# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/the-weeknd-q2121062
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:48:06.222Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/the-weeknd-q2121062"
name: "The Weeknd"
slug: "the-weeknd-q2121062"
description: "Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Regarded as an influential figure in popular music, he is known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto, alternative R&B sound, and dark aesthetics, as well as the cinematic visuals and storytelling of his music videos. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award."
tagline: "Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Weeknd_Portrait_by_Brian_Ziff.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1990-02-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.46
  momentum:             3.735475282597414
  historical:           37.149432
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  158
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
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    handle:    "theweeknd"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/theweeknd/"
    handle:    "theweeknd"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
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    handle:    "theweeknd"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
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    handle:    "theweeknd"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.theweeknd.com/"
sources:
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd"
    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd"
    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "د ویکند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd"
    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
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    title: "The Weeknd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump