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When was born?
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye was born on February 16 1990 in Toronto, Canada -
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Graduation
He attended West Hill Collegiate Institute and Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute, but did not graduate from either of these -
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His parents
He was raised in Scarborough, a neighborhood full of diverse cultures within the city. During her youth, her mother worked various jobs to support the family, often as a nurse and caterer, while attending night school. Her father later abandoned the family, leading her maternal grandmother to take care of him while he was young. -
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his life and drugs
He began smoking marijuana at age 11, and later moved on to harder drugs. Describing his adolescence as "a story similar to that of KIDS, but without AIDS" -
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inspiration from the weekend
The Weeknd says that Michael Jackson was his main source of inspiration. He often says that Jackson's music and the lyrics of "Dirty Diana" were what made him want to be a singer. -
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When he started his career?
He began his career with 3 songs called The Morning, What You Need and Loft Music and then in March he released his first album titled House of Balloons. In July he embarked on his first tour and finally in August 2011 he released his second album. -
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The weeknd and his hairstyle
The Weeknd's hair is very original because as time went by he didn't care and let it grow and only cut it when it interrupted his vision. -
He went to jail
In January 2015, The Weekend was arrested for hitting an officer in Las Vegas and sentenced to 50 hours of community service. -
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The weeknd and his girlfriend
Tesfaye began dating Bella Hadid in early 2015. The couple was first seen together in April at Coachella. Hadid starred in the music video for "In the Night" in December 2015. They also made an appearance as a couple on the red carpet at the 2016 Grammy Awards. On November 11, 2016, it was reported that the couple had separated -
Most special nomination
The most special nomination was the Oscar, which he did not win but he was invited