Fans can finally behold Grammy award-winning pop star The Weeknd aka the 'Starboy' hit the Auckland stage this November.
This Canadian-born singer has started owning the spotlight with his Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour that kicked off last February and now he's taking his critically acclaimed music on Kiwi soil for the first time. For his NZ show, The Weeknd will be joined by Moroccan singer-songwriter French Montana and Canadian hip-hop muso Nav.
In 2011, The Weeknd first broke into the music scene anonymously with his first mixtape 'House of Balloons' followed by his 2013 studio album 'Kiss Land' and the widely recognized 'Beauty Behind the Madness' that earned him two Grammy Awards in 2015, an RIAA triple-platinum certification for cumulative sales in excess of three million. Adding to his unstoppable breakthroughs are his 16 RIAA certifications from tracks
Adding to his unstoppable breakthroughs are his 16 RIAA certifications from tracks alone with 'The Hills' (7-time platinum), 'Can't Feel My Face' (5-time platinum), 'Often' (2-time platinum), 'In The Night' and 'Acquainted'. 'Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)' even garnered The Weeknd his first ever Academy Award nomination in the category of 'Best Original Song'.
"A bonafide pop star and an undeniable influence on his contemporaries." - Variety
"This was without-doubt one of the best shows we've seen from a mega star in a seriously long time." - British GQ
The Weeknd's groundbreaking 2-time platinum album 'Starboy' was released in November last year hitting the no. 1 spot in 90 countries, selling more than one million albums globally and breaking the global streaming record in less than a week. The Starboy phenomenon earned rave reviews and has since been streamed over five million times.
Witness the much-awaited arrival of the one and only 'Starboy' The Weeknd this November.
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