Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is a Canadian singer, producer, and songwriter, professionally known as . Grammy-nominated R&B singer and performer, Abel has some of the hits songs such as and . He began anonymously uploading several songs on YouTube in 2010.

Abel Tesfaye's Early Life and Education

Abel Tesfaye was born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye on February 16, 1990, and is currently 28 years old. He was born to parents; Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye in Toronto, who migrated from Ethiopia to Canada.

He grew up as a single child in Scarborough, Ontario and attended the and but he couldn't graduate from either of school. Regarding his ethnicity and Nationality, he is Black Canadian.

Abel Tesfaye's Career

Abel started his singing career anonymously. He uploaded several songs to YouTube as which went viral and won the heart of millions of people. Later, he released , and in which were critically acclaimed.

the anonymous singer, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye released his first debut studio album, . His second album, , was listed number one on the US Billboard 200.

The album includes the songs like singles like  and . The Weeknd become the first artist in history to achieve the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. 

The talented R&B singer, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, widely known as The Weeknd earned wide recognition and fame. Till now he won Grammy Awards twice, Billboard Music award for eight times, Juno Awards nine time and nominated for several awards as well.