He is the only child of Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye , who were Ethiopian immigrants to Canada in the late 1980s .
Tesfaye was born on 16 February 1990 in Toronto , Ontario , and was raised in the district of Scarborough , in the city 's east end .
Tesfaye is the only Tesfaye of Tesfaye and Samra Tesfaye , who were Ethiopian immigrants to Canada in the late 1980s .
Tesfaye was born on 16 February 1990 in Toronto , Ontario , and was raised in the district of Scarborough , in the city 's east end .