The Weeknd officially changed his stage name to his real name, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. The official name change was seen on the Blinding Lights singer’s social media account on Monday, May 15, 2023, United States time.
The profile name listed has now changed to “Abel Tesfaye”, although the account name remains @theweeknd. Meanwhile, the musician’s official web domain name still uses The Weeknd. This is a follow-up to a plan called “Kill The Weeknd,” which Abel described in an interview with W Magazine that was published on May 8, 2023.
He confirmed that the plan will not interfere with his music career. Tesfaye will still create songs through another stage name that he has not yet prepared.
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On the same occasion, Abel Tesfaye also revealed his latest music production plans. He hinted that his latest work will complete the After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022) album trilogy.
Tesfaye, who previously went by the stage name The Weeknd, has released five studio albums since debuting with Kiss Land (2013). His latest, Dawn FM (2022), is his most acclaimed project to date. Meanwhile, “Blinding Lights” from The Weeknd’s fourth album After Hours remains the most played song on Spotify with over 3.4 billion streams as of February 2023.
Source: CNN Indonesia
