The Weeknd biography

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home". However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. His fifth album, Dawn FM was released on January 7, 2022, continuing the writing and production work with Swedish pop svengalis Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The album was preceded by the single Take My Breath in August 2021, with Sacrifice announced as the second single.

When

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Starts at 19:00

Where

Willy-Brandt-Platz
Cologne, Germany

The Weeknd live

Discover Cologne

  • What's interesting in Cologne?

    Cologne is a German city of medieval architecture, unusual museums and festivals. It is the birthplace of Kelsh beer, cologne and Nobel laureate Heinrich Belle. This is the place where you want to return again and again - Cologne knows how to find the shortest way to the hearts of travelers from all over the world!

More

Subscribe to the news to find out about
the coolest concerts in Europe!