- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1990
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abel Tesfaye
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial suc…
Filmography
movieQuincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieHurry Up Tomorrow
2025 · The Weeknd, Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer, Songs
moviePlayboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 2025
2025
movieRemember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone
2025 · The Weeknd (voice)
movieThe Weeknd - Red Terror
2025
movieBillions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film
2025 · Self
movieThe Weeknd: Live at São Paulo
2024 · Self, Original Music Composer
movieTMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Idol
2023 · Tedros, Executive Producer, Story, Original Music Composer, Creator
movieThe Weeknd - Double Fantasy
2023 · Tedros
movieThe Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium
2023 · Self, Executive Producer, Music Director
movieAvatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Songs
movieThe Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience
2022 · Self, Writer
movieThe Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
2022 · Self, Executive Producer
movieEchoes of Silence
2021 · Singer, Music
movieThe Show
2021 · Performer
movieThe Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out
2021 · The Weeknd
movieCanadian Hits at the BBC
2021 · Self
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020
movieiHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020
2020
movieUncut Gems
2019 · The Weeknd
movieHe Was Never There, Docupoem
2018 · Self
movieBlack Panther
2018 · Songs
movieThe Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival
2017 · Singer
movieAWGE DVD: Volume 1
2017 · Self
movieThe Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil
2017 · Singer
movieLemonade
2016 · Self (voice) (uncredited)
movieMichael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Self
movieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015
2015 · Self
movieFifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Songs
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Songs
tvBBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvRobot Chicken
2005 · Madea / Dinosaur Auctioneer / S.W.A.T. Member (voice)
tvAmerican Dad!
2005 · The Weeknd (voice), Writer
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
tvVictoria's Secret Fashion Show
1995 · Self
tvMTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Self - Performer
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes (voice)
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self