Everyone seems enamored by r&b/pop star Abel Tesfaye, AKA The Weeknd. He's incredibly talented, sending out dance worthy hit after hit on the radio. Here are 5 little-known facts about The Weeknd that may prove interesting to know.

1. The reason he calls himself The Weeknd is because he dropped out of high school and left home when he was just 17 years old. He and his friend just left one weekend and didn't look back. He didn't like his real name at the time so he tried The Weeknd out as a stage name. He dropped the E in weekend because he had already heard of a Canadian band that went by Weekend.

2. The Weeknd gave half of the last album that he wrote to Drake. Although he found it difficult to give up his own work, Drake returned the favor by shining some starlight onto the starboy.

3. For those who are more experienced fans will have listened to his debut album House of Balloons. Abel revealed that this is a real place located at 65 Spencer in Parkdale, Toronto.

4. The Weeknd's music is inspired by Ethiopian music and in song "The Hills", the Ethiopian language is spoken throughout it.

5. The Weeknd is very inspired by Michael Jackson, which he blasts to pump himself up before his performances.

Personally, I've known about The Weeknd for the past 3 or 4 years now. I saw him in concert 3 years ago at a small concert hall in Boston, which wasn't even filled. Now he sells out shows at the TD garden and every big city he visits. He's built himself into an incredibly powerful musical artist, but he hasn't always been famous. He did not come from rich or famous parents and he came to be known through talent alone.