Abel Tesfaye is leaving The Weeknd behind, which resonates with those who have struggled with cultural identity.

The Weeknd, music mogul whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is now making it very clear that he’s not losing any sleep over the ongoing criticism. The 35-year-old singer and performer said ...

Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who performs ... and a bracing reimagination of R. & B. Tesfaye eventually stepped out from the shadows, and as his star grew his aesthetic and narrative ...

Abel Tesfaye declared that he wanted to “kill The Weeknd.” His final album as The Weekend, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” delivers on that promise, bringing his career-long trilogy to a grand, cinematic ...

Trey Edward Shults directed Abel Tesfaye's first feature ... wants to shed his pop star persona and revert to his real name. “Call me by the familiar name,” a voice is heard to say at one ...

ForbesPhotos: Red Carpet Arrivals At The 2025 Grammy AwardsBy Tim Lammers According to Entertainment Weekly, The Weeknd—who is listed by his real name, Abel Tesfaye in the credits—plays “a ...

The Weeknd has completed the rebirth of his real life name Abel Tesfaye with the release of his latest album ... Abel's rebirth came with "Red Terror" concluding "call me by the old, familiar name" ...

Back in 2023, The Weeknd — real name Abel Tesfaye — told W Magazine that he ... Hurry Up Tomorrow is out now via XO/Republic Records. Find more information here.

Abel Tesfaye has been ... of the loose trilogy, Tesfaye has suggested more than once that the album will constitute The Weeknd’s final end. It turns out to be a long goodbye, delivering the ...

In 2023, Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, told W Magazine he wanted to “kill The Weeknd.” Less than two years later, his newest album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” does all that and more. Less of a ...