“Abel Tesfaye: The Renowned Artist Formerly Known as The Weeknd”

The most popular artist on earth – that’s how the Guinness World Records crowned him – will continue under his own name, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. A year ago he asked himself on Twitter “ABEL, formerly known as The Weeknd?”. Now he puts his money where his mouth is by changing his name on all social media to Abel Tesfaye.