"People often compare the Canadian anti-crooner to Michael Jackson, and that's never been more fair than on his latest LP Starboy, but his genius goes way farther back. Ever since those early, super-dark Trilogy days when Drake plucked him from the Toronto tundra and helped usher in a new era of nihilistic synthwave dance pop, The Weeknd has been destined for major wins." - Billboard.com
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (1990-) known professionally as The Weeknd (pronounced "the weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer.
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