The Weeknd enters the stadium in new Super Bowl 2021 commercial

After leaving the meaning of his bandaged character up for interpretation for more than a year, The Weeknd finally explained the story line behind his After Hours era.

designer behind the outfit worn by The Weeknd during the Super Bowl half-time show has spoken about dressing the singer. On Sunday 7 February, the star performed flanked by dancers with bandaged faces, wearing a Givenchy couture suit encrusted with rubies.

Super Bowl saw The Weeknd take to the stage for the highly anticipated halftime show.  The R&B musician – real name Abel Tesfaye – joined the likes of Diana Ross, Prince, and Michael Jackson as Super Bowl halftime show headliners.

The Weeknd drew from his hefty catalogue of hits for his performance at this evening's Super Bowl LIV Halftime show in Tampa, Florida. Opening with "Starboy", from his album of the same name, the singer born Abel Tesfaye ran through Beauty Behind The Madness's "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face", Starboy's "I Feel It Coming", After Hours's "Save Your Tears", 50 Shades of Grey theme "Earned It", and "House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls" from Trilogy, before closing with megahit "Blinding Lights".

He's sold 75 million records worldwide and has an estimated £73million in the bank, and today The Weeknd will solidify his status as one of the world's biggest stars by performing the coveted Super Bowl half time slot.

The Weeknd had football fans transfixed as he put on a rare solo performance for Sunday's Super Bowl LV.But the flashy performance featured some eye-catching visuals that quickly became fodder for memes on social media.One sequence from the 30-year-old singer featuring a kaleidoscopic trip through a mirrored funhouse in particular inspired Twitter users to come up with their own funny captions.

The year 2015 was a big one for The Weeknd - not only did his career take off but he also embarked on a high-profile relationship with model of the moment, Bella Hadid.

The Weeknd has said that he “doesn’t care” about his recent Grammy nomination snub. The artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, is set to headline the Super Bowl halftime show next Sunday (7 February), and perform songs from hit albums including 2020’s After Hours, Starboy (2016), and Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).

The Weeknd’s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show has received an overwhelming response from the audience. The Singer was already making headlines for his act with dancers with a bandaged face.

The Weeknd just performed during the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show, but his stage name “The Weeknd” is not the current trend on social media.

Super Bowl is almost here and that means the halftime show is right around the corner.This year, Canadian artist The Weeknd will set foot on the world’s biggest stage and perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has won three Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards.This comes one year after viewers watched Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headline the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show in Miami featuring special guests Bad Bunny and J Balvin.Fans are hoping that songstress Ariana Grande will join The Weeknd for his Super Bowl LV Halftime show.Rumours of a possible collaboration began on social media after The Weeknd announced that he was dropping The Highlights album ahead

The Weeknd is performing during the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show and a question we’re sure will be on many people’s mind is: what is his real name?

Take one look at The Weeknd’s net worth and you’ll realize his song “Earned It” suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.

Fans have been concerned about The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, for months, as he’s been seen with bandages on his face on a number of occasions. However, it turns out that the singer’s face is just fine. Rather, he was using the bandages, bruising and prosthetics to symbolize the “absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated.”

From an anonymous Toronto-based artist to the stage at this year's Super Bowl, The Weeknd has come a long way. The Highlights assembles some of Abel Tesfaye's biggest songs from across his career.

The Weeknd is gearing up for his Pepsi Halftime Super Bowl LV performance in Tampa with a hearty last meal.The 30-year-old Canadian singer, born Abel Tesfaye, enjoyed a leisurely meal on the football field in a new commercial before getting bombarded by footballs dropping from the sky.The video served as one of many final promotional pushes ahead of the big game this Sunday, February 7, where the Kansas City Chiefs will take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Weeknd has hinted at what to expect from his Super Bowl halftime show this weekend (February 7).The star will perform during the halftime break at the game in Tampa, Florida between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.A press conference was held today ahead of the event on Sunday, with reporters joining virtually to quiz The Weeknd on his upcoming show.During the short question-and-answer session, the musician – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – gave some more details about the performance, but kept his cards close to his chest.

The Weeknd has explained the meaning behind the bandages he has frequently been seen wearing during the ‘After Hours’ era.The star has appeared with his face wrapped in bloody gauze in music videos for the album’s singles, as well as awards show performances since its release.The unusual costume has progressed over the campaign, growing from just his nose being bandaged to his whole face being covered. In his recent Super Bowl advert, however, the musician appeared with no bandages.In a new interview, The Weeknd mastermind Abel Tesfaye gave some insight into the wrappings.

Super Bowl 2021 halftime performance.But the singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, cautioned from the get-go that it was a persona he created for the fourth studio album.“There’s also a very committed vision and character being portrayed, and I get to explore a different side of me that my fans have never seen,” he revealed in an interview for CR Fashion Book in March 2020.

The Weeknd has announced new UK dates as part of his ‘After Hours’ world tour for 2022 – check out the schedule below.The Canadian artist (real name Abel Tesfaye) was initially due to hit the road in support of his latest album last October, but in May he was forced to push the shows back to June 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.Tesfaye will now touch down in the UK on October 6, 2022 for three consecutive performances at The O2 Arena in London. He will then head to Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle to fulfil his previously announced postponed concerts.It’s also been announced today (February 3) that The Weeknd will return to the UK in November 2022 for an additional two shows in Glasgow and London.

The Weeknd‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend will be performed entirely live.The Canadian artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, is this year’s guest performer during the much-hyped halftime show, which takes place during the main interval of the NFL showpiece game on Sunday (February 7).In a new interview the show’s producer, Jesse Collins, said that everything in the show will be performed live despite fears that pre-recording may have been necessary to fit in line with COVID-19 protocols.“It’s all happening in that stadium, in that moment,” Collins told Entertainment Tonight. “We’re not bouncing off to another stadium and then cutting in, like some people have had to do (before).