Makkonen Tesfaye is recognized as the father of the artist, songwriter, and producer, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, also known by his stage name as The Weeknd. He fled with his then girlfriend Samra from Ethiopia in the late 1980s during the red terror and hunger crisis. They settled in Toronto, Ontario, where Abel was born.
Makkonen Tesfaye Early Life and Bio
His exact birthday is not available on his wiki sites. He is Canadian by nationality. Abel is an Ethiopian immigrant to Canada. He immigrated to Canada in the late 1980s with his then-girlfriend Samra. Other than this there is no information regarding his early life and nor his parents and sibling information in three with us. He born on 16 february 1690 and his current age is 32 years.
Makkonen Tesfaye Marriage and Divorce
He has had many relations to date. He had a love relationship with a girl named Samra Tesfaye. They have one child together. The couple separated when their son was too young. The reason behind their break up is still unknown. After separation, he has never seen his son. As for his father, he was never ever a part of his life growing up.
Makkonen Tesfaye Physical Appearance
There is no information regarding his physical appearance details. He has not disclosed the facts about her height, weight and other body measurements. We will share all the info whenever we get it.
Makkonen Tesfaye Relationships
Makkonen had a love relationship with Samra, and he had Abel Makkonen Tesfaye with her. They separated shortly after immigrating to Canada from Ethiopia. The reason behind their separation isn’t available. After breaking up, she raised her son without a father with the help of her mother. Samra hasn’t been in any other relationship after Makkon. Makkon is said to have been found with a new family and has been living happily with them.
Relationship with his son
Makkonen and Abel are not very close to each other. Makkonen has in fact not even met his son after separation from his girlfriend. Abel also does not miss his father much as he has been raised by his mother only during his childhood. In a 2017 interview with Radar, The Weeknd’s father opened up about how he wanted to reconcile and reconnect with his pop-star son. “My dream is to create a bridge between me and my son,” he told Radar.
“I wish more than anything I could make up for lost time, and I want to offer him a sincere apology for not being there for him when he needed me the most.”
Net Worth
There is no information regarding his career details. His income source, salary and earnings are not known to the public. It is still a mystery to find about his net worth. Because of the sales of his records, concerts, tours, and sponsorships, her son makes a lot of money. This has earned him a net worth of a whopping $10 Million.
Social Media
Makkonen Tesfaye is not active on social media. Despite being father of such a famous personality, he likes to stay away from media attention as much as possible. He is not active on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Son: The Weeknd
Abel Makkon Tesfaye is the only child of Samra Tesfaye and Makkonen Tesfaye. He was born on 16 February 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was raised by his mother and grandmother in his maternal grandparent’s house in Scarbough. Abel’s finally got his recognition after releasing ‘House of balloons.’ The artist has also released insanely popular songs such as Blinding lights which have over 2 Billion streams on Spotify which is his most streamed song on that platform. Other of his famous songs which he is known for is, The Hills and Starboy, each summed up with 1 Billion streams.
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