In the just-concluded 2021 US Super Bowl, several records were born: rugby superstar Tom Brady (who represented the Tampa Bay Pirates this year) won the Super Bowl for the seventh time, and personally won more championships than any team in the NFL. In the halftime show, Canadian singer The Weeknd performed on the world's largest stage. (The full video of the show is from the NFL's official social channel)
The scene of the performance
According to foreign media reports, in this stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, the Wicken performance place is the largest of all the stages created for singers in the world. For the show, Wicken paid 7 million US dollars (45.2 million yuan) out of his own pocket.
The show revolves around his 2020 album "After Hours", where the image of the red suit and the injured face is actually a marketing ploy, not really injured. For Wicken, he hopes to tell people through this horrible image that appearance is not the main thing, what matters is the fascinating storyline.
"After hours" album cover
Wiken's original name was abel tesfaye, and the musical style covers rhythm and blues, pop, hip hop, alternative rhythms, and blues. Born on February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Canada, he has Ethiopian ancestry and is best known by the stage name The Weeknd. In Chinese mainland, because of his hairstyle, fans like to call him "Bonsai Brother".
In late 2010, Tesfaye uploaded several songs on YouTube under the name "The Weeknd." In 2011, he released three nine-song mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed.
In 2013, Wicken released his debut studio album Kiss Land, featuring singles including "Kiss Land" and "Live for".
In 2015, his second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, became his debut album on the Billboard Albums charts, including the singles "Earned It," "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face." "Earned it" became the episode of the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey", and it was his first "out of the loop" hit single.
The song "Can't Feel My Face" also ranked three on the Billboard Hits chart, making him the first artist in history to achieve this feat, and he is also 3 of the 17 artists in history who has 2 singles on the charts.
The Weeknd has been widely praised by the media within the music industry, and in addition to his musical performances, he made a cameo appearance in the 2019 awards season hit film "Original Diamond".