“When I was making the early stuff, I never expected it to be so big. I was in my own kind of bubble. I never wanted to tour; I just wanted to create music and make a diary I could put out into the world. And sometimes, I became the characters.”

Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and actor

Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known for his work in popular music and for a style marked by a light-lyric tenor, falsetto, alternative R&B, and dark visual imagery. His music is also noted for cinematic videos and strong storytelling. Over his career, he has received 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award.