Abel Tesfaye

Biography

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He has won three Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for one Academy Award.

Most Famous Work

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MTV Video Music Awards

(1984) Self

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MTV Europe Music Awards

(1994) Self - Performer

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

(1999) Self

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The Idol

(2023) Tedros

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Uncut Gems

(2019) The Weeknd

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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

(2015) Self

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Lemonade

(2016) Self (voice) (uncredited)

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

(2016) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Tedros	The Idol 2023-06-04 TV Show
	Self	The Weeknd: Coachella Music Festival Live Show 2023-04-14 Movie
	Self	The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium 2023-02-25 Movie
	The Weeknd / Masked person	Dawn FM : Is There Someone Else ? 2023-01-07 Movie
2022	The Weeknd (voice)	Dawn FM : How Do I Make You Love Me? 2022-07-22 Movie
	The Weeknd / Old Man	Dawn FM : Out of Time 2022-04-05 Movie
	Self	The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience 2022-02-26 Movie
	Old Man / The Weeknd	Dawn FM : Gasoline 2022-01-11 Movie
	Self	The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM 2022-01-07 Movie
	The Weeknd	Dawn FM : Sacrifice 2022-01-07 Movie
2021	Singer	Echoes of Silence 2021-12-21 Movie
	The Weeknd (voice)	Starboy: Die For You 2021-11-25 Movie
	Performer	The Show 2021-09-24 Movie
	The Weeknd	Dawn FM : Take My Breath 2021-08-06 Movie
	The Weeknd	The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out 2021-08-02 Movie
	Self	Canadian Hits at the BBC 2021-07-21 Movie
	New Weeknd	After Hours : Save Your Tears 2021-01-05 Movie
2020	The Weeknd	After Hours : Too Late 2020-10-22 Movie
	The Weeknd (voice)	After Hours : Snowchild 2020-07-22 Movie
	The Weeknd	After Hours : Until I Bleed Out 2020-04-07 Movie
	The Weeknd	After Hours : In Your Eyes 2020-03-23 Movie
	Self	The Weeknd: After Hours 2020-03-04 Movie
	The Weeknd	After Hours : Blinding Lights 2020-01-21 Movie
2019	The Weeknd	After Hours : Heartless 2019-12-03 Movie
	The Weeknd	Uncut Gems 2019-08-30 Movie
2018	Self	He Was Never There, Docupoem 2018-04-09 Movie
2017	Singer	The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival 2017-09-22 Movie
	Self / The Weeknd	AWGE DVD: Volume 1 2017-09-17 Movie
	The Weeknd	Starboy: Secrets 2017-06-12 Movie
	Singer	The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017-03-26 Movie
	The Weeknd	Starboy: I Feel It Coming 2017-03-10 Movie
	The Weeknd	Starboy: Reminder 2017-02-16 Movie
	The Weeknd	Starboy: Party Monster 2017-01-12 Movie
2016	The Artist	The Weeknd: M A N I A 2016-11-23 Movie
	Protagonist	Starboy: False Alarm 2016-10-13 Movie
	The Weeknd	The Weeknd - Starboy 2016-09-28 Movie
	Self (voice) (uncredited)	Lemonade 2016-04-23 Movie
	Self	Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall 2016-02-06 Movie
2015	Self	Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015-12-20 Movie
	Self	The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015 2015-09-23 Movie
2013	The Weeknd	The Weeknd - Belong To The World 2013-07-15 Movie
2007	Himself	The Graham Norton Show 2007-02-22 TV Show
2005	The Weeknd (voice)	American Dad! 2005-02-06 TV Show
1999	Self	Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 1999-02-03 TV Show
1994	Self - Performer	MTV Europe Music Awards 1994-11-24 TV Show
1989	Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes (voice)	The Simpsons 1989-12-17 TV Show
1984	Self	MTV Video Music Awards 1984-09-14 TV Show
1975	Self - Musical Guest	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
1974	Self - Musical Guest	American Music Awards 1974-02-19 TV Show
	N/A	Untitled Trey Edward Shults Project Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Executive Producer	The Idol 2023-06-04 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium 2023-02-25 Movie
2022	Executive Producer	The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM 2022-01-07 Movie
	Producer	Untitled Trey Edward Shults Project Movie
	Producer	Untitled Weeknd/ Russo Brothers Musical Project Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Story	The Idol 2023-06-04 TV Show
2022	Writer	Dawn FM : How Do I Make You Love Me? 2022-07-22 Movie
	Writer	Dawn FM : Out of Time 2022-04-05 Movie
	Writer	The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience 2022-02-26 Movie
2016	Writer	The Weeknd: M A N I A 2016-11-23 Movie
2005	Writer	American Dad! 2005-02-06 TV Show
	Screenplay	Untitled Trey Edward Shults Project Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	The Idol 2023-06-04 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium 2023-02-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : Is There Someone Else ? 2023-01-07 Movie
2022	Songs	Avatar: The Way of Water 2022-12-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : How Do I Make You Love Me? 2022-07-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : Out of Time 2022-04-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : Gasoline 2022-01-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : Sacrifice 2022-01-07 Movie
2021	Music	Echoes of Silence 2021-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Starboy: Die For You 2021-11-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dawn FM : Take My Breath 2021-08-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Save Your Tears 2021-01-05 Movie
2020	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Too Late 2020-10-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Snowchild 2020-07-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Until I Bleed Out 2020-04-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	After Hours : In Your Eyes 2020-03-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Weeknd: After Hours 2020-03-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Blinding Lights 2020-01-21 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	After Hours : Heartless 2019-12-03 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Starboy: Secrets 2017-06-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Starboy: I Feel It Coming 2017-03-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Starboy: Reminder 2017-02-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Starboy: Party Monster 2017-01-12 Movie
2016	Original Music Composer	Starboy: False Alarm 2016-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Weeknd - Starboy 2016-09-28 Movie
2013	Music	The Weeknd - Belong To The World 2013-07-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Untitled Trey Edward Shults Project Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Creator	The Idol 2023-06-04 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv