Nelly Furtado
Born
December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Name
Nelly Kim Furtado
Height
5' 2" (1.59 m)
Mini Bio
Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Maria Manuela Furtado (née Neto), a motel cleaner & António José Furtado, a stonemason. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, I'm Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light. The first of the two singles won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's introspective folk-heavy 2003 second album, Folklore, explored her Portuguese roots. Its singles received moderate success in Europe, but the album's underperformance compared to her debut was regarded as a sophomore slump.
Furtado's third album, Loose (2006), was a smash hit and became her best selling album with more than 12 million copies sold worldwide, also making it one of the best selling albums of the 2000s. Considered a radical image reinvention, Furtado continued to explore her Latin heritage while leaning heavier into hip hop. The album spawned four successful number one singles worldwide; Promiscuous, Maneater, Say It Right & All Good Things (Come to an End). Her Timbaland collaboration, Give It to Me (2007) in the same era also topped the charts in the US and overseas. Furtado's critically acclaimed duet with James Morrison, Broken Strings, also topped the charts in Europe in 2008.
She released her first Spanish language album, Mi Plan, in 2009, which won her a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2012, Furtado released her nostalgia inspired fifth album The Spirit Indestructible. Furtado split with her management and went independent thereafter, releasing her indie-pop sixth album, The Ride (2017) under her own label, Nelstar Entertainment.
Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She has won several awards throughout her career, including one Grammy Award from seven nominations, one Latin Grammy Award, ten Juno Awards, one BRIT Award, one Billboard Music Award, one MTV Europe Music Award, one World Music Award, and three Much Music Video Awards. Furtado has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, and was awarded Commander of the Order of Prince Henry on February 28, 2014 in Toronto by AnĂbal Cavaco Silva, the then-President of Portugal.
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28th August 2005, 19:14
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Elite Prospect
Nelly Furtado
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28th August 2005, 19:18
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Elite Prospect
[08/27/05] Nelly Furtado @ Pre-MTV VMA Party - x5
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28th August 2005, 20:13
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Elite Prospect
WHOA NELLY! I love Nelly and wish she would do some more music. THXs for the great pics!
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28th August 2005, 20:20
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Elite Prospect
Thxs for a double dose of Nelly! She looks good but could use a dose of clean and clear in these pics.
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29th August 2005, 19:28
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i couldnt figure out what you meant til i saw the pic jjhelms.. but damn! thats some seriously bad skin.
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13th September 2005, 02:36
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Elite Prospect
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4th November 2005, 19:01
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[11/03/05] Nelly Furtado @ 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards - x4
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5th November 2005, 01:06
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Private Member
Beautiful woman but that an ugly top she got on.
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26th January 2006, 05:58
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Sponsor
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26th January 2006, 16:38
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Elite Prospect
thx, i've always liked that pic, very very easy to do something cool in photoshop with it. I know, i've tried :p
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4th February 2006, 13:46
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[02/03/06] Nelly Furtado @ Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2006 Bryant Park - x3
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6th February 2006, 15:42
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i think she is really cute. thanks for the pics.
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7th February 2006, 06:57
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Elite Prospect
WHOA NELLY! Thxs peterball
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7th February 2006, 14:37
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Nelly looks wonderful
Thanks pertball
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28th March 2006, 11:08
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Elite Prospect
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