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The album debuted in the Billboard charts at number 2 and was positively received by the critics. From homeless to the SuperBowl halftime show. What a journey. The self-produced "Beauty Behind the Madness" followed in with the release including high profile collaborations from the likes of Lana del Rey and Ed Sheeran.

The album reached No. An inspired collaboration with French electronic house duo Daft Punk who co-produced the album "Starboy" once again saw a star-studded roster of guests performing on the record as Kendrick Lamar, Lana del Rey and Future featured on the release which went on to sell over three million units in the US achieving triple platinum status. March saw the release of the last studio album from the year-old with " After Hours". It also became his first number one single in Germany for ten weeks, the UK for eight weeks, and Australia for eleven weeks.

It is his most successful single worldwide to date and currently holds the record for most weeks spent in the top 5 and top 10 of the Billboard Hot We'll notify you here with news about.

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Jim Carrey was my first inspiration to be any kind of performer, and I went to breakfast with him on my first day of being The Weeknd says his trademark dreadlock hairstyle — which was inspired by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat — caused him to sometimes wake up with neck pain.

He eventually lopped his hair off in , debuting his new short-haired look on the album artwork for Starboy. Before he made it big, The Weeknd worked folding shirts at an American Apparel retail store in downtown Toronto around He began making music with the intent of selling it to other musicians around the same time, and his co-workers would listen to his tracks while they worked without even realizing it was him singing them.

After switching schools several times, The Weeknd eventually dropped out of high school when he was 17, also persuading his best friend, La Mar Taylor, to join him. But around that age, you usually get one second chance after a slap on the wrist. And the next move after that? You become who you become because of the next move you make.