Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, born 16 February 1990, known professionally as The Weeknd (pronounced the weekend), 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. In 2012, he released a compilation album Trilogy, thirty tracks consisting of the remastered mixtapes and three additional songs.
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The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, born 16 February 1990, known professionally as The Weeknd (pronounced the weekend), 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. In 2012, he released a compilation album Trilogy, thirty tracks consisting of the remastered mixtapes and three additional songs.
80 Days of Pleasure to wait.
80 Days to change my fate.
80 Days for thuggin out the pain.
80 Days i wait alone in the rain.
81 Days to leave Mrs. Rightmore
This track was inspired by a group chat wit my friends lol. Shoutout to BELLO‼️If it wasn’t for them this beautiful piece of art me and my homie Lil Heimoo wouldn’t have existed. Wit dat being said enjoy n feel free to give ANY feedback thx💜more
This track is the second track on my new album "all jokes aside" dropping Friday! (may 31) Hopefully y'all mess with it and can show me some love by listening to the album when it drops!
Pre-save link in bio on insta @callout_jp_officialmore