Your Eyes (The Weeknd song)">In Your Eyes</a>" on March 24. The track peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-154">[150]</a> Upon release,<a href="#cite_note-155">[151]</a> After Hours debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning 444,000 units, marking Tesfaye's fourth consecutive number-one album.<a href="#cite_note-156">[152]</a> It became the most streamed R&B album of all-time, surpassing Tesfaye's own Starboy.<a href="#cite_note-157">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-McIntyre-158">[154]</a> In the album's first charting week, Tesfaye also became the first artist to lead the Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, <a href="/wiki/Artist_100" title="Artist 100">Billboard Artist 100</a>, Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts simultaneously, and repeated his lead the following week.<a href="#cite_note-159">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[156]</a> The deluxe version of After Hours was released on March 29, 2020, and contained the tracks "Nothing Compares", "Missed You" and "Final Lullaby".<a href="#cite_note-161">[157]</a> On August 7, 2020, Tesfaye was featured on the late <a href="/wiki/Juice_Wrld" title="Juice Wrld">Juice Wrld</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Smile_(Juice_Wrld_and_the_Weeknd_song)" title="Smile (Juice Wrld and the Weeknd song)">Smile</a>" from his first posthumous album <a href="/wiki/Legends_Never_Die_(Juice_Wrld_album)" title="Legends Never Die (Juice Wrld album)">Legends Never Die</a>. On August 28, he was featured on <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a>' single "<a href="/wiki/Over_Now_(Calvin_Harris_and_the_Weeknd_song)" title="Over Now (Calvin Harris and the Weeknd song)">Over Now</a>". On October 30, Tesfaye appeared on Ariana Grande's song "<a href="/wiki/Off_the_Table" title="Off the Table">Off the Table</a>" from her sixth studio album <a href="/wiki/Positions_(album)" title="Positions (album)">Positions</a>.<a href="#cite_note-162">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-163">[159]</a> On the same day, he appeared on <a href="/wiki/Oneohtrix_Point_Never" title="Oneohtrix Point Never">Oneohtrix Point Never</a>'s track "No Nightmares" from his ninth studio album <a href="/wiki/Magic_Oneohtrix_Point_Never" title="Magic Oneohtrix Point Never">Magic Oneohtrix Point Never</a>, which he also executive produced with OPN.<a href="#cite_note-164">[160]</a> On November 5, he appeared on the remix of <a href="/wiki/Maluma" title="Maluma">Maluma</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Haw%C3%A1i_(song)" title="Hawái (song)">Hawái</a>", was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Award_for_Best_Urban_Fusion/Performance" title="Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance">Best Urban Fusion/Performance</a> at the <a href="/wiki/22nd_Annual_Latin_Grammy_Awards" title="22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards">22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-165">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-166">[162]</a> On December 10, he performed at <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio" title="IHeartRadio">iHeartRadio</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jingle_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Jingle Ball">Jingle Ball</a>.<a href="#cite_note-167">[163]</a> On February 5, 2021, Tesfaye released his second greatest hits album <a href="/wiki/The_Highlights" title="The Highlights">The Highlights</a>. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, making it Tesfaye's highest charting compilation album and the biggest first week debut for a greatest hits album since <a href="/wiki/Fully_Loaded:_God%27s_Country" title="Fully Loaded: God's Country">Fully Loaded: God's Country</a> (2019).<a href="#cite_note-168">[164]</a><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raymond_James_Stadium_(50898195996).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg/220px-Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5209" data-file-height="3473"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg/220px-Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg/330px-Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg/440px-Raymond_James_Stadium_%2850898195996%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Tesfaye headlined the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LV halftime show">Super Bowl LV halftime show</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a> in 2021</figcaption></figure>Tesfaye headlined the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LV halftime show">Super Bowl LV halftime show</a> on February 7, 2021, becoming the first Canadian solo artist to headline the show.<a href="#cite_note-169">[165]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[166]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[168]</a> He reportedly spent US$7 million of his own money on the Super Bowl performance.<a href="#cite_note-173">[169]</a> Reviews of the performance were generally positive.<a href="#cite_note-Caramanica-174">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-176">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-177">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-178">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-179">[175]</a> The show resulted in a surge in streaming and downloads for Tesfaye's After Hours album as well as for the seven other songs he performed.<a href="#cite_note-180">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[177]</a> The halftime show earned three nominations at the <a href="/wiki/73rd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="73rd Primetime Emmy Awards">73rd Primetime Emmy Awards</a>: <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_Special_(Live)" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)">Outstanding Variety Special (Live)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lighting_Design_/_Lighting_Direction_for_a_Variety_Special" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special">Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Technical_Direction,_Camerawork,_Video_Control_for_a_Limited_Series,_Movie,_or_Special" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special">Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special</a>.<a href="#cite_note-182">[178]</a> Over 2021, Tesfaye reissued his three mixtapes in its authentic form with the original mixes and samples to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their release, with House of Balloons coming first in March 2021.<a href="#cite_note-183">[179]</a> <a href="/wiki/Thursday_(album)" title="Thursday (album)">Thursday</a>'s reissue followed in August 2021,<a href="#cite_note-184">[180]</a><a href="#cite_note-185">[181]</a> and in December, <a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_Silence" title="Echoes of Silence">Echoes of Silence</a> was reissued.<a href="#cite_note-186">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[183]</a> On April 23, Tesfaye released a remix of "<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Tears#Ariana_Grande_remix" title="Save Your Tears">Save Your Tears</a>" with Ariana Grande, marking their third collaboration.<a href="#cite_note-188">[184]</a> The remix launched the song to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated May 8, 2021, becoming both artists' sixth number one hit.<a href="#cite_note-189">[185]</a> He later began to tease new music in the same month. When asked about a new album during an interview with <a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a>, he explained that "if the last record is the After Hours of the night, then The Dawn is coming".<a href="#cite_note-190">[186]</a> On May 11, Tesfaye performed "Save Your Tears" at the <a href="/wiki/2021_Brit_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>. He also accepted his first Brit Award for <a href="/wiki/Brit_Award_for_International_Male_Solo_Artist" title="Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist">International Male Solo Artist</a>, which was presented to him by former <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">first lady of the United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama">Michelle Obama</a>.<a href="#cite_note-191">[187]</a><a href="#cite_note-192">[188]</a> On May 24, Tesfaye performed "Save Your Tears" at the <a href="/wiki/2021_Billboard_Music_Awards" title="2021 Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>. He was nominated for a record sixteen awards, and won ten, including <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Award_for_Top_Artist" title="Billboard Music Award for Top Artist">Top Artist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Award_for_Top_Hot_100_Song" title="Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song">Top Hot 100 Song</a>. When accepting his awards, Tesfaye continued to tease new music by saying "the After Hours are done, and The Dawn is coming".<a href="#cite_note-Cryptic-193">[189]</a> On May 28, he performed the remix of "Save Your Tears" at the <a href="/wiki/2021_iHeartRadio_Music_Awards" title="2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards">iHeartRadio Music Awards</a> with Ariana Grande. On June 25, Tesfaye appeared on <a href="/wiki/Doja_Cat" title="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/You_Right" title="You Right">You Right</a>" from her third studio album <a href="/wiki/Planet_Her" title="Planet Her">Planet Her</a>.<a href="#cite_note-194">[190]</a> On July 22, he appeared on Belly's single "<a href="/wiki/Better_Believe" title="Better Believe">Better Believe</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> from his third studio album <a href="/wiki/See_You_Next_Wednesday_(album)" title="See You Next Wednesday (album)">See You Next Wednesday</a>.<a href="#cite_note-195">[191]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021–2023:_Dawn_FM">2021–2023: Dawn FM</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1281" data-file-height="1920"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 330px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="330" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg/330px-The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg/440px-The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The Weeknd in August 2021</figcaption></figure> On August 2, 2021, Tesfaye released a snippet of new music on social media.<a href="#cite_note-196">[192]</a> He appeared on the cover of the September 2021 issue of <a href="/wiki/GQ" title="GQ">GQ</a>, marking the magazine's first global publication.<a href="#cite_note-197">[193]</a><a href="#cite_note-198">[194]</a> Then, in a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a>, Tesfaye announced his single "<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath" title="Take My Breath">Take My Breath</a>", which was released on August 6.<a href="#cite_note-199">[195]</a><a href="#cite_note-200">[196]</a> Later that month, he appeared on <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>'s tenth studio album <a href="/wiki/Donda_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donda (album)">Donda</a> on the track "<a href="/wiki/Hurricane_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Hurricane (Kanye West song)">Hurricane</a>", which won <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Melodic_Rap_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance">Best Melodic Rap Performance</a> at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[197]</a> On October 4, 2021, during an episode of Memento Mori, Tesfaye revealed that his fifth studio album was complete and that he was waiting on a "couple characters that are key to the narrative."<a href="#cite_note-202">[198]</a> On October 18, Tesfaye announced that his upcoming tour, originally titled the After Hours Tour, would be held entirely in stadiums due to arena constraints and was scheduled to commence in July 2022.<a href="#cite_note-203">[199]</a> The tour was renamed as the <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_til_Dawn_Tour" title="After Hours til Dawn Tour">After Hours til Dawn Tour</a>, and would incorporate elements from his fourth and fifth studio albums.<a href="#cite_note-204">[200]</a><a href="#cite_note-205">[201]</a> On October 22, 2021, Tesfaye appeared on <a href="/wiki/Swedish_House_Mafia" title="Swedish House Mafia">Swedish House Mafia</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Moth_to_a_Flame" title="Moth to a Flame">Moth to a Flame</a>" from their debut studio album <a href="/wiki/Paradise_Again" title="Paradise Again">Paradise Again</a>.<a href="#cite_note-206">[202]</a> On November 5, he appeared on <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/One_Right_Now" title="One Right Now">One Right Now</a>" from his fourth studio album Twelve Carat Toothache.<a href="#cite_note-207">[203]</a><a href="#cite_note-208">[204]</a> On November 11, he was featured on <a href="/wiki/Rosal%C3%ADa" title="Rosalía">Rosalía</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/La_Fama_(song)" title="La Fama (song)">La Fama</a>" from her third studio album <a href="/wiki/Motomami" title="Motomami">Motomami</a>.<a href="#cite_note-209">[205]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[206]</a> On December 16, Tesfaye was featured on <a href="/wiki/FKA_Twigs" title="FKA Twigs">FKA Twigs</a>' single "<a href="/wiki/Tears_in_the_Club" title="Tears in the Club">Tears in the Club</a>" from her debut mixtape <a href="/wiki/Caprisongs" title="Caprisongs">Caprisongs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-211">[207]</a><a href="#cite_note-212">[208]</a> The next day, on December 17, he was featured on <a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Poison_(Aaliyah_song)" title="Poison (Aaliyah song)">Poison</a>" from her posthumous album <a href="/wiki/Unstoppable_(Aaliyah_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Unstoppable (Aaliyah album)">Unstoppable</a>.<a href="#cite_note-213">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-214">[210]</a> Tesfaye released his fifth studio album <a href="/wiki/Dawn_FM" title="Dawn FM">Dawn FM</a> on January 7, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-215">[211]</a> Upon release, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 148,000 units, marking Tesfaye's eighth top ten entry and his second non-consecutive album to debut at number two.<a href="#cite_note-216">[212]</a><a href="#cite_note-217">[213]</a> He also broke the record for the most simultaneous entries for a male soloist on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Global_200" title="Billboard Global 200">Billboard Global 200</a>, with twenty-four songs on the chart.<a href="#cite_note-218">[214]</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[215]</a> In addition to "Take My Breath", Dawn FM was supported by the singles "<a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Sacrifice (The Weeknd song)">Sacrifice</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Out_of_Time_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Out of Time (The Weeknd song)">Out of Time</a>".<a href="#cite_note-220">[216]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[217]</a> February 26, Tesfaye premiered The Dawn FM Experience, a television music special in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a>.<a href="#cite_note-222">[218]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 166px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg/220px-The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="166" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg/330px-The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg/440px-The_Weeknd_Universal_Studios_Hollywood.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The Weeknd's haunted house as part of <a href="/wiki/Universal%27s_Halloween_Horror_Nights" title="Universal's Halloween Horror Nights">Universal's Halloween Horror Nights</a>.</figcaption></figure> On March 20, the Weeknd played in an episode of the cartoon <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-223">[219]</a> On April 18, he headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the second time, performing alongside Swedish House Mafia.<a href="#cite_note-224">[220]</a><a href="#cite_note-225">[221]</a> On July 26, 2022, the Weeknd announced that he would host a <a href="/wiki/Universal%27s_Halloween_Horror_Nights#Haunted_houses" title="Universal's Halloween Horror Nights">haunted house</a> at <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios_Florida" title="Universal Studios Florida">Universal Studios Florida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios_Hollywood" title="Universal Studios Hollywood">Hollywood</a>, as part of <a href="/wiki/Universal%27s_Halloween_Horror_Nights" title="Universal's Halloween Horror Nights">Universal's Halloween Horror Nights</a> hosted every Halloween.<a href="#cite_note-226">[222]</a> Tesfaye appeared on the song "<a href="/wiki/Creepin%27_(Metro_Boomin,_the_Weeknd_and_21_Savage_song)" title="Creepin' (Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage song)">Creepin'</a>" from Metro Boomin's album, <a href="/wiki/Heroes_%26_Villains" title="Heroes & Villains">Heroes & Villains</a>, on December 2, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-227">[223]</a> His song "<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Is_Lost_(You_Give_Me_Strength)" title="Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)">Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)</a>," made for the film <a href="/wiki/Avatar:_The_Way_of_Water_(soundtrack)" title="Avatar: The Way of Water (soundtrack)">Avatar: The Way of Water</a>'s official soundtrack, was released on December 16, 2022. On February 24, 2023, following months-long renewed interest in and virality of the Weeknd's 2016 song "Die for You," which began charting in 2022 and reached a new peak of 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 6 years after its release, <a href="/wiki/Die_for_You_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Die for You (The Weeknd song)">a remix</a> of the song featuring Ariana Grande was released. The remix marked their fourth collaboration.<a href="#cite_note-228">[224]</a><a href="#cite_note-229">[225]</a> In the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated March 11, 2023, the remix reached the top of the chart, becoming both artists' seventh number one hit.<a href="#cite_note-230">[226]</a> On February 27, 2023, in the wake of the remix's success, the Weeknd became the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify.<a href="#cite_note-231">[227]</a> On March 3, 2023, the Weeknd released his first live album, titled <a href="/wiki/Live_at_SoFi_Stadium" title="Live at SoFi Stadium">Live at SoFi Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-232">[228]</a> It featured recordings from his HBO concert film of the same name, showcasing the last concert of the North American leg of his <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_til_Dawn_Tour" title="After Hours til Dawn Tour">After Hours til Dawn Tour</a> at <a href="/wiki/SoFi_Stadium" title="SoFi Stadium">SoFi Stadium</a>. He subsequently featured on four songs — "Artificial Intelligence," "Defame Moi," "More Coke!!," and "Emotionless" — from <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)" title="Mike Dean (record producer)">Mike Dean</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/4:23" title="4:23">4:23</a>, released on April 29, 2023. In May 2023, the Weeknd stated that he was intending to retire the moniker of "the Weeknd" in favor of performing under his birth name, or adopting a new pseudonym altogether. He explained that his upcoming album would most likely serve as his "final hurrah" under the name.<a href="#cite_note-233">[229]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023–present:_The_Idol_and_Hurry_Up_Tomorrow">2023–present: The Idol and Hurry Up Tomorrow</h3></div> The Weeknd co-created the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)" title="The Idol (TV series)">The Idol</a> with <a href="/wiki/Sam_Levinson" title="Sam Levinson">Sam Levinson</a>, and stars in the show alongside <a href="/wiki/Lily-Rose_Depp" title="Lily-Rose Depp">Lily-Rose Depp</a>. The series premiered at the <a href="/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2023 Cannes Film Festival">2023 Cannes Film Festival</a> out of competition, where it received significant controversy for its graphic depiction of onscreen nudity and sexual content. The series debuted to widespread negative reviews from critics. <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a> stated that the series confirms the allegations that "Instead of subtly skewering the misogynistic and predatory nature of the business, The Idol became a forbidden love story — the stuff of a toxic man's fantasy", and called it "regressive rather than transgressive".<a href="#cite_note-234">[230]</a> He received negative reviews for his acting, with critic Robert Daniels of The Playlist writing, "Tesfaye is also a terrible actor. He lacks the comfortability, the gravitas, charisma, and charm to increase the viability of Jocelyn being attracted to him. In most scenes, Tesfaye either hides under the cover of dim lighting, obtrusive coverage, or re-recorded dialogue dubbed into several scenes."<a href="#cite_note-235">[231]</a> On August 28, 2023, HBO announced it had cancelled The Idol after one season.<a href="#cite_note-236">[232]</a> On June 8, 2023, the Weeknd announced series of <a href="/wiki/Extended_Play" class="mw-redirect" title="Extended Play">EPs</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Music_from_The_Idol" title="Music from The Idol">music from The Idol</a>. Originally intended as a <a href="/wiki/Soundtrack_album" title="Soundtrack album">soundtrack album</a>, each EP was released following the premiere of each episode of the show, which featured collaborations with <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>, <a href="/wiki/Playboi_Carti" title="Playboi Carti">Playboi Carti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lily-Rose_Depp" title="Lily-Rose Depp">Lily-Rose Depp</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jennie_(singer)" title="Jennie (singer)">Jennie</a> from the South Korean girl group <a href="/wiki/Blackpink" title="Blackpink">Blackpink</a>.<a href="#cite_note-237">[233]</a> Later in June he received an invitation from <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">the Academy</a> to become a member.<a href="#cite_note-238">[234]</a> On July 21, Tesfaye appeared on Travis Scott's lead single "<a href="/wiki/K-pop_(song)" title="K-pop (song)">K-pop</a>" from his fourth studio album <a href="/wiki/Utopia_(Travis_Scott_album)" title="Utopia (Travis Scott album)">Utopia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-239">[235]</a> and later appeared on another track on Scott's album, "<a href="/wiki/Circus_Maximus_(song)" title="Circus Maximus (song)">Circus Maximus</a>". Tesfaye appeared on <a href="/wiki/Diddy_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diddy (rapper)">Diddy</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Another_One_of_Me" title="Another One of Me">Another One of Me</a>" on September 15, which he called his "final feature",<a href="#cite_note-240">[236]</a><a href="#cite_note-241">[237]</a> despite releasing multiple collaborations with <a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> in 2024. On December 2, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> announced that the Weeknd would be featured as the headlining artist for its <a href="/wiki/Fortnite_Festival" title="Fortnite Festival">Fortnite Festival</a> gamemode and outfits of him would become available to play with on December 9. His outfits have three different variants of himself; the red suit seen throughout the promotional material for After Hours, the outfit from his 2022 Coachella performance, and two of the costumes that he was seen wearing during the After Hours til Dawn Tour.<a href="#cite_note-242">[238]</a> Tesfaye first teased news of a follow-up album to <a href="/wiki/Dawn_FM" title="Dawn FM">Dawn FM</a> in 2022, telling his fans: "[I] wonder... did you know you're experiencing a new trilogy?" via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<a href="#cite_note-243">[239]</a> On January 8, 2024, he further teased an upcoming album, posting pictures of his last two albums and a question mark on his social media.<a href="#cite_note-244">[240]</a> On March 22, 2024, he appeared on the track "<a href="/wiki/Young_Metro" title="Young Metro">Young Metro</a>" from Future and <a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a>'s collaborative album, <a href="/wiki/We_Don%27t_Trust_You" title="We Don't Trust You">We Don't Trust You</a> as well as several tracks on Future and Metro Boomin's <a href="/wiki/We_Still_Don%27t_Trust_You" title="We Still Don't Trust You">We Still Don't Trust You</a> album.<a href="#cite_note-245">[241]</a> On July 17, 2024, Tesfaye announced a one-night show in São Paulo, Brazil, set to take place on September 7, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-246">[242]</a> He announced the title of his upcoming sixth album, <a href="/wiki/Hurry_Up_Tomorrow" title="Hurry Up Tomorrow">Hurry Up Tomorrow</a>, three days prior to the concert.<a href="#cite_note-247">[243]</a><a href="#cite_note-248">[244]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Artistry">Artistry</h2></div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influences">Influences</h3></div> <style 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decoding="async" width="110" height="166" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="662" data-file-height="997"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 110px;height: 166px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg/110px-Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="110" data-height="166" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg/165px-Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg/220px-Prince_at_Coachella_001_%28upres_retouch%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:114px;max-width:114px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:165px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png/112px-R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="166" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="435" data-file-height="645"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 112px;height: 166px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png/112px-R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png" data-alt="" data-width="112" data-height="166" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png/168px-R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png/224px-R._Kelly_in_2017_02.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Tesfaye cites <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince (singer)">Prince</a>, and <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> as his main musical inspirations.</div></div></div></div> Tesfaye cites <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, and <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> as his main musical inspirations.<a href="#cite_note-249">[245]</a> He has attributed Jackson's music as key in spurring him to be a singer, referencing the lyrics to "<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Diana" title="Dirty Diana">Dirty Diana</a>" as an example.<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a> His high-flying vocal style was influenced by Ethiopian singers such as <a href="/wiki/Aster_Aweke" title="Aster Aweke">Aster Aweke</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a> He grew up listening to a variety of music genres, including <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a>.<a href="#cite_note-250">[246]</a> Tesfaye is heavily influenced by <a href="/wiki/1980s_in_music" title="1980s in music">1980s music</a>, and credits the video game <a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</a> (2002) for "opening my eyes" to the music of that era.<a href="#cite_note-251">[247]</a> "I've always had an admiration for the era before I was born", he said in an interview for <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>. "You can hear it as far back as my first mixtape that the '80s – <a href="/wiki/Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees" title="Siouxsie and the Banshees">Siouxsie and the Banshees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cocteau_Twins" title="Cocteau Twins">Cocteau Twins</a> – play such a huge role in my sound."<a href="#cite_note-252">[248]</a> Tesfaye has named <a href="/wiki/Deftones" title="Deftones">Deftones</a> as one of his influences during the making of <a href="/wiki/House_of_Balloons" title="House of Balloons">House of Balloons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thursday_(album)" title="Thursday (album)">Thursday</a> and <a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_Silence" title="Echoes of Silence">Echoes of Silence</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Metal_Sucks_genres-253">[249]</a> He has also cited <a href="/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey" title="Lana Del Rey">Lana Del Rey</a>,<a href="#cite_note-254">[250]</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>,<a href="#cite_note-255">[251]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">the Smiths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Brains" title="Bad Brains">Bad Brains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talking_Heads" title="Talking Heads">Talking Heads</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeBarge" title="DeBarge">DeBarge</a>,<a href="#cite_note-bruce-256">[252]</a> <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-257">[253]</a><a href="#cite_note-258">[254]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> as influences and inspirations.<a href="#cite_note-259">[255]</a><a href="#cite_note-260">[256]</a> When <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> announced their split in 2021, Tesfaye praised them during an interview with <a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a>, saying: "Those guys are one of the reasons I make music, so I can't even compare them to other people..."<a href="#cite_note-261">[257]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production_and_songwriting">Production and songwriting</h3></div> Tesfaye's songs are "built around a fogged, <a href="/wiki/Crepuscular" class="mw-redirect" title="Crepuscular">crepuscular</a> production",<a href="#cite_note-Hoby-262">[258]</a> and feature slow <a href="/wiki/Tempo" title="Tempo">tempos</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Trilogy-263">[259]</a> rumbling bass, and forlorn echoes.<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a> His music incorporates <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a> that are unconventional in R&B production, including <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shoegaze" title="Shoegaze">shoegaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dream_pop" title="Dream pop">dream pop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a>.<a href="#cite_note-thing-264">[260]</a> <a href="/wiki/Marc_Hogan" title="Marc Hogan">Marc Hogan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a> says that Tesfaye's samples tend "to draw from <a href="/wiki/Rockism_and_poptimism" title="Rockism and poptimism">rock critic-approved</a> sources, though generally ones that already share elements of his sexual menace", sampling artists such as <a href="/wiki/Beach_House" title="Beach House">Beach House</a>, Siouxsie and the Banshees and <a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a>.<a href="#cite_note-265">[261]</a> Tesfaye worked mostly with producers <a href="/wiki/Illangelo" title="Illangelo">Illangelo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doc_McKinney" title="Doc McKinney">Doc McKinney</a>, whom Ian Cohen of <a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a> credits with developing "a state-of-the-art <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> template" with the artist.<a href="#cite_note-Trilogy-263">[259]</a> In concert, Tesfaye reappropriates his digitized productions with a <a href="/wiki/Suite_(music)" title="Suite (music)">suite</a>-like <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">arena rock</a> aesthetic.<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a> His emotional, plaintive lyrics often express feelings of hurt and deal with subject matter such as sex,<a href="#cite_note-Hoby-262">[258]</a> drugs, and partying; this is seen especially in <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd album)">After Hours</a> and House of Balloons.<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hermione_Hoby" title="Hermione Hoby">Hermione Hoby</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> characterizes Tesfaye's songs as "narcotised-<a href="/wiki/Slow_jam" title="Slow jam">slow jams</a>" and delineates their message as "partying is an existential experience, sex is fraught with alienation, and everything registers as unreal and unsettling."<a href="#cite_note-Hoby-262">[258]</a> Paul MacInnes of <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> stated that he views Tesfaye's three mixtapes as "a rough trajectory of party, after-party and <a href="/wiki/Hangover" title="Hangover">hangover</a>."<a href="#cite_note-266">[262]</a> Anupa Mistry of the Toronto Standard observes throughout his mixtapes a "cast of supine, stoned zombie-women... whose legs willingly part after being plied with substances and who morph into threats only when [he is] <a href="/wiki/Comedown_(drugs)" title="Comedown (drugs)">coming down</a> and feeling vulnerable."<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a> Tesfaye has stated that by singing vulgar, ignorant lyrics in an elegant, sexy way, he is "paying homage to R Kelly, and even Prince to a certain extent."<a href="#cite_note-267">[263]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voice_and_music_style">Voice and music style</h3></div> Tesfaye often sings in a <a href="/wiki/Falsetto" title="Falsetto">falsetto</a> register.<a href="#cite_note-268">[264]</a> <a href="/wiki/J._D._Considine" title="J. D. Considine">J. D. Considine</a> finds his singing's "<a href="/wiki/Tremolo" title="Tremolo">tremulous</a> quality" similar to Michael Jackson, but writes that he eschews Jackson's "strong basis in the <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a>" for a more <a href="/wiki/Arabic_music" title="Arabic music">Arabic</a>-influenced <a href="/wiki/Melisma" title="Melisma">melisma</a>.<a href="#cite_note-thing-264">[260]</a> Tesfaye possesses a wide light-lyric <a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">tenor</a> vocal range, which spans over three octaves. His vocal range reaches its extreme low at the bass F (F2), and its peak high at the tenor G♯ (G♯5), with a natural <a href="/wiki/Tessitura" title="Tessitura">tessitura</a> within the upper fourth octave.<a href="#cite_note-269">[265]</a><a href="#cite_note-range-270">[266]</a> Tesfaye often makes use of his <a href="/wiki/Head_voice" title="Head voice">head voice</a> to build resonance to belt out strong high notes within the fifth octave.<a href="#cite_note-range-270">[266]</a> Tesfaye's vocals have a recognizable <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Ethiopia" title="Music of Ethiopia">Ethiopian</a> characteristic. Hannah Giogis of <a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a> notes that "his trademark <a href="/wiki/Vibrato" title="Vibrato">vibrato</a>, the characteristically pained whine that pervades much of Tesfaye's music, draws from a long Ethiopian musical legacy of tortured pining. Imbuing our voices with the shaky pain of loss—romantic or otherwise—is a hallmark of Ethiopian musical tradition. Tesfaye, with his <a href="/wiki/Staccato" title="Staccato">staccato</a> wails and aching nostalgia, is a young, North American addition to a dynasty of <a href="/wiki/Melodrama" title="Melodrama">melodramatic</a> Ethiopian singers."<a href="#cite_note-271">[267]</a> In 2023, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> ranked the Weeknd at number 110 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<a href="#cite_note-272">[268]</a> Tesfaye's discography spans <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a> genres.<a href="#cite_note-273">[269]</a> His work is generally categorized as <a href="/wiki/Alternative_R%26B" title="Alternative R&B">alternative R&B</a>, due to his contributions in broadening the genre's musical palette to incorporate <a href="/wiki/Indie_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Indie music">indie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic</a> styles.<a href="#cite_note-Preview-274">[270]</a><a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-275">[271]</a> Mistry writes that he "will be obsequiously praised as the future of R&B music—because Tesfaye is a black singer, not because he's making quantifiable, canonical R&B."<a href="#cite_note-Mistry-9">[7]</a> Tesfaye shared his thoughts on the primary label during an interview with <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> in 2015, stating: "Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere. When I put out songs from House of Balloons in 2010, people said I made R&B cool again. I'm assuming that's when the label was created. I feel honored that a good part of today's music is inspired by it, consciously or subconsciously. The only way I could have done that was to be ambitious and grand."<a href="#cite_note-276">[272]</a> Tesfaye's first three mixtapes; House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, are alternative R&B projects that draw on dream pop, post-punk and <a href="/wiki/Trip_hop" title="Trip hop">trip hop</a>, amongst others.<a href="#cite_note-277">[273]</a><a href="#cite_note-278">[274]</a> His debut studio album <a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land" title="Kiss Land">Kiss Land</a> is categorized as R&B and <a href="/wiki/Dark_wave" title="Dark wave">dark wave</a>.<a href="#cite_note-279">[275]</a> His next three albums, <a href="/wiki/Beauty_Behind_the_Madness" title="Beauty Behind the Madness">Beauty Behind the Madness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a> and After Hours, are considered R&B and pop; with Starboy utilizing heavy <a href="/wiki/Trap_music" title="Trap music">trap</a> influences,<a href="#cite_note-280">[276]</a><a href="#cite_note-281">[277]</a> and After Hours drawing on new wave and dream pop influences.<a href="#cite_note-Consequence_AH-282">[278]</a><a href="#cite_note-283">[279]</a> Tesfaye's fifth studio album <a href="/wiki/Dawn_FM" title="Dawn FM">Dawn FM</a> explores <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">synth-pop</a> genres.<a href="#cite_note-284">[280]</a><a href="#cite_note-285">[281]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2></div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plagiarism_allegations">Plagiarism allegations</h3></div> In December 2015, Tesfaye was sued by Cutting Edge Music, which alleged that the <a href="/wiki/Bassline" title="Bassline">bassline</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Hills_(song)" title="The Hills (song)">The Hills</a>" had been taken from a composition featured in the score for the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> film <a href="/wiki/The_Machine_(2013_film)" title="The Machine (2013 film)">The Machine</a>.<a href="#cite_note-286">[282]</a> One of the producers of the song was alleged to have sent a private <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> message to Tom Raybould, the composer of the film's score, to tell him about the sample.<a href="#cite_note-287">[283]</a> In September 2018, Tesfaye and <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> were sued for allegedly stealing the rhythm for "<a href="/wiki/Starboy_(song)" title="Starboy (song)">Starboy</a>" from Ethiopian poet and singer-songwriter Yasminah.<a href="#cite_note-288">[284]</a> Tesfaye denied the allegations.<a href="#cite_note-289">[285]</a> In April 2019, Tesfaye was sued by British trio William Smith, Brian Clover, and Scott McCulloch, who accused Tesfaye of <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement">copyright infringement</a> from plagiarising their song "I Need to Love" in order to create his song "<a href="/wiki/A_Lonely_Night" title="A Lonely Night">A Lonely Night</a>". They sought $150,000 from Tesfaye and <a href="/wiki/Belly_(rapper)" title="Belly (rapper)">Belly</a>. In August 2019, the lawsuit was dismissed via <a href="/wiki/Summary_judgment" title="Summary judgment">summary judgment</a> with the option to amend, with the court ruling that they had failed to show that Tesfaye or anyone else involved in making "A Lonely Night" had access to their song or that the works were substantially similar.<a href="#cite_note-290">[286]</a> In September 2019, the plaintiffs filed an amended claim based on secondary infringement, which is still in litigation.<a href="#cite_note-291">[287]</a><a href="#cite_note-292">[288]</a> In February 2020, Tesfaye and <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> were sued by the now-defunct indie band <a href="/wiki/Yeasayer" title="Yeasayer">Yeasayer</a>, claiming that "<a href="/wiki/Pray_for_Me_(The_Weeknd_and_Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Pray for Me (The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar song)">Pray for Me</a>" includes an unauthorized sample of their song "Sunrise".<a href="#cite_note-293">[289]</a> Later that year, Yeasayer voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit.<a href="#cite_note-294">[290]</a> In September 2021, Tesfaye, <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Jaar" title="Nicolas Jaar">Nicolás Jaar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Dukes" title="Frank Dukes">Frank Dukes</a> were sued for copyright infringement by producers Suniel Fox and Henry Strange, protesting that "<a href="/wiki/Call_Out_My_Name" title="Call Out My Name">Call Out My Name</a>" is "strikingly [or] substantially similar, if not identical" to their 2015 track "Vibeking".<a href="#cite_note-295">[291]</a><a href="#cite_note-296">[292]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_homophobic_lyrics">Allegations of homophobic lyrics</h3></div> In January 2019, Tesfaye was criticized for some of the lyrics in his and <a href="/wiki/Gesaffelstein" title="Gesaffelstein">Gesaffelstein</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Fire" title="Lost in the Fire">Lost in the Fire</a>". The second verse of the song, with the lines "You said you might be <a href="/wiki/Women_who_have_sex_with_women" title="Women who have sex with women">into girls</a>, said you're going through a phase / Keeping your heart safe / Well, baby, you can bring a friend / She can <a href="/wiki/Facesitting" title="Facesitting">ride on top your face</a> / While I fuck you <a href="/wiki/Heterosexuality" title="Heterosexuality">straight</a>", were accused of being <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobic</a>, fetishizing <a href="/wiki/Bisexuality" title="Bisexuality">bisexuality</a>, and perpetuating the falsehood that a person who identifies as being part of the <a href="/wiki/LGBT_community" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT community">LGBTQ+ community</a> can be "<a href="/wiki/Conversion_therapy" title="Conversion therapy">turned straight</a>".<a href="#cite_note-297">[293]</a><a href="#cite_note-298">[294]</a> Tesfaye subtly addressed the controversy in the song "<a href="/wiki/Snowchild" title="Snowchild">Snowchild</a>" from After Hours, with the lines "Every month another accusation / Only thing I'm phobic of is failing".<a href="#cite_note-299">[295]</a><a href="#cite_note-300">[296]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Idol_allegations">The Idol allegations</h3></div> On March 1, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone (magazine)">Rolling Stone</a> released a lengthy exposé on the working conditions and set life of the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)" title="The Idol (TV series)">The Idol</a>, a series in which Tesfaye stars, co-created and co-wrote alongside <a href="/wiki/Sam_Levinson" title="Sam Levinson">Sam Levinson</a>. The series received significant controversy for its graphic depiction of sexual content which critics labeled "<a href="/wiki/Torture_porn" class="mw-redirect" title="Torture porn">torture porn</a>". The series was originally directed by <a href="/wiki/Amy_Seimetz" title="Amy Seimetz">Amy Seimetz</a> who suddenly "exited with roughly 80 percent of the six-episode series finished". The series saw a major creative overhaul, as it was reported that Tesfaye felt the show had too much of a "female perspective". Over 14 crew members alleged a toxic work environment with one adding "What I signed up for was a dark satire of fame and the fame model in the 21st century..." however, "It went from satire to the thing it was satirizing." Sources alleged that Seimetz's approach to the story was scrapped and the show became "like any <a href="/wiki/Rape_fantasy" title="Rape fantasy">rape fantasy</a> that any toxic man would have in the show — and then the woman comes back for more because it makes her music better".<a href="#cite_note-301">[297]</a> In response to the allegations, Tesfaye mocked the reporting on his Twitter account, posting a clip of the characters in the show discussing the magazine saying, "Rolling Stone? Aren't they a little irrelevant?". Tesfaye posted the comment in the caption: "@Rolling Stone did we upset you?".<a href="#cite_note-302">[298]</a><a href="#cite_note-303">[299]</a> Tesfaye's response received widespread criticism.<a href="#cite_note-304">[300]</a> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)" title="Vanity Fair (magazine)">Vanity Fair</a>, he continued to dismiss the reporting, saying that logistical difficulties with Seimetz's schedule and production timelines, as well as a desire not to rush his first show, propelled the overhaul.<a href="#cite_note-305">[301]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h2></div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acting">Acting</h3></div> Tesfaye is a <a href="/wiki/Cinephilia" title="Cinephilia">cinephile</a>, and has made numerous movie references in his music videos and teasers.<a href="#cite_note-306">[302]</a><a href="#cite_note-307">[303]</a> On August 30, 2019, during the <a href="/wiki/Telluride_Film_Festival" title="Telluride Film Festival">Telluride Film Festival</a>, he made his acting debut in the film <a href="/wiki/Uncut_Gems" title="Uncut Gems">Uncut Gems</a>.<a href="#cite_note-308">[304]</a> On March 7, 2020, during his third appearance as a musical guest on <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a>, he starred in the skit "On The Couch" with actors <a href="/wiki/Kenan_Thompson" title="Kenan Thompson">Kenan Thompson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Redd" title="Chris Redd">Chris Redd</a>.<a href="#cite_note-309">[305]</a> On May 4, he co-wrote and starred in an episode of <a href="/wiki/American_Dad!" title="American Dad!">American Dad!</a>.<a href="#cite_note-310">[306]</a> In July, he voiced three characters during the 200th episode of <a href="/wiki/Robot_Chicken" title="Robot Chicken">Robot Chicken</a>.<a href="#cite_note-311">[307]</a> On June 29, 2021, Tesfaye announced that he would be co-creating, co-writing, executive producing and starring in the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> television drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)" title="The Idol (TV series)">The Idol</a>, alongside his producing partner Reza Fahim and <a href="/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)" title="Euphoria (American TV series)">Euphoria</a> creator <a href="/wiki/Sam_Levinson" title="Sam Levinson">Sam Levinson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-312">[308]</a> On March 20, 2022, Tesfaye voiced two characters during an episode of <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-313">[309]</a> In 2023, it was announced that Tesfaye is co-writing a film with <a href="/wiki/Trey_Edward_Shults" title="Trey Edward Shults">Trey Edward Shults</a>, who is attached to direct; Tesfaye is also set to star in the film, alongside <a href="/wiki/Jenna_Ortega" title="Jenna Ortega">Jenna Ortega</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Keoghan" title="Barry Keoghan">Barry Keoghan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-314">[310]</a><a href="#cite_note-315">[311]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business">Business</h3></div> In 2013, Tesfaye collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Condom" title="Condom">condom</a> company ONE to give away limited-edition condoms at his shows during the Kiss Land Fall Tour.<a href="#cite_note-316">[312]</a><a href="#cite_note-317">[313]</a> In November 2015, he partnered with <a href="/wiki/Vaporizer_(inhalation_device)" title="Vaporizer (inhalation device)">electronic vaporizer</a> company <a href="/wiki/Pax_Labs" title="Pax Labs">Pax Labs</a> to release a limited edition vaporizer.<a href="#cite_note-318">[314]</a><a href="#cite_note-319">[315]</a> He also collaborated with fashion designer <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Wang_(designer)" title="Alexander Wang (designer)">Alexander Wang</a> for an apparel collection.<a href="#cite_note-320">[316]</a> In 2016, Tesfaye became a creative collaborator and <a href="/wiki/Brand_ambassador" title="Brand ambassador">global brand ambassador</a> for the clothing brand <a href="/wiki/Puma_(brand)" title="Puma (brand)">Puma</a>.<a href="#cite_note-321">[317]</a> With the partnership, he released numerous capsule collections and hosted several <a href="/wiki/Pop-up_retail" title="Pop-up retail">pop-up retail</a> stores.<a href="#cite_note-Pop-Up-322">[318]</a><a href="#cite_note-323">[319]</a> In 2017, Tesfaye partnered with retail company <a href="/wiki/H%26M" title="H&M">H&M</a> for their men's collection.<a href="#cite_note-324">[320]</a> He cut ties with the company in 2018, following a racist incident within the company.<a href="#cite_note-325">[321]</a> In July 2018, Tesfaye collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> to release a comic book inspired by his third studio album <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-326">[322]</a> In August, he released an apparel collection in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/A_Bathing_Ape" title="A Bathing Ape">A Bathing Ape</a>.<a href="#cite_note-327">[323]</a><a href="#cite_note-328">[324]</a> A second collection was released in January 2020.<a href="#cite_note-329">[325]</a> In April 2019, Tesfaye became an owner and global ambassador of the <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">esports</a> company <a href="/wiki/OverActive_Media" title="OverActive Media">OverActive Media</a>, who owns the <a href="/wiki/Splyce" title="Splyce">Splyce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Overwatch_League" title="Overwatch League">Overwatch League</a> team <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Defiant" title="Toronto Defiant">Toronto Defiant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-330">[326]</a> On August 31, 2020, Tesfaye partnered with <a href="/wiki/TD_Canada_Trust" title="TD Canada Trust">TD Bank</a> to launch Black HXOUSE, an entrepreneurial initiative within the incubator HXOUSE, where he serves as a <a href="/wiki/Partnership#Silent_partners" title="Partnership">sleeping partner</a>.<a href="#cite_note-331">[327]</a> On September 9, Canadian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Justin_Trudeau" title="Justin Trudeau">Justin Trudeau</a> announced a CA$221,000,000 joint venture with HXOUSE for Black Canadian entrepreneurs.<a href="#cite_note-332">[328]</a> In March 2021, Tesfaye auctioned a collection of visual artwork and an unreleased song in the form of a <a href="/wiki/Non-fungible_token" title="Non-fungible token">non-fungible token</a> (NFT) on <a href="/wiki/Nifty_Gateway" class="mw-redirect" title="Nifty Gateway">Nifty Gateway</a>.<a href="#cite_note-333">[329]</a><a href="#cite_note-334">[330]</a> In October, he joined football player <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>'s NFT platform Autograph as a member of their <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">board of directors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-335">[331]</a> In 2022, Tesfaye invested in plant-based beverage brand <a href="/wiki/Koia" title="Koia">Koia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-336">[332]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2></div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> After being presented with a Bikila Award for Professional Excellence in 2014, Tesfaye donated CA$50,000 to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</a> to fund a new course on <a href="/wiki/Ge%27ez" class="mw-redirect" title="Ge'ez">Ge'ez</a>, the classic language of Ethiopia.<a href="#cite_note-337">[333]</a> In May 2016, during <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Easter" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Easter">Orthodox Easter</a>, Tesfaye donated CA$50,000 to the St. Mary <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo">Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo</a> Cathedral in Toronto, Canada, a church he attended growing up.<a href="#cite_note-338">[334]</a><a href="#cite_note-339">[335]</a> In August 2016, he funded a new <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_studies" title="Ethiopian studies">Ethiopian studies</a> program at the University of Toronto.<a href="#cite_note-blm250-340">[336]</a> In June 2017, Tesfaye donated US$100,000 to the Suubi Health Center, a maternity and children's medical facility in Budondo, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>. He was inspired to support the center after learning of <a href="/wiki/French_Montana" title="French Montana">French Montana</a>'s work with <a href="/wiki/Global_Citizen_(organization)" title="Global Citizen (organization)">Global Citizen</a> and Mama Hope to help raise awareness for Suubi and the people of Uganda.<a href="#cite_note-341">[337]</a> In April 2020, Tesfaye launched a line of non-medical <a href="/wiki/Face_masks_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic">face masks</a> with all of the proceeds going to the <a href="/wiki/MusiCares_COVID-19_Relief_Fund" title="MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund">MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund</a>, a campaign launched by <a href="/wiki/The_Recording_Academy" title="The Recording Academy">the Recording Academy</a> to help musicians affected by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-342">[338]</a> In addition, Tesfaye donated US$500,000 to <a href="/wiki/MusiCares" title="MusiCares">MusiCares</a> and CA$500,000 to the <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_Health_Network" title="Scarborough Health Network">Scarborough Health Network</a>.<a href="#cite_note-343">[339]</a> In August 2016, Tesfaye donated US$250,000 to the <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation" title="Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation">Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation</a> following numerous reports of <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality_in_the_United_States" title="Police brutality in the United States">police brutality in the United States</a>.<a href="#cite_note-344">[340]</a><a href="#cite_note-blm250-340">[336]</a><a href="#cite_note-345">[341]</a> In May 2020, in response to the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a> and the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">protests</a> that followed, Tesfaye donated US$500,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, <a href="/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a>'s Know Your Rights Camp, and the National Bail Out.<a href="#cite_note-346">[342]</a> He then urged other music executives, major record labels, and streaming services to donate to the cause as well.<a href="#cite_note-347">[343]</a><a href="#cite_note-348">[344]</a> On August 7, 2020, Tesfaye held the "Weeknd Experience", an interactive <a href="/wiki/Virtual_concert" title="Virtual concert">virtual concert</a> on the social media platform <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a> that drew two million total viewers, including 275,000 concurrent viewers. The concert raised over US$350,000 for the <a href="/wiki/Equal_Justice_Initiative" title="Equal Justice Initiative">Equal Justice Initiative</a>. He also donated US$300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon in support of victims of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion" title="2020 Beirut explosion">Beirut explosion</a>.<a href="#cite_note-349">[345]</a><a href="#cite_note-350">[346]</a> On November 2, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</a> announced that it was able to reach and surpass its fundraising goal of CA$500,000 for its <a href="/wiki/Ethiopic" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethiopic">Ethiopic</a> program, which included a CA$30,000 donation from Tesfaye.<a href="#cite_note-351">[347]</a> In May 2021, he was among the celebrities expressing more solidarity for civilians who died during the <a href="/wiki/2021_Israel%E2%80%93Palestine_crisis" title="2021 Israel–Palestine crisis">2021 Israel–Palestine crisis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-352">[348]</a><a href="#cite_note-353">[349]</a> On September 23, Tesfaye was honored with the <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a> Humanitarian Award at the inaugural Music in Action Awards, presented by the Black Music Action Coalition.<a href="#cite_note-354">[350]</a> On January 9, 2024, Tesfaye partnered with the non-profit organization <a href="/wiki/School_on_Wheels_Inc." title="School on Wheels Inc.">School on Wheels Inc.</a> to support more than 1,000 students experiencing homelessness.<a href="#cite_note-355">[351]</a> To coincide with his concert in Brazil, Tesfaye released merchandise and will donate 10% of the net profits to the Brazilian Soul Fund of BrazilFoundation.<a href="#cite_note-356">[352]</a><a href="#cite_note-357">[353]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WFP_ambassadorship">WFP ambassadorship</h3></div> On April 4, 2021, Tesfaye announced a US$1,000,000 donation through the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Programme" title="World Food Programme">World Food Programme</a> (WFP) to relief efforts in <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> for people affected by the <a href="/wiki/Tigray_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Tigray War">Tigray War</a>.<a href="#cite_note-358">[354]</a> On June 9, he met with the administrator of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development" title="United States Agency for International Development">United States Agency for International Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samantha_Power" title="Samantha Power">Samantha Power</a>, to discuss the humanitarian crisis of the Tigray War.<a href="#cite_note-359">[355]</a> Tesfaye was appointed as a UN <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_ambassador" title="Goodwill ambassador">Goodwill Ambassador</a> for the World Food Programme on October 7.<a href="#cite_note-360">[356]</a><a href="#cite_note-361">[357]</a> On March 3, 2022, he partnered with the WFP to launch the XO Humanitarian Fund. Through the fund, Tesfaye was to donate US$1 from every ticket sold at his <a href="/wiki/After_Hours_til_Dawn_Tour" title="After Hours til Dawn Tour">After Hours til Dawn Tour</a>, in addition to a US$500,000 donation, to the WFP.<a href="#cite_note-362">[358]</a> $2,500,000 from the XO Humanitarian Fund was directed toward WFP's humanitarian response efforts in the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, providing four million emergency meals for those affected by the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" title="Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a>.<a href="#cite_note-363">[359]</a><a href="#cite_note-364">[360]</a> On April 29, 2024, Tesfaye announced he will donate another $2 million to Palestine as loaves of bread.<a href="#cite_note-365">[361]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> Tesfaye prefers to keep his personal life out of the public eye.<a href="#cite_note-366">[362]</a><a href="#cite_note-367">[363]</a> In the beginning of his career, he refrained from participating in interviews and instead chose to communicate via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, which he attributed to shyness and insecurities.<a href="#cite_note-368">[364]</a> He prefers to be interviewed only in rare situations.<a href="#cite_note-369">[365]</a> Tesfaye was raised as an <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Ethiopian Orthodox</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-Went-18">[16]</a> When asked whether or not he was still religious, he stated to <a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a> in 2020, "I dunno...everything is a test, and if you are religious or spiritual, you have to go through things."<a href="#cite_note-370">[366]</a> From April 2015 to August 2019, Tesfaye was in an <a href="/wiki/On-again,_off-again_relationship" title="On-again, off-again relationship">on-again, off-again relationship</a> with American model <a href="/wiki/Bella_Hadid" title="Bella Hadid">Bella Hadid</a>.<a href="#cite_note-371">[367]</a><a href="#cite_note-372">[368]</a> She starred in the music video for his single "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Night_(song)" title="In the Night (song)">In the Night</a>" in December 2015.<a href="#cite_note-373">[369]</a> He dated American singer-actress <a href="/wiki/Selena_Gomez" title="Selena Gomez">Selena Gomez</a> from January to October 2017.<a href="#cite_note-374">[370]</a><a href="#cite_note-375">[371]</a> Both of the relationships received widespread media attention, and were the topic of <a href="/wiki/Tabloid_journalism" title="Tabloid journalism">tabloid</a> speculation.<a href="#cite_note-376">[372]</a><a href="#cite_note-377">[373]</a><a href="#cite_note-378">[374]</a> Tesfaye has been in a relationship with Saudi-born disc jockey Simi Khadra since February 2022; publications have noted that unlike his previous romances, he has kept his relationship with Khadra private from the press.<a href="#cite_note-379">[375]</a> Tesfaye's hairstyle, which has been described as one of his most recognizable traits, has been claimed to be partly inspired by American artist <a href="/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat" title="Jean-Michel Basquiat">Jean-Michel Basquiat</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-380">[376]</a> He began growing it out in 2011 and remarked at how easy it was to maintain with "a hard shampoo every once in a while".<a href="#cite_note-Fantasy3-10">[8]</a> He cut his hair in 2016, prior to the release of <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-381">[377]</a> On social media, Tesfaye typically suffixed his first name with "xo",<a href="#cite_note-Hoby2-382">[378]</a> which is often used as an <a href="/wiki/Emoticon" title="Emoticon">emoticon</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hugs_and_kisses" title="Hugs and kisses">hugs and kisses</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Hoby2-382">[378]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hermione_Hoby" title="Hermione Hoby">Hermione Hoby</a>, this was his intention, though others believe it was a reference to his recreational use of <a href="/wiki/Ecstasy_(drug)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecstasy (drug)">ecstasy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oxycodone" title="Oxycodone">oxycodone</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Know2-383">[379]</a><a href="#cite_note-384">[380]</a> He later altered the handles on his social media to reflect his stage name in preparation for the release of <a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-385">[381]</a> In August 2021, during a cover story with <a href="/wiki/GQ" title="GQ">GQ</a>, he described himself as being "sober lite", meaning that he has stopped using drugs with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">marijuana</a>. He also noted that he drinks alcohol occasionally, stating: "I'm not a heavy drinker, as much as I used to be. The romance of drinking isn't there."<a href="#cite_note-386">[382]</a> In January 2015, Tesfaye was arrested for allegedly punching a police officer in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> after being taken into an elevator to break up a fight.<a href="#cite_note-387">[383]</a><a href="#cite_note-388">[384]</a> He pleaded <a href="/wiki/Nolo_contendere" title="Nolo contendere">no contest</a> and was sentenced to complete fifty hours of <a href="/wiki/Community_service" title="Community service">community service</a>.<a href="#cite_note-389">[385]</a> As of August 2021, Tesfaye was residing in <a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_Los_Angeles" title="Bel Air, Los Angeles">Bel Air, Los Angeles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-390">[386]</a><a href="#cite_note-391">[387]</a> In 2017, he purchased a home in <a href="/wiki/Hidden_Hills,_California" title="Hidden Hills, California">Hidden Hills, California</a> for $18.5 million, which he sold to <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> in 2021 for $19.3 million.<a href="#cite_note-392">[388]</a> Tesfaye previously lived in <a href="/wiki/Penthouse_apartment" title="Penthouse apartment">penthouses</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Los_Angeles" title="Westwood, Los Angeles">Westwood, Los Angeles</a><a href="#cite_note-393">[389]</a><a href="#cite_note-394">[390]</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-395">[391]</a><a href="#cite_note-396">[392]</a> In April 2023, Tesfaye revealed that he has <a href="/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder" title="Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder">ADHD</a>.<a href="#cite_note-397">[393]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2></div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_the_Weeknd" title="List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd">List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd</a></div> Tesfaye has won four <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Awards" title="Latin Grammy Awards">Latin Grammy Award</a>, twenty <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>, six <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Awards</a>, three <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a> and twenty-two <a href="/wiki/Juno_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Juno Award">Juno Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-398">[394]</a> He has also received nominations for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-grammy2-399">[395]</a> In October 2014, Tesfaye was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Allan_Slaight" title="Allan Slaight">Allan Slaight</a> Honour by <a href="/wiki/Canada%27s_Walk_of_Fame" title="Canada's Walk of Fame">Canada's Walk of Fame</a> for "making a positive impact in the fields of music, film, literature, visual or performing arts, sports, innovation or philanthropy".<a href="#cite_note-slaight-400">[396]</a> <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> mayor <a href="/wiki/John_Tory" title="John Tory">John Tory</a> announced that the city would observe February 7, 2021, as the Weeknd Day to commemorate Tesfaye's <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LV halftime show">Super Bowl halftime performance</a>.<a href="#cite_note-401">[397]</a><a href="#cite_note-402">[398]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_discography" title="The Weeknd discography">The Weeknd discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Weeknd" title="List of songs recorded by the Weeknd">List of songs recorded by the Weeknd</a></div> Studio albums <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land" title="Kiss Land">Kiss Land</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beauty_Behind_the_Madness" title="Beauty Behind the Madness">Beauty Behind the Madness</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starboy_(album)" title="Starboy (album)">Starboy</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd album)">After Hours</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_FM" title="Dawn FM">Dawn FM</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurry_Up_Tomorrow" title="Hurry Up Tomorrow">Hurry Up Tomorrow</a> (2025)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_videography" title="The Weeknd videography">The Weeknd videography</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Journey_from_Motown_to_Off_the_Wall" title="Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall">Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncut_Gems" title="Uncut Gems">Uncut Gems</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LV halftime show">The Show</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_at_SoFi_Stadium" title="Live at SoFi Stadium">Live at SoFi Stadium</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)" title="The Idol (TV series)">The Idol</a> (2023)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2></div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> Headlining <ul><li>The Fall Tour (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Land#Tour" title="Kiss Land">The Kiss Land Fall Tour</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Fall_Tour" title="King of the Fall Tour">King of the Fall Tour</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Madness_Fall_Tour" title="The Madness Fall Tour">The Madness Fall Tour</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starboy:_Legend_of_the_Fall_Tour" title="Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour">Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd_Asia_Tour" title="The Weeknd Asia Tour">The Weeknd Asia Tour</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/After_Hours_til_Dawn_Tour" title="After Hours til Dawn Tour">After Hours til Dawn Tour</a> (2022-)</li></ul> Supporting <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florence_and_the_Machine" title="Florence and the Machine">Florence and the Machine</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ceremonials_Tour" title="Ceremonials Tour">Ceremonials Tour</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience_World_Tour" title="The 20/20 Experience World Tour">The 20/20 Experience World Tour</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> – <a href="/wiki/Would_You_Like_a_Tour%3F" title="Would You Like a Tour?">Would You Like a Tour?</a> (2014)</li></ul> Touring members<a href="#cite_note-403">[e]</a> <ul><li>Patrick Greenaway – lead guitar (2012–present), synthesizer (2020–present)</li> <li>Ledaris "LJ" Jones – bass, keyboards (2013–present)<a href="#cite_note-404">[f]</a></li> <li>Ricky Lewis – drums (2011–present)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(11)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div><section class="mf-section-11 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-11"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_YouTubers" title="List of YouTubers">List of YouTubers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-streamed_artists_on_Spotify" title="List of most-streamed artists on Spotify">List of most-streamed artists on Spotify</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(12)"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div><section class="mf-section-12 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-12"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Makkonen would traditionally be his family name and Tesfaye would be his grandfather's name. </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> Tesfaye's biological parents were never married. 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class="read-more-container"></div> </div> <div id="p-lang"> <h4>Languages</h4> <section> <ul id="p-variants" class="minerva-languages"></ul> <ul class="minerva-languages"><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF" title="ذا ويكند – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ذا ويكند" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%95%DC%90_%DC%98%DC%9D%DC%9F%DC%A2%DC%95" title="ܕܐ ܘܝܟܢܕ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܕܐ ܘܝܟܢܕ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target">ܐܪܡܝܐ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF" title="د ویکند – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="د ویکند" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1" title="দ্য উইকেন্ড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="দ্য উইকেন্ড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86)" title="Уикенд (певец) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикенд (певец)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF" title="د ویکند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="د ویکند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%EC%BC%84%EB%93%9C_(%EA%B0%80%EC%88%98)" title="위켄드 (가수) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위켄드 (가수)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%93" title="דה ויקנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דה ויקנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A6_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D" title="ദ വീക്കന്റ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ദ വീക്കന്റ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF" title="ذا ويكند – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ذا ويكند" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89" title="ザ・ウィークエンド – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ザ・ウィークエンド" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A6_%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A1" title="ਦ ਵੀਕੇਂਡ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਦ ਵੀਕੇਂਡ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tesfaye" title="Abel Tesfaye – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Abel Tesfaye" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cu mw-list-item"><a href="https://cu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Church Slavic" lang="cu" hreflang="cu" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ" data-language-local-name="Church Slavic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%95_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8E%D9%86%D8%AF" title="دە ویکێند – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="دە ویکێند" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C" title="เดอะวีกเอนด์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เดอะวีกเอนด์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81%E8%82%AF" title="威肯 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="威肯" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target">吴语</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="The Weeknd" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">粵語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81%E8%82%AF" title="威肯 – Chinese" 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