Why The Weeknd is changing his name back to Abel Tesfaye
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The record-breaking singer says he's 'going through a cathartic path' and ready to close one chapter of his life
The record-breaking singer says he's 'going through a cathartic path' and ready to close one chapter of his life
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The Weeknd: 'Drugs were a crutch for me', The Weeknd
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The Weeknd is now going by his legal name on Twitter
98FM - The Weeknd is no more! He's decided he's leaving the name behind and he's going to go by Abel Tesfaye from now on (which is his actual name 😅) Find
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The Weeknd has teased changing his stage name in a series of tweets
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The Weeknd changes social media accounts to his birth name
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The Weeknd Is 'Killing' His Stage Name, Now Goes By Birth Name Abel Tesfaye - IMDb
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The Weeknd Now Going By Abel Tesfaye, Shocking News
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The Weeknd changes social media profiles to real name
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The Weeknd toying with idea of changing his stage name
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Abel The Weeknd Tesfaye Opens Up About His Controversial Sex Scenes in ' The Idol
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The Weeknd Changes His Name To Abel Tesfaye, His Birth Name
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The Weeknd reverts back to his real name on his social media profiles
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The Weeknd: Pop star changes his name to Abel Tesfaye
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The Weeknd has officially changed his stage name