The Weeknd's name change comes after the award-winning artist told W Magazine that he wanted to 'kill The Weeknd' — and he's not the only artist to ditch their stage name.
This isn't the first time a prominent artist has dropped their stage name — and it won't be the last.abc.net.au/news/the-weeknd-reverst-to-birth-name-abel-tesfaye/102350224After soaring to stardom under his globally known stage moniker, The Weeknd has reverted to his birth name, Abel Tesfaye, on his social media.
His name change comes after the award-winning artist told W Magazine that he wanted to "kill The Weeknd".In an in-depth cover story for W magazine, the 33-year-old revealed he's on a "cathartic path" and was ready to close the chapter on his musical persona that has been known as The Weeknd. "I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I'm definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn."
He also told the publication the album he's working on now "is probably my last hurrah as The Weeknd".The Canadian artist — who was born to Ethiopian parents — rose to fame on a brand of dark R&B after gaining a strong following on YouTube more than a decade ago.Tesfaye rarely gave interviews when his career was starting out — in a traditional sense, that is.He revealed where the name The Weeknd came from.
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