The Weeknd

The Weeknd is a contestant on Season 1 of FanVoice. He was part of Team Raynard, and was eliminated in TBA

Background
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his falsetto and eccentric music style, Tesfaye is recognized for heavily influencing contemporary R&B and multiple artists. He began his recording career in 2010, anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube. A year later, the Weeknd released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, and quickly earned a following and critical recognition from several mainstream publications due to his dark style of R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity.

Abel rised in popularity in 2020, when he dropped his single "Blinding Lights". He then dropped his album "After Hours", which a lot of critics all across the world had claimed that it is album of the year. [1 ]

Blind Audition
For Addison Agen's audition in Episode 101, he sang "Blinding Lights". Raynard, Hwacha, Panda, and Thomas all turned their chairs. The Weeknd chose to be on Team Raynard.