The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, recognized by GWR (Guinness Book of Records) as the most famous singer of all time. Obviously, the artist was awarded after achieving two great world records, namely:
- Most listeners per month on Spotify: 111.4 million (updated March 20, 2023);
- First artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify;
In addition to these two, the records achieved by the artist also concern the success of many songs in their personality (for example, Interludes Stargirlthe song was included in the album starboy 2016 is the most listened to interlude on Spotify) and among the most surprising is that The Weeknd, along with Michael Jackson, is the only artist to receive the most diamond records “in just one album (in his case, Beauty Behind The Madness 2015). But let’s take a closer look at how he earned the title of “most famous artist.”
Social media success
Despite being so famous now, The Weeknd has never been a particularly active public figure on social media, other than to promote his music and related merchandise, since March 2020 when his fourth album was released.”Non-working time»The Weeknd is becoming more and more famous every day on social platforms, especially on Tik Tok, which is known to indirectly advertise the music of many artists. Now it works almost like a radio: listen to a song on Tik Tok on any video and look for its name to continue listening to it. This is what happened to many of the artist’s songs, but dating back many years, such as the songs starboy (2016) I have never been there (2019), e die for you (2016). It is thanks to the fact that these songs have become so viral years after their release that the artist is getting more and more public and appreciation, especially from those who may have never heard of them.
Who is The Weeknd and how did he start his career?
The Weeknd is a predominantly R&B performer born in Toronto in 1990 to a fairly poor Ethiopian family. After a tumultuous adolescence marked by drug addiction, at 17, young Abel began to find outlet and entertainment in music. Although it has become famous only in recent years, in fact The Weeknd began operations in March 2011. with his first mixtape titled House of Balloons. The album was critically acclaimed and nominated for an award. Polaris Music Award in 2011. After that, he participated in several more music festivals, including the OVO festival, an important meeting place with another already very famous Canadian artist at the time, namely Drake, with whom the artist also collaborated, continuing to produce and release his music. However, the starting point of the singer’s fabulous career should be considered 2015, when his song “Earned” was chosen as the soundtrack for the Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy. Since then, the climb in the rankings has gotten faster and faster, getting more and more subscribers from post to post.
How did he get into the Guinness Book of Records?
GWR is no stranger to The Weeknd as he was previously recognized by the organization in 2016, winning the award for making the most streamed album on Spotify (BBTM-Beauty Behind The Madness) and holding the record for the most consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 10.Hot 100 – male artists only). But how did he become the most famous pole vaulter? The rise of The Weeknd’s streaming services came after the release of his remix of “die for you” (song of 2016) with Ariana Grande, which, as mentioned earlier, went viral on TikTok. The track took first place in Billboard Hot 100 an hour after it was released, becoming the seventh number one hit for The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, respectively. Original”die for you” finally, six years after its release as part of the Starboy album, it topped the charts, a record in itself as it is the longest ever run to number one on the Hot 100 for a non-holiday song.
Latest updates
On December 14, 2022, the second chapter of the sensational film by James Cameron was released under the title Avatar: Waterway, and commensurate with the importance of the film was the choice of the soundtrack, which, in fact, is the song “Nothing is lost (You give me the Power).” produced by The Weeknd featuring The Weeknd. It should also be remembered that the artist’s tour After an hour before dawn it has already started in America and will arrive here in Italy in the summer, which is definitely not to be missed.
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