Awards & Winners

The Weeknd

Date of Birth 16-February-1990
Place of Birth Scarborough
(Canada, Toronto, Ontario)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Abel Tesfaye
Profession Songwriter, Record producer, Singer, Music artist
Abel Tesfaye, known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian PBR&B recording artist and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album, Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land", and "Live For". The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL and The Source. MTV's John Norris has dubbed him the "songbird of his generation" and the "best musical talent since Michael Jackson".

Awards by The Weeknd

Check all the awards nominated and won by The Weeknd.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Kiss Land
World Music Award for World’s Best Male Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act

2013


Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Honored for : Trilogy
Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best New Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch Wicked Games
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Wicked Games
Visual Effects: Drop and Abel
Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Remember You
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Trilogy
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Canadian Act