Who discovered the weekend?

Henry Ford, the legendary car maker, made Saturday and Sunday days off for his staff as early as 1926 and he was also keen to set down a 40-hour working week.

What did The Weeknd do before becoming famous?

He worked at American Apparel Abel later confirmed that he was an employee of the hip clothing company in a New York Times Magazine profile, in which he described working there in anonymity while his music was in the midst of blowing up.

How did The Weeknd come up with his name?

It was gonna be the title of HOB. I hated my name at the time though so I tried it as a stage name. It sounded cool. I took out the “e” because there was already a canadian band named the weekend (copyright issues).

What was The Weeknd’s first song ever?

Preceding the album was the release of his debut single “Wicked Games”, an alternative R&B and quiet storm track that he co-wrote with McKinney and Illangelo.