Take Abel Makkonen Tesfaye,professionally known as “The Weeknd,“for example.
It was gonna be the title of HOB [House of Balloons].
I hated my name at the time though so I tried it as a stage name.
), but after doing a bit of research, we discovered there’s not much to hate.
In fact,the history behind his full nameis pretty interesting.
His cultured upbringing contributed to his ability to speak not one, but three different languages.
That’s right, The Weeknd is trilingual.
Just in case you’re wondering, the Super Bowl doesn’t pay its artists to perform.
So it’s pretty crazy (and exciting!)
to learn that The Weeknd will be adding millions of his own dough to the mix.
