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The Weeknd
Singer and songwriter Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, is one of the biggest Canadian artists of this century, coming from Toronto, Ontario. He was born on February 16th, 1990. He is an R&b artist known for his dark lyricism. He went from releasing music clips on YouTube in 2009, to having a numerous amount of awards won and sold out tours. Some of the awards he has won are Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Juno Award, and many more. Two years after uploading music on YouTube, he then cofounded the XO Records label and released more music.