Here are seven things to learn about pop singer, The Weekend who made the cover for Forbes’ June 2017 edition for the debut edition of the magazine’s
Here are seven things to learn about pop singer, The Weekend who made the cover for Forbes’ June 2017 edition for the debut edition of the magazine’s #Celeb 100 list.
- He is the son of Ethiopian immigrants who fled during the east African famine of the 1980s
- He was born in Toronto, Canada
- He was raised by his mother and grandmother.
- At 17, he dropped out of school and ran away from home.
- He started his music career in 2010 and and distributed it free on YouTube in a series of mixtapes. Record labels soon noticed him rather than the other way round
- His reason for choosing ‘The Weekend’ as his alias is because he wanted to remain mysterious while creating a fan base that loved him for his art.
- He plans to diversify as he has his eyes set on other parts of the entertainment industry.
