Why did The Weeknd change his name?

Why did The Weeknd change his name?

Why did The Weeknd change his name? The Weeknd’s real name is Abel Tesfaye, and he changed it because he hated his birth name and thought “The Weeknd” would be a cool stage name. He originally wanted to be known as “The Weekend” but took out the “E” because the Canadian band The Weekend already existed.

Why do they call The Weeknd Abel?

“I hated my name at the time though so I tried it as a stage name,” he explained. “It sounded cool. I took out the ‘e’ because there was already a Canadian band named The Weekend (copyright issues).” During an interview with GQ last summer, Tesfaye was asked to speak about the differences between Abel and The Weeknd.

Is The Weeknd Ethiopian?

The Weeknd is the son of Ethiopian immigrants. The East African country continues to grapple with a brutal internal conflict with natives from the northern region of Tigray. He has been vocal about his feelings on the situation and has encouraged others to match his generous donation.

Is The Weeknd change his name to Abel?

The Canadian singer’s real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, and now he is contemplating using his first name professionally. The Weeknd said that he might ‘pull a ye’ and publicly debated changing his stage name to Abel on Twitter. It’s a common thing for celebrities to change their names like this.