POV: From Scarborough Streets to Global Superstar – The Weeknd's Rise

You wake up in a jail cell… and realize you are The Weeknd. From the streets of Scarborough to global superstardom — this immersive POV story takes you through the entire journey of The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) like you’ve never experienced it before. In this cinematic, first-person narrative, you relive The Weeknd’s life story: his childhood in Toronto, Ethiopian roots, dropping out of school, uploading anonymous songs to YouTube, being discovered by Drake, and transforming modern R&B forever. This video walks you step-by-step through the moments that shaped his sound, his mindset, and his legacy. Ever wonder how Abel Makkonen Tesfaye became the global superstar we know as The Weeknd? This cinematic POV story takes you from his early days in The Weeknd Scarborough to his rise to fame. See the moments that shaped his sound, his mindset, and his legacy, including the iconic House of Balloons era and everything before the fame.