POP MUSIC
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye a.k.a The Weeknd is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his falsetto and eccentric music style. His music genre includes pop, folktronica, R&B and etc. He began his recording career in 2010 by uploading his songs anonymously on Youtube. In 2012, he signed a contract with Republic Records and in three years, he released his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness, which won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards. With more than 75 million records sold globally, he is known as one of the most successful Canadian recording artists of all time. In 2020, he released his album, After Hours and one of his hit singles is "Blinding Lights" Blinding Lights was produced and written by The Weeknd with producers Max Martin and Oscar Holter with, Belly and Jason Quenneville that was released on November 29, 2019. The song embraces on 80s vibe. It received widespread critical