Singer 'The Weeknd' starts using his real name on social media

Canadian singer Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popular as 'The Weeknd', has started using his real name 'Abel Tesfaye' on his social media handles. Earlier, the 33-year-old vowed to "kill off" his stage name. "I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will," he told W magazine.