He is considered a music avant-garde, has been awarded a Grammy several times and most recently appeared at a major sports event in the USA. Today the artist from Canada is 31 years old.
Berlin (dpa) – Anyone who is allowed to provide entertainment with a short concert during the half-time break at the Super Bowl is one of the hottest sizes in the music industry. Lady Gaga has already had the opportunity, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira or The Who. Last Sunday it was The Weeknd’s turn.
The Canadian star caused a sensation with his brilliant appearance among fans at the football stadium in Tampa, Florida, but above all with an audience of millions on TV. The multiple Grammy winner carried a handful of his previous successes in a bright red glitter jacket as a medley run that ended with “Blinding Lights”, according to GfK Entertainment, also hit of the year 2020 in Germany.
The artist, who turns 31 today, was supported in the futuristic-glamorous interlude of umpteen dancers and fireworks. A part of the show in which the singer was filmed in a mirror cabinet with a shaky camera and turned around himself in the process resulted in a lot of comments on social media. “I Can’t Feel My Face”, one of his number one Singles in the USA.
Born on February 16, 1990 as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye in Toronto, The Weeknd, with its electronic sound that borrows from Michael Jackson, is considered a music avant-garde who has had a major impact on the US industry in recent years.
Standing on one of the largest stages in the world in the Super Bowl halftime of the National Football League NFL does not only mean an accolade, but usually also a further career boost.
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