Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd, had to work his way up from the bottom before hitting the top of the rankings with hits like “Starboy,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” and “Blinding Lights.” “It was tough growing up where I was from,” the self-described “street kid” from the Toronto suburb of Scarborough explained to Variety. “I really thought film was gonna be my way out, but I couldn’t really make a movie to feel better, you know? Music was very direct therapy; it was immediate and people liked it. It definitely saved my life.” The Weeknd is currently one of the best-selling artists in the world, with five […]




