The Weeknd sings in Spanish for the first time on remix of Maluma’s Hawái and dubs himself ‘el fin de semana’
He stole the hearts of many with his costume of scientist Sherman Klump from Eddie Murphy’s The Nutty Professor over the weekend.
And The Weeknd‘s next experiment was singing in a language he never has before.
The 30-year-old singer – real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – sung in Spanish for the first time in his career for the remix of Maluma’s Hawái as the music video released on Thursday.
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Blazing a new trail: The Weeknd real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – sung in Spanish for the first time in his career for the remix of Maluma’s Hawái as the music video released on Thursday
The Weeknd sang in English before he impressively tackled the chorus of the song in Spanish while joined by the Colombian singer whose real name is Juan Luis Londoño Arias.
The two sung in an empty room with an intricate modern chandelier and blue mood lighting as there were also scenes of the artists flirting with beautiful women throughout the over three-and-a-half minute clip.
The music video was filmed in Los Angeles by director Jessy Terrero of Cinema Giants.
Dynamic duo: The Weeknd sang in English before he impressively tackled the chorus of the song in Spanish while joined by the Colombian singer whose real name is Juan Luis Londoño Arias
Talented: The Weeknd effortlessly tackled the language
The song is already a hit as the song has remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for eight weeks.
The Weeknd even gained a new name from the track as he dubbed himself ‘el fin de semana’ in a Tweet posted on Wednesday.
Maluma was excited about working with the star as he said in a statement: ‘I have always admired The Weeknd so it feels nothing short of a dream come true to have him collab on ‘HAWÁI’ Remix – he brought another flow to it and sang in both Spanish and English which is impressive.’
Why so blue? The two sung in an empty room with an intricate modern chandelier and blue mood lighting
Steamy: There were also scenes of the artists flirting with beautiful women throughout the over three-and-a-half minute clip
Good spirit: The Weeknd even gained a new name from the track as he dubbed himself ‘el fin de semana’ in a Tweet posted on Wednesday
The two co-wrote the Rude Boyz produced track along with Edgar Barrera, Keityn, and Bull Nene.
Over the weekend, The Weeknd dressed as The Nutty Professor for Kendall Jenner‘s Halloween-themed 25th birthday bash on Saturday night.
The singer transformed into Eddie Murphy’s character Sherman Klump by wearing prosthetic make-up and a fat suit to embody the iconic genetics professor.
Hercules Hercules! Over the weekend, The Weeknd dressed as The Nutty Professor for Kendall Jenner ‘s Halloween-themed 25th birthday bash on Saturday night.
Uncanny: The singer, 30, transformed into Eddie Murphy’s character Sherman Klump (R) as he held a beaker full of light green liquid in his hands
Taking to Instagram on Sunday to share a closer look at his costume with fans, The Weeknd smiled brightly and held a hand to his chest to mimic the character’s positive demeanor.
Posing for snaps as the classic character, The Weeknd held a beaker full of light green liquid in his hands, before sharing videos to show off his costume.
The Weeknd was clearly enjoying Kendall’s party, which was not socially distant despite the coronavirus crisis, as he danced in character and also smoked a cigar while mimicking the nutty professor’s facial expressions.
In character: The Weeknd matched the character’s look by wearing a tweed jacket over a blue pinstripe shirt and a red polka-dot bow tie
Having fun: The Weeknd was clearly enjoying Kendall’s party, which was not socially distant, as he smoked a cigar while mimicking the nutty professor’s facial expressions
Going for it: In a video where he danced to upbeat music, Kendall commented to say that he was the ‘best dressed’ at her party