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Pop star Abel Tesfaye — previously known under his stage name, The Weeknd — has started using his given name on social media accounts, quietly changing his moniker after saying last week that ...
LAS VEGAS — Abel Tesfaye has always known he wanted to pursue a career in cinema. He sees his meteoric rise to fame as one of today’s biggest pop superstars under the moniker The Weeknd as a ...
As The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is a Grammy-winning, Super Bowl-playing phenom. The longtime movie lover fulfills a new dream with "Hurry Up Tomorow." ...
Abel Tesfaye, known to the world as The Weeknd, has officially closed a chapter of his musical career with the release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, his highly anticipated sixth studio album. Spanning 22 ...
The Weeknd is now officially known online by his real name – Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – after following through on plans to update his social media accounts. On Monday, the Canadian artist’s ...
Abel Tesfaye in May 2025. Kristina Bumphrey/Variety/Getty The "Blinding Lights" performer also spoke about his relationship with fame throughout his career. "I've always wanted my work to be famous.
Abel Tesfaye, A.K.A. The Weeknd, continues his acting journey with 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' alongside co-stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.
LAS VEGAS − Abel Tesfaye, the musician known as The Weeknd, is a certified smash. Tesfaye, the movie star, is more of an unknown commodity. Audiences get to see both at work in the psychological ...
ABEL TESFAYE can finally get a good night’s sleep. The biggest R&B star to emerge in recent years, Tesfaye (who is better known as the Weeknd) recently changed his signature hairstyle ...