Beauty Behind the Madness was released on August 28, 2015.
His second studio album became highly-anticipated, with riveting singles like The Hills and Can’t Feel My Face leaving fans hungry for more. In 2014, he dropped “Often,” a remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love,” and “King of the Fall.” The Weeknd released two songs in collaboration with the film Fifty Shades of Grey, with Earned It becoming his solo breakout hit. In 2013, he released Kiss Land, which was considered to be his debut studio album. The Weeknd gained widespread critical acclaim for his three mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which he later compiled to make a remastered, three-disc album titled Trilogy after signing his record deal with Republic. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and 'left one weekend and never came home'. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born Februin … Read Full Bio ↴ Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born Februin Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.
