The Weeknd Pets

# Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, professionally known as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer, renowned for his distinctive singing voice and his dark, atmospheric music which blends genres like R&B, pop, and hip-hop.

# Tesfaye chose his stage name The Weeknd after dropping out of high school at 17 and 'left one weekend and never came back.'

# He anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name The Weeknd in 2010, which gained widespread attention.

# His breakout came with the mixtape House of Balloons in 2011, which was later remastered and re-released as part of the compilation album Trilogy.

# The Weeknd's first studio album, Kiss Land, was released in 2013, but it was his second album, Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015, that catapulted him to global stardom with hits like Can't Feel My Face and The Hills.

# In 2011, she was named the Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM magazine.

# He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists across genres, including Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, and Ariana Grande.

# In 2017, he was featured on the Daft Punk hit single Starboy, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

# In 2017, he was featured on the Daft Punk hit single Starboy, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

# He has won four Grammy Awards, twenty Billboard Music Awards, six American Music Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award.

# He has cited Michael Jackson, Prince, and R. Kelly as his main musical influences, but also credits his Ethiopian heritage and the Amharic language with influencing his music's unique sound.