When was The Weeknd’s first song?

When three tracks – ‘What You Need’, ‘Loft Music’, and ‘The Morning’ – credited to The Weeknd first appeared on YouTube in late 2010, little was known about the artist behind them.

When did The Weeknd get big?

In 2010, Abel uploaded a few songs to YouTube anonymously. He posted his music under the name “The Weeknd,” which would become the name under which he rose to fame. The songs, which he created with producer Jeremy Rose, drew the attention of everyone from Drake to the New York Times.

When did The Weeknd first get famous?

The songs, credited to The Weeknd, were uploaded as audio files to the video-sharing Web site YouTube in late 2010; their popularity grew exponentially after they were posted to the blog of Canadian rapper Drake.

Who has the biggest song in history?

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.