THE WEEKND | Before They Were Famous | 2017 BIOGRAPHY

[@BeforeTheyWereFamous]

This video has been updated in 2019: bit.ly/2OVtUF9

[@saulhernandez2972]

Hi is me candy oky ai love weekend soumah oky ❤❤❤❤

[@AlphaDwg]

"some work on drake's album take care" you mean he wrote half the damn album lol

[@NatashaEh]

wait really?

[@voxdelalito]

yeah if you look at the credits, Abel is all over that thing. Some of those songs were straight up weeknd songs he gave to drake.. like crew love lol

[@cheetoesize]

AlphaDwg

[@aaronrose2506]

AlphaDwg that's some work dumb dumb

[@solotetteh3000]

AlphaDwg fuk

[@kalifrith7179]

The weeknd has no "E" becaus the weeknd Never ends

[@x0star]

Kali Frith no, so he wouldnt copy the band The Weekend

[@livinlarge9130]

Kali Frith Ibwas gonna give u a like but u have messi and neymar as your profile so fuck u

[@asmaabdikarim964]

Oh my god I just noticed he has no e and I’ve known him for years

[@biqstan09]

lourdesxo Woosh

[@whatthatbe388]

It in fact has two e’s instead of the classic three 🙂

[@RidiculousThe3rd]

that Ethiopian singing clip was actually fire!!!

[@Cho0segoose]

obviously

[@RidiculousThe3rd]

Bereket Biru i am from Ethiopia so my mama know, but imm'a check it out.

[@yonaslegese7014]

Elon Bronx I love that singer

[@koga9376]

bereta 2,000,000 subscribe snap, i thought it was Eyob Makonnen

[@tsedtesfaye1126]

andreas Bronx the song About Ethiopia he say love pice together Forever♥ God bless my country! ♥

[@realgangworld7861]

2014:who's this guy 2016:I only call you when its half past

[@louispena3021]

Take Care was the Weeknds best album lml

[@pentelred]

hahah inside shade anyone

[@BrandNewAlien]

kissland alright, not as good as trilogy

[@Hamzethegoat]

Both Trilogy and Kissland are better than Take Care tbh way better they do what Take Care does but better

[@BrandNewAlien]

Hamze Ahmed Ehhhh, Kissland isn't as good as Take Care imo. Trilogy is 3 projects in 1 though, which is unfair to compare, but if you did treat Trilogy as one thing then that's probably my favorite album of all time

[@BrandNewAlien]

Coming home If you count that as an album, yeah

[@ezequielarizpe8315]

XO fam where u at ?? ✌

[@YellySamara]

Got That Game been here before all the mainstream music 🤘🏾❣️

[@donperriiofficial206]

We out here

[@adamabbaszaidi9095]

Here

[@shaym4306]

i want his hair back😂

[@rabbitcake2869]

HERE 🙋

[@sswissfn7649]

The Weeknd Pepe - Before they were famous

[@KakaCarrotCakeSuperSandLesbian]

The Peepnd

[@2chainz573]

RIP Pepe meme

[@mTOXiicg]

reported for racism

[@t.t3708]

pepe meme will never die

[@diegosimental7255]

LOL WTF!!!

[@CENATHON]

He got "some work" on take care??? He practically did the whole damn thing for drake

[@fksara7708]

Lmao everyone should know this by now, Abel influenced the entire vibe

[@ibrahimaballer23]

I didn't know The Weekend rap. Yes he influenced half the album. Calm down.

[@ovoxo4558]

fuck drake :p

[@cloudy9513]

fr

[@g6156]

That is EXACTLY what I said! And it's funny because that's considered one of Drakes most iconic albums but honestly... it isn't even his work.

[@noobhaterturtleog3368]

He put Starboy at the end so when people look it up his video shows up:(

[@sandraestrada3295]

how did I find you here?😂

[@AlphaDwg]

smart by him.

[@noobhaterturtleog3368]

AlphaDwg no he is using his name for views

[@AlphaDwg]

which is smart...

[@stevecalvert6047]

Fake v.s Views.. hmm...

[@hashonetroll6878]

"he got some work on Take Care" Nigga he wrote Take Care

[@rodneytillis6358]

HashOne Troll nigga was on three songs

[@KierraLovesHipsters]

Y'all take that and RUN with it

[@seanfromschool3900]

Lol abel even looked depressed af as a kid

[@jameshicket9306]

Do Aaron Paul

[@sergiocastro812]

fr thooo

[@sergiocastro812]

fr thooo

[@tieword]

because he was?

[@Ayplus]

Lol hey some kids got it rough

[@SpencersModernLife]

Im telling you Biggie and 2pac before they had beef! brand new segment right there

[@jameshicket9306]

Do Aaron Paul- before they were famous

[@kpbyankee213]

+James Hicket no

[@jameshicket9306]

Kyle Burns shut the fuck up

[@uwotlad8474]

Why u aint do it yet?

[@tykeske]

Kyle Burns

[@Mesfen]

I'm Ethiopian and Blessed 🙏🏾🇪🇹

[@marcuspfitness6120]

Good for fucking you

[@EastAfricanSniper]

Lit Dances 🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@Ayplus]

I call it Ithiopia

[@Automotivelife44]

No fucking cares u ethi-aid

[@fendibandz7321]

y'all cold 😂😂😂😂

[@mary.1232]

proud of him abel love you so much proud of to be habesha😍😍

[@gelilaworku5132]

From Ethiopia Love you Abel

[@oscairconnolly4716]

How many canadians are actually canadians?

[@Vibing]

im canadian but im not canadian

[@strokelaflare106]

Oscair Connolly Im canadian but my parents are not form Canada

[@SamGautreau7]

Oscair Connolly I'm Canadian and actually Canadian

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

None, all the natives were killed a long time ago

[@NobelB24]

Canada is build from immigrants that's why it's more peacful here

[@futurehendrix3288]

STARBOY LIT

[@1FBGBOSS]

I see you Fewch

[@futurehendrix3288]

FBGBOSS #FreeBandGang

[@valyrian-ghost]

Future Hendrix FBG 🔥

[@ProjectSincere]

starboy is whack

[@aviazx1799]

exactly trilogy and kissland are the GOAT

[@nicktinson2950]

After this was put up, the Weeknd posted his video for Starboy. Coincidence or intentional?

[@magictube8704]

considence I think not

[@erdna9155]

it was done on purpose.... this guy always updates his vids after famous people do something new

[@datwayy]

He also put star boy in title

[@leslie9991]

leave the weekend alone

[@abelxo9284]

The Weekend _12345_xoxo who? -__-

[@dr.platinum2336]

the weeknd's favorite restaurant is T.G.I. Fridays

[@johnwiener8871]

2:56 - 3:03 only ethiopian OGs will understand

[@retrotripp]

John Wiener yep same

[@Raethexn]

One of my teachers back at my audio school produced his first 3 songs. Abel was actually so broke at the time that during the process of making those songs in the studio Abel would sleep on the couch in the studio and wake up when the producers came back the next day. Fun fact, the weeknd's first 3 songs were produced by another producer that wanted to take a darker path with his music and lyrics but abel didn't agree and remade the 3 songs with my audio teacher instead. I kinda feel bad for that dude lol

[@bioshockk]

why is starboy in the title huh?

[@bioshockk]

Go fuck yourself

[@thetommyali]

Dumb Lit His new album

[@jameshicket9306]

Do Aaron Paul

[@sarahchapel5664]

because he's a starboy

[@hazzell6128]

Dumb Lit because he's a muthufuckin starboy

[@xotwod2590]

the weekend wrote more than half of Drake's take care album ....so if you really think about it he's the reason Drake has his Grammy ....meaning the weekend really has 3 Grammy's

[@dehno3538]

Pretty sure it's ah-bel

[@nxolan]

It is. They're just fucking autistic.

[@Watermelon_Man]

MynameDevin depends on the person. Some people actually prefer their name be pronounced Ay-bel.

[@KingZu555]

he pronounced Basquiat wrong.

[@PrincemazeBlogspotPR]

it's aye-bel

[@RitsuOuO]

PrinceMaze no

[@supahotfan]

OHMYGOOOD IM FUCKING CRYING im ethiopian and he played an ahmaric song omg put us on the map

[@besamintuxoxo7190]

supahotfan hey me to

[@landonkeith5426]

Is that what he speaks in the beginning of Montreal?

[@retrotripp]

supahotfan I am to but he didn’t say amaharic right🙄🙄😂😂

[@gigiz-wee1737]

🇪🇹👌

[@michaelfikru7807]

you stupid ass bitch ethiopia has a lot to be proud of not a singer read the book and you know the value ethiopia have read the bible or quran

[@madman300ification]

Also can u pls do odell beckham jr

[@jameshicket9306]

Do Aaron Paul

[@kpbyankee213]

+James Hicket no

[@BeforeTheyWereFamous]

IM ODIN it's been done

[@Phoenix_Mexican__]

Michael McCrudden do Michael mcrucden before they were famous

[@DudezCoolz30]

Yes

[@eazzzyblends746]

Nate Dogg Before They Were Dead!

[@jameshicket9306]

Do Aaron Paul

[@kpbyankee213]

+James Hicket no bitch

[@jameshicket9306]

Kyle Burns your a nobody. Get the fuck out of here.

[@Tammy2Tone]

One would think YOU would've said "Easy-E-Before they were Dead".... Just looking at your profile pic, and all. I AGREE with the choice you DiD say tho!

[@martamari7746]

Ethiopia 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@abbyyyy41]

Where my Ethiopians at 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@Lovethiopia]

😅😂✌️

[@itsmine7943]

I’m not one but here!!!

[@bethelw.60]

🤟🏾

[@fandusha]

Every time ppl say able I’m just like weyyyyy guud it’s aaa- (as being in pain) bell Tess (like the nickname) faaiii

[@jsmvxn]

The Weekend made it, I came from HIS beginning, people used to say "is he a band?????" Now he hit first album in the world, Trilogy, Kissland, Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy, and My Dear Melancholy aren't ordinary, they are extraordinary, proud of ya Abel

[@acieee187]

yo I been legit in love with the weeknd and his music since 2012. I own all his albums from kiss land to trilogy to beauty behind the madness to his brand new starboy. his voice captivates me yo

[@5Starallstar2010]

Outside is the most panty dropper song.

[@moneyrl8866]

What you need

[@brownie3580]

Martin Jones often

[@5Starallstar2010]

outside is a song about fucking a girl so hard she can't leave the house lmao

[@masonalcorn2282]

forget what you know, make yourself at home

[@ruthpell8110]

No its shameless

[@robiyonas1401]

i went to both schools that he went too

[@jeffersuhn]

Cool dude.

[@nimrairfan2048]

Robi Yonas does that school have bad influence? Like kids telling other kids to smoke pot and stuff?

[@אביעזרא-כ4ש]

so what...your still a nobody

[@nayven6346]

savage ^

[@dionotdio]

The supposed "savage" is a nobody also

[@LiLBulqer]

What song was he singing at the end when he hit that note. Damn

[@lilangel0728]

Rolling Stone

[@sarahsaavedra6850]

Zhavaria F h

[@haydenross4688]

Jeremy Bulger rolling stone

[@shiham4302]

Jeremy Bulger the hills parody

[@jiffywaxjesus1951]

1:30 omg its sooo perfect bro!! im deadd. IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

[@nabeyousamuel857]

I'm Ethiopian and I might him and his mom where close friends my parents

[@nabeyousamuel857]

Phxnzy I'm not joking I can even speak amarik so ya u 10 yr old

[@adrianjimenez5164]

I'm obamas nephew

[@PrincemazeBlogspotPR]

Michael Jackson was my sister's boyfriend's dad third cousin in law.

[@hebronababu7803]

Nabeyou Samuel lol every Habesha is related to The Weeknd 😂😂😂

[@araya8239]

hebron ababu nigga we got 500000 relatives we all cousins hahah

[@lexxie225]

Aye he was singing infront of Toronto eaton centre and his high school is down the street from me, my sister attended it ✊🏾 and shoutout to those old ttc buses

[@ehynocence_514]

Anyone else like his old (tall) hair more?

[@YeOkBuddy]

I like them both

[@kimanicotton7859]

agreed

[@1x9x23]

e h y n o c e n c e yeah

[@jillmorgan2507]

I love that he loves the KING MJ!!!

[@Bandodogg]

very surprised how accurate this is. You guys got everything right

[@Allgreen69]

House of balloons will always be my fav project

[@dinahsbabe1923]

I am proud to be Ethiopian

[@cityslicka5252]

dinahs babe thats cool but stay away from us black hebrew

[@hannar2708]

dinahs babe me too 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@Pablo_Escobear]

You don't have to be lonely at Ethiopianonly.com

[@randomguy6843]

I like chicken

[@emileriderman]

dinahs babe I am proud to be African too

[@Nhileishere]

I always thought the weeknd was a group before checking him out

[@Cho0segoose]

how.

[@arielblue8339]

i've been into the weeknd for a while, but it does honestly sound like a group if you have no clue who he is. i mean, it's odd for a singular person to have a 'the' name. unless you're like...the flash.

[@canelascorner5978]

Ariel Blue also like marina and the diamonds is just one person lol if you know her

[@Ace1derDaDon]

The Game

[@canelascorner5978]

Ace Johnson true

[@thecodfather7109]

What's that Ethiopian song called?

[@SuperAlelign]

The Codfather Gossaye tesfaye --- lebe degmo

[@thecodfather7109]

+EthioAddis myplace you absolute legend! Thank you

[@Welde-Slasie]

The Codfather same singer name, but the song is 'Wegen Tesenseb' not leb degmo.

[@ms3fr296]

Slasie Weldu Do you have the link (youtube) to the Ethiopian song you're talking about because i can't find it?

[@truehearteye-candy167]

he's smart enough n God Bless him always

[@JLock]

Do Harambe Before They Were Dead lol #RipHarambe!

[@EricMtuhuru]

💯💯💯

[@charlesgalliard1735]

TorontoYgs no that meme is dead

[@mcjaycee9564]

+Jason Stewart lol😂😂😁

[@kawaiichan4492]

TorontoYgs never put harambe and lol In the same sentence EVER especially when you talk about his death

[@Sam-do5ip]

Micheal please do G herbo.

[@robertsantillan6604]

shut up bitch

[@Sam-do5ip]

Robert Santillan L

[@igotthesows868]

I know wtf he said he was gonna like 10 videos ago

[@kavinx3]

I've been saying that for so long

[@MrInfinity97]

Durk garbage !!!

[@Binoojust]

tory lanez before they were famous

[@kunbifusion]

Dissing Drake on 5secs videos and backtracking during interviews

[@biglew1394]

Get off Drakes nutts, he ain't paying you is he?

[@arellyfariass1224]

lolitsrod cmon don't be annoying

[@Binoojust]

i didnt ask u leave pendeja

[@iwantmoney10]

Brampton boy, crazy sneakerhead

[@tsedtesfaye1126]

I am Ethiopian😍😍

[@isaiahkatana1270]

Tsed Tesfaye i Love girls from there im Nigeria

[@anedadalay5363]

Tsed Tesfaye same🤘

[@arghbarf419]

I am Liberian

[@bornjust4079]

But you look white though? Is that you in the picture

[@HassanAli-km7iv]

Yagera lij 😘😘😘😘

[@missjoy2925]

Proud Torontonian supporter ❤️❤️❤️

[@matthewmoosomin3457]

Joey Stylez at 2:14 aha i seen that video when joey first uploaded it wow trippy

[@chappymulugeta8161]

he's true name is Abel Tesfaye the most hansom quantity Ethiopia boy proud of you abel my county boy love you

[@jameshicket9306]

before they were famous- Aaron Paul

[@kpbyankee213]

+James Hicket no

[@jameshicket9306]

Kyle Burns you're a bitch. You have no life so that's why your hating on someone you don't know. Fucking loser

[@dennissteenbergen6499]

Do Juicy J please!

[@johnnyjohnson8928]

yesssssss, finally found another person who wants him to do Juicy J. We trippy mane!

[@Julian-gq2ww]

bruh i've been asking for the weekend since june and i did'nt get included in the video but some guy who asked a week ago did?

[@RascalKGAtlas]

Julian maybe if you knew how to spell his name you would have gotten it in june

[@Julian-gq2ww]

Gabe M WoW man have you ever heard of autocorrect

[@misshouda1740]

2:16 to 2:20 omg !! my heart just melted 😍

[@joshuasaenz4300]

Beginning sounds like the commentary guy is about to fkn GO IN "BEFORE THE WEEKND WENT ROUND THE WORLD"

[@mikecraig2062]

wow on the same day the starboy video is out

[@nikosdouros9173]

Do Derrick Rose before they were famous .

[@OGMillyMillz]

He*

[@willapted6930]

Nikos Douros before they were injured

[@uncleareskys8658]

lol 😶

[@lukeesposito8116]

d rose before he was injured

[@TXejas19]

lmao

[@FL2K]

did you not already do The Weeknd before they were famous?

[@shaqsantiago806]

Yes he did smh

[@kizzy8077]

Fergal this is a update

[@FL2K]

Kizzy ah, safe

[@kizzy8077]

Fergal np

[@Moana_moo]

I honestly don’t want to be in the shoes of his bullies...Bullying is not good in general but When you know you bullied a legend...

[@sydneykruzic6717]

How is this man’s voice just perfect ❤

[@LaTajOfficial]

Do August Alsina

[@LaTajOfficial]

Danni Smith so

[@Black-lioness]

Gossay Tesfay 😍😚

[@randommemes4759]

yeah thanks for writing Starboy in the title! extra views

[@vvaalleerriiee1423]

His album trilogy hit different. 🥺

[@junito1008]

Before He was famous...He was just a Weekday !! Lol

[@quint6921]

I thought it was pronounced Ahbell

[@blvckivy2573]

it is only english ppl sai aaaaybel hahaha

[@witchf4ce310]

He doesn't pronounce it Ahbell himself

[@Synnamon27]

It's Ay-bel

[@blvckivy2573]

no abel my brother named that

[@Synnamon27]

suleyman khalid I ain't about to take no English lessons from a nigga that says wright instead of right.

[@DebbieOwusu]

Abel killed the weeknd tho

[@TehDesert]

debbs ohh the other way but yeah

[@taylorwilliams2670]

Everybody was just starting to listen to him in 2013 2014 and I was like I been on this guy and he is amazing. I was 18 fresh out of high school and I begged my parents to let me go to a show in Canada bcuz he wasn’t doing shows in the us and they said no but i stilled loved him. I played the hell out of the house of balloons mixtape the summer before I went to college. The only person who loved him like I did was my god brother. Everyone time I see him he always talked about how I put him on The Weeknd back in ‘11

[@-ani-8373]

The happy birthday at the beginning was beutiful! I loved the weekend when he had his old style, I mean the hairdo that looks like he had a furry dog on his head! 😂

[@teddybear7943]

I'm Ethiopian girl 😄😊❤ And I love him

[@imp3rialKiller]

Roy woods before they were famous

[@Mw2magnet]

who the hell is roy woods, sounds like you gotta little bit of drama with your friends 😆

[@imp3rialKiller]

loool, you might need to take a listen if you don't know who roy woods is

[@lizp7596]

yessssssss!

[@tauheedghali6336]

Before They Were Famous BROTHA LYNCH HUNG

[@bobflibber6691]

I got a good giggle out of that comment he makes about The Weeknd having to move to a tougher school... lol. Yea gotta watch out for the mean streets of Canada... lmao

[@chamberlain2010]

Joey styles! Man miss him always visiting us and hanging out , he used to be a family friend.

[@Ban00]

Make the video "Before Michael McCrudden Were Famous (passing 1M subs)"

[@IncognitoIsMyName]

Avicii before they were famous

[@jameshicket9306]

do Aaron Paul

[@cloudgummykasi7642]

YEAH BITCH

[@dursa6798]

mannequin challenge

[@deqaomar87]

I am Ethiopian and I am always proud when I hear the name Abel tesfaye .I just feel like I know him

[@itsyaboiiiag2806]

FINALLY. Someone with the right info

[@Velo158]

RIP José Fernández. I don't keep up with baseball like I used to but you can tell this dude had a huge love for the game. Please do super smash brothers bros professional players like cloud 9 mango, liquid hungrybox, TSM zero. The community could use a bit more exposure.

[@YvonneMugure]

Explains why I had no idea who he was for awhile but love him now!

[@xJustBeingRealx]

Polishinggold you must live under a rock.

[@eccentrek6324]

Micheal How Bout Doing "Before They Were Famous" or Urself, That Would be cool actually

[@ABandC101]

he has done it, i think its titled before a million subscribers.

[@tajanotaja]

He actually sounds like MJ, so that's ironic

[@yatnla]

im a fan of abel since 2014 im crying

[@Simplynashaa]

he's been through some shit. He should be proud that hes made it as a successful musician

[@alpeace4173]

what´s the name of the ethiopian song? 2:56

[@feruzhassen6360]

Al Peace it's called gossaye Tesfaye wogen tesebsebe

[@alpeace4173]

feruz hassen thx😁👍

[@Tmixem]

Do prettyboyfredo

[@iamsquidzy]

Trezy Boy oh gosh

[@jonazthegreat1436]

yea or trey songz

[@uncleareskys8658]

Fredo

[@justsmile5660]

Do Tory Lanez if you haven't already

[@pyschx274]

The Weeknd is so relatable

[@loganstephens3688]

bout fucking time you guys did this

[@arayuh]

i'm from Eritrea which is above Ethiopia. and my dads name is abiel

[@buzzbuzz3254]

The first song i ever heard was on some random tumblr in 2010 or 11, it was "rolling stone" since then i'm fucking hooked. X'O till I die!

[@leboiboiboi]

Play and Win one time , I was looking for something to sample. Then I came across a little mixtape called Echoes of Silence. I never stopped listening to him after that.

[@gaiden6288]

finnaly a successful etheopian

[@dagi.23]

u got me fucked up

[@ducereii9535]

Sheila Sweeney this nigga voice is magical💀

[@strawberryrhubarbpie]

I first found out about him in mid 2012 when all of his music was available for free on his website

[@josephbell9409]

every one of his intros are so full of info I always think that's the whole video

[@Rafa_ethio32.8]

proud Ethiopia,,👆

[@mihertmihert4937]

Yeah he is From Ethiopia always good luck

[@Realkingswoosh]

what song is the on 2:59 whats artist name ?

[@jennielovesackingdick5922]

King Kalvin gossaye tesfaye

[@Realkingswoosh]

Dagmawi Liule thanks

[@valentinabenz69]

Omg i love him so much 😭😥❤ He's perfect and so beautiful❤💍

[@sunflowxrs7081]

The Weeknd or Abel makes Canadians feel proud to be Canadian..🔥🇨🇦