SINGER

The Weeknd

1990 - Today

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009. After co-founding the record label XO, he released three mixtapes—House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence—in 2011, and gained recognition for his blend of contemporary and alternative R&B, as well as the mystery surrounding his identity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Weeknd has received more than 46,561,815 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). The Weeknd is the 1,193rd most popular singer (down from 1,136th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Canada (up from 320th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Canadian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Weeknd ranks 1,193 out of 4,381. Before him are Katri Helena, Paul Day, Marc Almond, Francesca Lebrun, Lauritz Melchior, and Leo Slezak. After him are Edda Moser, Manna Dey, Chabuca Granda, Grace Bumbry, Hoagy Carmichael, and Juan Diego Flórez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, The Weeknd ranks 34. Before him are Mitski, Canelo Álvarez, Çağatay Ulusoy, Emiliano Sala, Seo Ye-ji, and Georginio Wijnaldum. After him are Jennifer Hermoso, Peter Sagan, Wissam Ben Yedder, Kyle Walker, Valentina Nappi, and Tiger Shroff.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 316 out of 1,622. Before him are G. A. Cohen (1941), Bob Ezrin (1949), Bob Rock (1954), Émile Nelligan (1879), Kate Nelligan (1950), and Lance Kinsey (1954). After him are John Vernon (1932), Teresa Stratas (1938), Edge (1973), John McCrae (1872), John Abbott (1821), and Yassine Bounou (1991).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 19. Before him are Garou (1972), Jon Vickers (1926), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Terry Jacks (1944), and James LaBrie (1963). After him are George London (1920), Bernie Shaw (1956), Feist (1976), Alannah Myles (1958), Grimes (1988), and Bruno Pelletier (1962).

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