Singer The Weeknd wants to kill his stage name to be reborn

Days before hitting the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, global pop music superstar The Weeknd returns to his roots by reclaiming his real identity, Abel Tesfaye, and promising that he will eventually "kill " his stage name.

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