[HIGHLIGHTS] The Weeknd: Why the singer dropped his stage name

Singer The Weeknd is shedding his stage name. An attempt to make oneself more human in the face of artificial intelligence?.

The Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, now 33 years old, became The weeknd at some point – but now wants to be AbelTesfaye again. Thomas Bangalter, formerly one half of the duo Daft Punk, released a solo album under his real name in April – as if he were now human again.. The mythical figure of the pop star there was often the promise of something incomprehensible, semi-divine.