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AbÃ©l Makkonen Tesfaye (born 16 February 1990), better known by his stage name 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.