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The Weeknd Net Worth and Biography
The Weeknd is a Canadian singer, he is one of the richest musicians in the world with an estimated net worth of $100 Millon.
The Weeknd is a Canadian singer and record producer, he is one of the richest musicians in the world with an estimated net worth of $100 Millon. He is known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism and is considered a prominent figure in contemporary popular music.
Bio Data
| Full Name | Abel Makkonen Tesfaye |
| Date of Birth | February 16, 1990 |
| Gender | Male |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Career | Musician |
| Net worth | $100 Million |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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Biography
The Weeknd was born Awas born on February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario. He is the only child of Ethiopian immigrants Makkonen Tesfaye and Samrawit Hailu, who got divorced after his birth. He was brought up in the district of Scarborough by his mother and grandmother.
Raised in an Ethiopian Orthodox way, The Weeknd learned his native language Amharic, learned through his grandmother. He later became fluent in French by attending a French-immersion school. He was further educated at West Hill Collegiate Institute and Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute.
The Weeknd dropped out of school when he was 17, and moved to an apartment in the neighborhood of Parkdale with two friends. He has described this period as being like the film Kids (1995) “without the AIDS”, as they lived a hedonistic lifestyle. He has also experienced homelessness and was incarcerated on several occasions during this time, which encouraged him to “smarten up, to focus.
Career
The Weeknd began his musical career in 2009 by anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Two years later, he co-founded the XO record label and released several mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which quickly gained recognition for his style of contemporary and alternative R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity.
In 2012, The Weeknd signed with Republic Records and rereleased the mixtapes in the compilation album Trilogy. He released his debut studio album Kiss Land in 2013. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200. After its release, Tesfaye began contributing to film soundtracks, with his acclaimed single “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, while also being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The Weeknd’s Second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness was released in 2015. The album attained major critical and commercial success. It became his first number-one project in the US and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Two tracks on the album “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
His third studio album Starboy was released in 2016, attaining commercial and critical success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and included the US number-one single of the same name. Like its predecessor, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
The Weeknd released his critically acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours in 20200. The album featured the chart record-setting single “Blinding Lights” and the US number-one singles “Heartless” and “Save Your Tears”.His fifth studio album Dawn FM was released in 2022. It included the US top-ten single “Take My Breath”, and “Sacrifice”.
Career Success
The Weekend is among the world’s best-selling music artists with over 75 million records sold, worldwide. He also holds several streaming and Billboard chart records. He is the first artist to simultaneously debut in the top three on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while “Blinding Lights” is the longest-charting song in Billboard history.
As earlier stated, The Weeknd is considered a prominent figure in contemporary popular music. He was listed by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential people in 2020. His advocacy for racial equality and food security led to his appointment as World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador in 2021.
The Weeknd Net Worth
The Weeknd is one of the richest musicians in Canada in 2022, with an estimated net worth of $100 Millon. Like many musicians around the world, The Weeknd made his $100 Million net worth from record sales, tours, Live performances, investments, and endorsement deals.
He was one of the highest-paid musicians in the world in 2017 and 2019 earning as much as $92 million and $40 million respectively. According to Forbes, The Weeknd also pulls in millions from endorsement deals with Puma and Bacardi. He is also the global ambassador of the esports company, OverActive Media.
In November 2015, The Weeknd partnered with electronic vaporizer company Pax Labs to release a limited edition vaporizer. He also collaborated with fashion designer Alexander Wang for an apparel collection and H&M for their men’s collection.
The Weeknd partnered with TD Bank to launch HXOUSE, an entrepreneurial initiative within the incubator HXOUSE. In 2018, he collaborated with Marvel Comics to release a comic book inspired by his third studio album Starboy. In 2021 he joined football player Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph as a member of their board of directors