He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name 'The Weeknd'. Abél Makkonen Tesfaye (born 16 February 1990), better known by his stage name The Weeknd (pronounced 'the weekend'), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer.
