Yes, he was born to Ethiopian parents who had immigrated to Canada. In terms of speaking Amharic, it happened to be his very first language due to being raised by his mother and grandmother who spoke it in the household. He has mentioned how his Ethiopian culture embodies the singer he is today:
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My mother, my grandmother, my uncles would play Ethiopian artists like Aster Aweke and Mulatu Astatke all the time in the house. They would drink coffee, eat popcorn, and listen to the music. It’s such beautiful music, but I didn’t realize how beautiful it was until I left that head space. That’s why I feel like my singing is not conventional. The feeling in my music and in my voice is very Ethiopian and very African and much more powerful than anything, technically. There are songs like “Gone” where I don’t even know what I’m saying—I let my voice do all the talking. I’ll probably do an album like that one day where it’s not lyrics at all, just melodies and great production. Maybe the next one, I don’t know. That’s the Ethiopian side of me. Ethiopian poetry is a different language. I can speak and understand [Amharic], but I can’t understand their poetry. When my mother would translate—it’s the most beautiful thing ever.
Can't Feel My Face Wiki
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'Can't Feel My Face' is a song released under the artist The Weeknd. The song is sung and performed by Canadian singer, Abel Tesfaye. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Ali Payami with additional songwriting from Savan Kotecha, Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) and Peter Svensson.
The song went number 1 in the charts of Australia (ARIA), Canada, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, South Africa and The US (Billboard Hot 100).