Weeknd, 1990-
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- The Weeknd, 1990-
- Tesfaye, A. (Abel), 1990-
- Tesfaye, Abel, 1990-
- A. Tesfaye (Abel Tesfaye), 1990-
- Abel Tesfaye, 1990-
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Birth Date
- 1990-02-16
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- Canadians
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Field Of Activity
- Field Of Activity:Rhythm and blues music
Occupation
- Occupation:Singers
Occupation
- Occupation:Rhythm and blues musicians
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The Weeknd
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Sources
- found:Drake. Take care [SR] p2011:insert (The Weeknd; A. Tesfaye)
- found:Wikipedia, Dec. 20, 2011(The Weeknd; b. Abel Tesfaye, Feb. 16, 1990, Scarborough, Ont.; Ethiopian Canadian singer)
- found:Caramanica, J. Can the Weeknd turn himself into the biggest pop star in the world?, in New York times, July 27, 2015, viewed online September 15, 2017(Abel Tesfaye, better known as the Weeknd; he began releasing music in 2010--murky Dalí-esque R.&B., sung in an astrally sweet voice; his parents emigrated from Ethiopia in the 1980s, when the country was reeling from civil war and drought, and came to Toronto; R.&B.--the genre to which the Weeknd notionally belongs)
- found:AllMusic website, September 15, 2017(The Weeknd; alternative R&B act, a solo outlet for Toronto native Abel Tesfaye) -http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002674162
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- 2011-12-20:new
- 2025-08-04:revised
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