Another free, stand-alone track from Abel, “King Of The Fall” was released in 2014 in anticipation for his then-untitled second album (released in 2015 as Beauty Behind the Madness; this song did not make the tracklisting). We find him crooning about drugs, females, and fame – all familiar subject matter. The track lent its name to The Weeknd’s 2014 King of the Fall Tour. On 24 September he teased the release on Instagram by posting a picture captioned “king of the fall” and on September 25, 2020, the song was finally uploaded to streaming services, along with new cover art. In the … read more
Another free, stand-alone track from Abel, “King Of The Fall” was released in 2014 in anticipation for his then-untitled second album (released in 20… read more
Another free, stand-alone track from Abel, “King Of The Fall” was released in 2014 in anticipation for his then-untitled second album (released in 2015 as Beauty Behind the Madness; this… 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