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The Weeknd

1990 - Today

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አበል መኮነን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is known for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and signature use of the falsetto register. In 2009, Tesfaye expressed his interest in music when he began anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Weeknd has received more than 42,951,480 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). The Weeknd is the 1,140th most popular singer (down from 812th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Canada (down from 225th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Canadian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 43M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Weeknd ranks 1,140 out of 3,528Before him are Margot Hielscher, Maggie MacNeal, Mel B, Thomas Hampson, Biff Byford, and Rino Gaetano. After him are Dave Davies, Nina Badrić, Aaron Kwok, Lucho Gatica, Patrick Juvet, and Siouxsie Sioux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, The Weeknd ranks 29Before him are İlkay Gündoğan, Emiliano Sala, Eiza González, Nacho, Peter Sagan, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. After him are Elizabeth Debicki, Çağatay Ulusoy, SZA, Daley Blind, Valentina Nappi, and Wissam Ben Yedder.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 321 out of 1,350Before him are Roberta Bondar (1945), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Robertson Davies (1913), Alex Trebek (1940), and Barbara Ann Scott (1928). After him are Nancy Huston (1953), John McCrae (1872), Percy Williams (1908), Seth Rogen (1982), Grant Allen (1848), and Shawn Levy (1968).

Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 19Before him are Jon Vickers (1926), James LaBrie (1963), Garou (1972), George London (1920), Peaches (1966), and Gordon Lightfoot (1938). After him are Terry Jacks (1944), Feist (1976), Alannah Myles (1958), Bruno Pelletier (1962), Daniel Powter (1971), and Grimes (1988).

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