18 Facts About The Weeknd That Are Guaranteed to Surprise You

The Weeknd was raised by his mother, Samra, and his grandmother, both of whom emigrated from Ethiopia in the '80s. He grew up as an only child, but always wanted a brother, so sometimes he would lie to people and tell them he had brothers. He doesn't remember much about his father, who left him and his mom when he was about 1 or 2 years old, other than his name: Makkonen, which is also The Weeknd's middle name.