The Weeknd says THIS caused him to lose his voice and cut concert short

The Weeknd has opened up about the moment he lost his voice and had to end his 2022 concert.

Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, told Variety that reason due to which he lost his voice and cut short LA concert.

In an interview about his upoming album, the singer said, "I saw my doctor [after the concert] There's nothing wrong with you — your [vocal cords] are inflamed, but nothing out of the ordinary. And that's when we came to the realization that it was all up here."

"I just think it was the last straw, man. There was a lot of self-imposed pressure: flying to L.A. between concerts [often from the East Coast], getting into character, shooting, and then flying back for the next show," Weeknd said about the pressure of flying between concerts as he was also filming his HBO series The Idol at the time.

He went on to say, "Maybe it was that year but maybe it was my whole life: survival, school, family, friendships, relationships, making it in the music industry. I'd always kind of suppressed it. You know, delusion helps! My voice has always been my secret weapon, my superpower, to get through whatever I need to get through. And in that moment, reality hit: Everything can change after this moment."

"My body, and specifically my voice, had never failed me before. I'd been on stage with a high fever, completely sick; I'd been on stage in the middle of a breakup or a death in the family; and I'd lost my voice during a performance. But I was always able to fight through it… I was defeated on the world stage with everyone watching," he added while detailing the experience.

However, the singer's upcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow is set to release on January 26.