The talented singer, songwriter and actor, hailing from Canada, leapt into the music limelight anonymously back in 2009 and ...

Tesfaye's parents were a part of this influx of refugees ... success and alienation that went along with his moniker, The Weeknd. As a child who grew up in the internet age, I only learned about ...

The mystery behind The Weeknd’s stage name has long fascinated fans, with its peculiar spelling and ambiguous meaning ...

When Abel Tesfaye released music as The Weeknd in 2011, he created an aura of mystery, leaving listeners wondering if it was ...

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In the months following the release of 2011’s House of Balloons, no one knew much of anything about the Weeknd outside a few cryptic ...