The Weeknd gives rare look at family life as he shares sweet photos from childhood... just weeks after epic Super Bowl performance

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Just weeks ago he had the biggest performance of his life as he continues to top the charts.

And though The Weeknd is one of the biggest musical stars in the world, he has managed to keep his family life out of the spotlight.

The 31-year-old Canadian singer - full name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - took to Instagram to give his 29.7million followers a rare glimpse into his personal life.

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Sweet: The Weeknd took to Instagram to give his 29.7million followers a rare glimpse into his personal life

Milestone moment: The 31-year-old Canadian singer - full name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - performed during the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Tampa, Florida last month

The Heartless hitmaker posted a few snaps featuring him at childhood with his parents to his Instagram Story on Tuesday.

No doubt they were a very intimate look into the music superstar's personal life as his Ethiopian immigrant parents Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye were featured in the images.

In one of the sweet snaps a very young Abel could be seen sitting on his mother's shoulders with a big smile on his face.

Family first: No doubt they were a very intimate look into the music superstar's personal life as his Ethiopian immigrant parents Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye were featured in the images

Private: No doubt the privacy of his loved ones is at the forefront of the Starboy hitmaker's mind as his parents have never joined him on a red carpet and only has rarely shown them on social media with throwback snaps from childhood

No doubt the privacy of his loved ones is at the forefront of the Starboy hitmaker's mind as his parents have never joined him on a red carpet and only has rarely shown them on social media with throwback snaps from childhood. 

Last month, The Weeknd hit a milestone in his career as he  was surrounded by masked dancers and a robot choir during his COVID-friendly Super Bowl LV halftime show in Tampa, Florida.

The I Can't Feel My Face hitmaker  appeared on stage at the Raymond James Stadium in a floating black convertible surrounded by flashing neon signs reminiscent of Sin City - before dancers wearing bandage masks joined him on stage amid the ongoing pandemic.

 Emerging from the vehicle, The Weeknd - who recently admitted he spent $7million of his own money on the extravaganza - belted out the lyrics to his hits in front of a sequin-clad robot choir and an moody cityscape - located high up in the stadium bleachers.

Adorable: Abel looked to be a very happy child

He was certainly on cloud nine after the performance as hours later he tweeted: ''still buzzing from last night. i couldn't stop smiling the whole performance. thank you @pepsi @NFL @RocNation for believing in me to bring a fresh new take on the halftime show. XO we did it !'

As if that already wasn't enough earlier this week it was reported by Variety that hit Blinding Lights is the first song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to remain in the Top 10 for an entire year.

The upbeat track from the artist previously set a record by remaining in the Top 5 for 43 weeks.

Epic: The I Can't Feel My Face hitmaker appeared on stage at the Raymond James Stadium in a floating black convertible surrounded by flashing neon signs reminiscent of Sin City - before dancers wearing bandage masks joined him on stage amid the ongoing pandemic

He was certainly on cloud nine after the performance as hours later he tweeted: ''still buzzing from last night. i couldn't stop smiling the whole performance. thank you @pepsi @NFL @RocNation for believing in me to bring a fresh new take on the halftime show. XO we did it !' 

The previous Top 10 record was held by Post Malone, whose Circles spent 39 weeks in the upper part of the charts.

The next milestone on tap is the Imagine Dragons' streak of 87 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 with their 2012 track Radioactive.

The impressive feat comes after the recording artist delivered a rousing rendition of the song at the Super Bowl last month; and after a controversy after The Weeknd, his song and its album After Hours were snubbed in Grammy nominations.

Peak of his powers: As if that already wasn't enough earlier this week it was reported by Variety that hit Blinding Lights is the first song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to remain in the Top 10 for an entire year, as the single comes from his successful album After Hours (pictured)

The Can't Feel My Face artist in January told Billboard that the lack of nominations felt like 'an attack' on him professionally.

'We did everything right, I think. I'm not a cocky person. I'm not arrogant. People told me I was going to get nominated. The world told me. 

'Like, "This is it; this is your year." We were all very confused.'

Other tracks in the past three decades that were named Billboard's hit of the year - that did not go on to be nominated for Grammys - include Kesha's TiK ToK in 2009; Lifehouse's Hanging by a Moment in 2001; Next's Too Close in 1998; and Los del Río's Macarena in 1996.

Not pleased: The Weeknd, his song and its album After Hours were snubbed in Grammy nominations this year, as he is seen after winning two Grammys in February 2016