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Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd
(pronounced "week-end"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record
producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube
under the name "The Weeknd".
He released three nine-track mixtapes
throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, which were
critically acclaimed.
The following year, he released a compilation album
Trilogy, thirty tracks consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape
material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and
his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which
was supported by the singles "Kiss Land" and "Live For".
His second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, which became his first number one
album on the Billboard 200, included the top-five single "Earned It"
and produced the number-one singles "The Hills" and "Can't Feel
My Face". The songs have simultaneously held the top three spots on the
Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, making him the first artist in history to
achieve this.
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