Article continues below Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is the man behind The Weeknd. He's a singer. songwritter and actor from Canada. He dove into the music scene anonymously in 2009 and now, at the age ...

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, the Canadian singer-songwriter and actor behind the moniker, first emerged on the music scene in 2009, releasing songs anonymously before skyrocketing to global fame.

The Weeknd had only one actor in mind for Hurry Up Tomorrow ... The “Blinding Lights” singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, revealed that Keoghan wasn’t just an option—he was the ...