The opener to Echoes of Silence is The Weeknd’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic, “Dirty Diana”, but with an even darker vibe. Like the original song, Abel experiences the struggles of dealing with groupie love, especially when he’s supposed to already have something going with a girl from the previous projects in the Trilogy. The Weeknd spoke with L.A. Times about how “Dirty Diana” influenced his artistry: “Dirty Diana” is my favorite song of all time, it is literally my No. 1. It takes all these genres and it puts it into one song — rock, experimental, hip-hop, R&B. It’s… read more
The opener to Echoes of Silence is The Weeknd’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic, “Dirty Diana”, but with an even darker vibe. Like the origina… read more
The opener to Echoes of Silence is The Weeknd’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic, “Dirty Diana”, but with an even darker vibe. Like the original song, Abel experiences the struggle… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home". However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. The Weeknd gained wid… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He … read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was… read more