Learning These Pop Stars Real Names Really Paints Them In A Different Light

The Weeknd

For Canadian boy Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, he revealed the origin of his name in a Reddit Q&A with fans. He left home and dropped out of high school as a senior, then slept in a friend’s van for a weekend. He didn’t like his real name, so The Weeknd was born since a Canadian band had used The Weekend already.