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The Weeknd's Real Name Is Trending After His Super Bowl Performance

The Weeknd's Real Name Is Trending After His Super Bowl Performance

The Weeknd just performed during the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show, but his stage name “The Weeknd” is not the current trend on social media.

The 30-year-old singer’s real name is what people are using in their tweets right now to talk about his performance!

Abel Tesfaye is the singer’s birth name and this is currently the number two trend on Twitter, right behind #SuperBowl.

The Weeknd real name trend

You can watch the full video of The Weeknd‘s halftime show performance right here and we also compiled tweets from lots of celebrities who commented on the big show.

Have you ever wondered why The Weeknd spells his stage name without the last “e” in the name? We found a quote he gave back in 2013 to explain why he did this.

Click inside to read what people are saying about the performance…

Read what people are saying about the performance below!

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