He was an amazing singer/ songwriter before he passed on in June of 2009.Įven though he is a famous musician, The Weeknd hates doing things that traditional musicians are required to do, like taking pictures. A lot of other stars idolize the late Michael Jackson and we definitely see the appeal. His obsession also stems from being Ethiopian as Jackson is somewhat of a national icon in Ethiopia because of the song ‘We are the world’. The Weeknd has expressed hopes to be as influential as Michael Jackson someday. He now resides in a rented house in Hollywood Hills. He was the definition of Canada born, Canada-bred and Canada-dead, well at least until he became a huge star and had to leave in order to become an even huger star in the United States and also see his scores of fans. Until he was 21 years old, The Weeknd never left his city or his county. He stayed in his hometown for a long time: Regardless, he and all of his regular collaborators have the letters XO at the end of their Twitter handles, and his fans regularly quote their motto “XO ’til we overdose.”Ħ. Considering the ubiquity of drugs in his songs, the latter seems likely. However, we have confirmation that the letters actually represent the drugs Ecstasy and oxycontin. His fans usually make the mistake of assuming that the name XO stands for hugs and kisses like we all know. The Weeknd’s crew name is XO and it has a deeper meaning than we think. His crew name has a deeper meaning than you thought: Judging from his wild success, the myth might just be true.ĥ. Some say that the best work by an artist is produced when they are high. We are glad that it worked out well for The Weeknd.
#XO THE WEEKND FULL#
Some of the best stars we have today never finished high school because they dropped out to pursue their dreams full time. MDMA, Xanax, cocaine, mushrooms, and ketamine were their drugs of choice. In an interview with The New York Times magazine, he says he moved into a one-bedroom with Taylor and another friend and got high at night on many occasions. The Weeknd was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.Īt the age of 17, he dropped out of high school and persuaded his best friend, La Mar Taylor, to join him. Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Beiber, Drake and Celine Dion are some of the biggest stars in the world that also come from Canada. I think that goes without saying as some of the hottest stars alive are Canadian. Think that might count for exceptionally romantic lyrics? We do! The noticeable thing here is he was born two days after Valentine’s day. This means the ‘Can’t Feel my Face’ creator is 26 years old as of 2016. That’s right! The Weeknd was born on February 16, 1990, making him an Aquarius along with other big names in the industry like Harry Styles, Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran and Shakira. We love the personalization of the name, Abel! Upon becoming a star, he took the ‘e’ out of the word and made it The Weeknd in order to not run into copyright issues with a Canadian band that went by the same name.
He allegedly hated his birth name and so he created his stage name The Weekend because it sounded cool. Our favorite artist was given the name is actually Abel Makonnen Tesfaye at birth by his parents. If you didn’t think you could love him more than you do now, scroll through this list of the 20 facts about the Weeknd and I can guarantee that you will love him a lot more when you’re done.īut I guess you already knew that. There are a lot of other things to know and to love about the Weeknd apart from his exceptional vocal abilities. This song was released on YouTube in December of 2010 and he has been a fan favorite ever since. His rise to fame started with the song that captured our attention “What You Need”. The famous musician has managed to steal our hearts with his enthralling lyrics, his gorgeous smile and his appealing aesthetics so much so that no playlist will be complete without a song from this talented young man. Is there anything we love more than the weekend? There is! That’s right, the three days of absolute bliss can take a back seat because even though we love them, we love the Weeknd more.
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