What country is the singer The Weeknd originally from?

The singer The Weeknd is originally from Canada. Born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye on February 16, 1990, he grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and is widely identified as a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, and actor.

His parents immigrated to Canada from Ethiopia, so The Weeknd is Ethiopian Canadian by heritage. That background strongly influenced his identity and artistic perspective, but it does not change the answer to a question asking which country he is from: Canada.

The Weeknd began attracting attention in 2011 by anonymously uploading songs to YouTube under his stage name. His early Toronto-based mixtapes, including House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, were later collected as Trilogy in 2012.

A common mix-up is confusing his Ethiopian ancestry with his nationality or birthplace. Toronto is also central to his story: the city’s atmosphere and music community helped shape his early career, and Toronto officially honored him with The Weeknd Day in 2021.