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<blockquote data-quote="Derrick Rossignol" data-source="post: 4783"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/the-weeknd-getty-full.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=660&amp;crop=1" alt="the-weeknd-getty-full.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image<a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/kelly-clarkson-the-weeknd-take-my-breath-cover/" target="_blank">Abel Makkonen Tesfaye</a>, better known to most as <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/neve-campbell-the-weeknd-shout-out-dawn-fm-here-we-go/" target="_blank">The Weeknd</a>, was born on February 16, 1990, making today his 32nd birthday. Late last night, The Weeknd shared was must have been one of the first birthday messages he received, a sweet text from his parents.The text, sent from his mother’s phone but addressed from both of his parents, reads, “February 16 @ 2:45 pm the Star is born Happy Birthday Abel. Enkuan tewoldek [heart emoji] [folded hands emoji] [cake emoji] [champagne glasses emoji] [champagne bottle emoji]. egzaiber ymesgn [folded hands emojis]. You are our hero God bless you and your work with much Love. Always yours proud parents [heart emojis].”The Weeknd’s folks aren’t the only ones who took notice of his big day, as he’s currently a trending topic on Twitter as fans wish him a happy birthday.At the young age of 32, The Weeknd has accomplished a ton in his life. He has three No. 1 albums to his name in the US, while his LPs that didn’t top the chart — Kiss Land and Dawn FM — peaked at No. 2. His 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy also went No. 1. Additionally, he has a handful of chart-topping singles, the latest of them being 2020’s “Save Your Tears.” He also has the most monthly listeners on Spotify, a throne he <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/the-weeknd-justin-bieber-most-spotify-listeners/" target="_blank">claimed from Justin Bieber in January</a>. “Blinding Lights” is also the second-most-streamed song in the history of the platform and will likely follow Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” to become the second song to ever <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/ed-sheeran-shape-of-you-3-billion-streams-spotify/" target="_blank">hit 3 billion Spotify streams</a>.Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/weeknd-birthday-text-parents-mom-abel/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Derrick Rossignol, post: 4783"] [IMG alt="the-weeknd-getty-full.jpg"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/the-weeknd-getty-full.jpg?w=1600&h=660&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/kelly-clarkson-the-weeknd-take-my-breath-cover/']Abel Makkonen Tesfaye[/URL], better known to most as [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/neve-campbell-the-weeknd-shout-out-dawn-fm-here-we-go/']The Weeknd[/URL], was born on February 16, 1990, making today his 32nd birthday. Late last night, The Weeknd shared was must have been one of the first birthday messages he received, a sweet text from his parents. The text, sent from his mother’s phone but addressed from both of his parents, reads, “February 16 @ 2:45 pm the Star is born Happy Birthday Abel. Enkuan tewoldek [heart emoji] [folded hands emoji] [cake emoji] [champagne glasses emoji] [champagne bottle emoji]. egzaiber ymesgn [folded hands emojis]. You are our hero God bless you and your work with much Love. Always yours proud parents [heart emojis].” The Weeknd’s folks aren’t the only ones who took notice of his big day, as he’s currently a trending topic on Twitter as fans wish him a happy birthday. At the young age of 32, The Weeknd has accomplished a ton in his life. He has three No. 1 albums to his name in the US, while his LPs that didn’t top the chart — [I]Kiss Land[/I] and [I]Dawn FM[/I] — peaked at No. 2. His 2018 EP [I]My Dear Melancholy[/I] also went No. 1. Additionally, he has a handful of chart-topping singles, the latest of them being 2020’s “Save Your Tears.” He also has the most monthly listeners on Spotify, a throne he [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/the-weeknd-justin-bieber-most-spotify-listeners/']claimed from Justin Bieber in January[/URL]. “Blinding Lights” is also the second-most-streamed song in the history of the platform and will likely follow Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” to become the second song to ever [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/ed-sheeran-shape-of-you-3-billion-streams-spotify/']hit 3 billion Spotify streams[/URL]. [I]Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[/I] [url="https://uproxx.com/music/weeknd-birthday-text-parents-mom-abel/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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