The Weeknd now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye, after saying he wants to ‘kill the Weeknd’

Canadian pop star The Weeknd changed his name on social media Monday to Abel Tesfaye, his birth name.

Tesfaye opted to keep his handles on Instagram and Twitter as The Weeknd and made no changes to his Facebook account at all.

It’s not clear why Tesfaye, 33, made the change. In an interview with W Magazine this month, he said he’s preparing to reinvent himself as a musician.

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