{"id":183300,"date":"2025-07-27T19:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/the-weeknd-awarded-key-to-the-city-of-toronto\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T19:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:05:50","slug":"the-weeknd-awarded-key-to-the-city-of-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/the-weeknd-awarded-key-to-the-city-of-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd awarded key to the city of Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Weeknd<\/a> has been awarded a key to the city of Toronto.<\/p>\n

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The Weeknd was born in the Canadian city<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old music star was bestowed with the honour by Olivia Chow, the mayor of Toronto, during a ceremony at the Rogers Centre on Saturday (26.07.25).<\/p>\n

The Weeknd<\/a> – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – said in a statement: “I’m deeply honoured to receive the key to the city. It feels good to be home. <\/p>\n

“Toronto is where I found my voice, and I’m committed to helping the next generation find theirs. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to support the Boys and Girls Club of West Scarborough and my former high school, Birchmount Park, providing youth with the means to unlock their full potential.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Chow has also heaped praise on the chart-topping star, explaining that he’s “reshaped modern music”.<\/p>\n

\nShe said: “Born in Toronto, Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye represents the best of our city. <\/p>\n

\n“From Scarborough to the global stage, he has reshaped modern music while using his platform to support health and humanitarian causes at home and around the world. I am proud to honour one of our city\u2019s greatest artists with a key to the city to celebrate his contributions to music, society and our culture.”<\/p>\n

\nThe Weeknd has enjoyed success as a musician and as an actor, and he previously explained how his upbringing in Toronto fuelled his passion for movies.<\/p>\n

\nThe award-winning star recalled visiting a video rental store during his teens and browsing through their movie collection, even though he couldn’t actually afford to rent them at the time.<\/p>\n

\nHe told Interview magazine in 2023: “There was one in downtown Toronto called Queen Video. It was one of those video stores that just had all the indie stuff, all the arthouse stuff. I\u2019d go there and I wouldn\u2019t even buy or rent. I\u2019d just look through everything and obsess over films I\u2019d never seen.<\/p>\n

\n“Because I didn\u2019t have money. That\u2019s when I was homeless, around 17, 18. I\u2019d just walk in there and pretend I was going to rent something. The reality was I was just trying to learn about filmmakers and one-ups.”<\/p>\n

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