The Weeknd makes a triumphant return to SoFi Stadium, where he once lost his voice: Photos

INGLEWOOD Cali AP The Weeknd made a triumphant return to SoFi Stadium just outside of Los Angeles on Wednesday night his first of a four-night run I came back with a vengeance man the four-time Grammy Award winning singer reported on stage And that s because of you For those in the know it was like something straight out of a movie That s because a previous performance on that stage became the catalyst for The Weeknd s first leading role in a feature film which he also co-wrote Hurry Up The day after On the last night of his tour the bestselling artist born Abel Tesfaye emerged onstage at the famed SoFi Stadium and the unthinkable happened His voice cracked and then it was gone He had to cancel the show shortly after it began A sparse makeup concerts were scheduled and he was fine but it was a story attendees and The Weeknd fans had only committed to memory That is until earlier this year when he chronicled the journey in an album and the fictionalized film both titled Hurry Up The upcoming day Wednesday night was a reclamation of the moment he froze in and a turning point for his life and career AP Music Writer Maria Sherman announced from New York Source