SINGER

The Weeknd

1990 - Today

The Weeknd

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. He is best known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and alternative R&B sound. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and a Latin Grammy Award. Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. The Weeknd is the 250th most popular singer (up from 1,194th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Canada (up from 316th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Weeknd ranks 250 out of 4,381. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson II, Renata Scotto, Ivan Rebroff, Gianni Morandi, Mariska Veres, and Mel B. After him are Otis Redding, Alessandro Moreschi, Victoria de los Ángeles, Ricky Martin, Eric Burdon, and Ibrahim Ferrer.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Sonny Boy Williamson II
1912 - 1965
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 244
Renata Scotto
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 245
Ivan Rebroff
1931 - 2008
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 246
Gianni Morandi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 247
Mariska Veres
1947 - 2006
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 248
Mel B
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 249
The Weeknd
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 250
Otis Redding
1941 - 1967
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 251
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 252
Victoria de los Ángeles
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 253
Ricky Martin
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 254
Eric Burdon
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 255
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 256

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, The Weeknd ranks 3. Before him are Pak Sung-hyok, and Margot Robbie. After him are Emma Watson, Toni Kroos, Wojciech Szczęsny, Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Mario Balotelli, Lais Ribeiro, Jennifer Lawrence, and SZA.

Others Born in 1990

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Pak Sung-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Margot Robbie
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 2
The Weeknd
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 3
Emma Watson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 4
Toni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 5
Wojciech Szczęsny
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6
Liam Hemsworth
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 7
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 8
Mario Balotelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 9
Lais Ribeiro
MODEL
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 10
Jennifer Lawrence
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 11
SZA
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 12

In Canada

Among people born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 71 out of 1,622. Before him are Oscar Peterson (1925), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Dan Aykroyd (1952), David H. Hubel (1926), John Ireland (1914), and Charles Brenton Huggins (1901). After him are Rudolph A. Marcus (1923), Elizabeth Arden (1878), Glenn Ford (1916), Mark Robson (1913), John Candy (1950), and John Charles Fields (1863).

Others born in Canada

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Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 65
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 66
Dan Aykroyd
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 67
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 68
John Ireland
ACTOR
1914 - 1992
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 69
Charles Brenton Huggins
PHYSICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 70
The Weeknd
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 71
Rudolph A. Marcus
CHEMIST
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 72
Elizabeth Arden
BUSINESSPERSON
1878 - 1966
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 73
Glenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 74
Mark Robson
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 75
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 76
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 77