Abel Tesfaye
Acting
Biography
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), w…
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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye · Kin Kane · Abel Tesfaye · Gene Hackerman · The Weeknd
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The Simpsons
1989 · TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
American Dad!
2005 · TV
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
Robot Chicken
2005 · TV
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Movie
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010 · TV
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Movie
Black Panther
2018 · Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · TV