His birthday is February 16, 1990, making him 32 years old. His astrological sign is Aquarius. Toronto, Canada, is the city where he was born. He has dual citizenship and is of mixed heritage.
The Weeknd is the only child of Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye, two Ethiopian immigrants who came to Canada in the late 1980s. Tesfaye attended the West Hill Collegiate Institute and Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute in Scarborough for his education.
