Later that year he contributed 4 songs to Drakes “Take Care Album, not only writing the songs, but also as featured artist.
He also began a tour of Toronto at the City’s Mod Club. Weeknd uploaded the 3 songs to YouTube under his stage name and his songs drew attention.Ģ011: Tesfaye Released a mixtape “House of Balloons” which earned him early acclaim. Three of those songs Rose kept “What You Need,” “Loft Music,” and “The Marriage” (Other songs he gave Weeknd with the stipulation if they were used in the future he, Rose would receive credit, which he did years later.) He left both school and his home in 2007.Ģ010: Abel met Jeremy Rose a producer and the two of them collaborated on some songs. He began smoking pot at the age of 11 and then moved onto harder drugs and would often shop lift to support his drug habit. He was the only child of Makkonen and Samara Tesfaye who were Ethiopian Immigrants.Īfter his parents split up Abel was raised by his mother and grandmother and only saw his father a couple of times.Īs a child he would attend the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with his mother.Ībel was a wild teenager. The Weeknd was born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye in Toronto Ontario, Canada on February 16, 1990. He even bought ownership in 2019 in “esports” company – OverActive Media Group. He has also started his own XO branded merchandise, with which he has done collaborations with H&M. Some of these business ventures include collaborating with condom-producing company, collaborating with an electronic cigarette company, partnering with Puma, collaborating with Marvel, etc. That’s why it’s no surprise his net worth is over $210 million!Īs an entrepreneur, he is involved in several business ventures and ideas and has made a lot of money from them. Yes, that has made him one of the best-selling artists in the world. Talking about numbers, he is said to have sold as many as 100 million of his records worldwide. His music is so loved that he even has lots of awards to show for it, such as eight Billboard Music Awards, three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, etc.Īll these have drastically improved his popularity and fortunes. It’s not really coming in until you hit the stage.”
That’s why he even told Forbes that “ Artists don’t really make the money off the music like we did in the Golden Age. He has also made a lot of money as a songwriter, actor, record producer and even as an entrepreneur.Ī lot of his money obviously comes from the music tours he continues to do, including world tours. Weeknd’s source of wealth comes mainly from his music.