Nelly Furtado Facts

  • After only a few years together, Furtado is separating from her husband, also the father of Nevis.
  • At the Honey Jam 1997, Furtado performed and Gerald Eaton was impressed with her performance and asked her to write music with him.
  • Before becoming an international artist, Nelly Furtado used to send fan mail to Liam Gallagher.
  • Birth Date : December 2, 1978
  • Birth Name : Nelly Kim Furtado
  • Birth Place : Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Childhood Dreams from Folklore is dedicated to her daughter.
  • Discography: Whoa, Nelly! (2000), Folklore (2003), Loose (2006)
  • Following the release of her first album, Furtado headlined the Burn in the Spotlight tour and also appeared on Moby's Area: One tour.
  • Forca means "strength" in Portuguese.
  • Forca was the official anthem of the 2004 European Championship.
  • Furtado began writing songs at age 12.
  • Furtado calls the genre of her third album "punk-hop".
  • Furtado experiments with different vocal styles, languages, sounds, genres and instruments.
  • Furtado formed Nelstar in 1997 with Newkirk.
  • Furtado gave birth to her daughter, Nevis, on September 20, 2003 in Toronto, Canada.
  • Furtado has an interest in different cultures.
  • Furtado is able to speak Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
  • Furtado is named after the Soviet gymnast, Nellie Kim.
  • Furtado landed a record deal with DreamWorks Records in 1999.
  • Furtado played in a Portuguese marching band as a teenager.
  • Furtado said that working in Miami influenced the sounds of her third album.
  • Furtado shares the same birthday with Britney Spears and Canadian actress Cassie Steele.
  • Furtado started playing the trombone and ukulele at age 9. Later, she learned to play the guitar and keyboard.
  • Furtado started singing at age 4.
  • Furtado was furious when a men's magazine digitally removed her clothes in order for the singer to appear in more revealing outfits. The singer insists that she would never pose in the sexy outfits.
  • Furtado won a Grammy Award for her debut single I'm Like a Bird.
  • Furtado worked as a maid with her mother, who was a housekeeper.
  • Furtado's daughter, Nevis, is named after a Caribbean island.
  • Furtado's influences include Amalia Rodrigues, Beck, Caetano Veloso, Cornershop, De La Soul, Digable Planets, Jeff Buckley, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Oasis, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, TLC, U2 and The Verve.
  • Furtado's latest single is Promiscuous featuring Timbaland.
  • Furtado's Promiscuous is the biggest song on the charts of 2006, having a six week place at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
  • Height : 5' 1"
  • In eleventh grade, Furtado met Plains of Fascination and recorded her vocals to their 1996 album Join the Ranks on the track Waitin' 4 the Streets.
  • Name : Nelly Furtado
  • Nelly Furtado is singing the official Anthem for the European 2004 football Championship.
  • Nelly Furtado spent eight summers working as a chambermaid with her Mum at 'The Robin Hood Motel' in Toronto.
  • Nelly is currently desperate to raise funds for environmental group the Land Conservancy by auctioning a handmade patchwork quilt. While Nelly will work on the center square, she is asking fans to make their own creations for the rest of the project and as a reward for their donations to the craft, the participants who make it into the final quilt will earn an autographed picture of the singer.
  • Nelly plays the trombone.
  • Nelly said that she didn't really enjoy working with Timberland, saying that he got bored easily, and Nelly didn't feel like he was into it. Though she is happy with the product.
  • Nelly turned down an offer of $64,000 to pose nude for Playboy in 2006.
  • Nelly wants to bring her toddler Nevis along with her on tour because she believes her daughter will love the experience.
  • Nelly won the award for World's Best Pop/Rock Artist at the 2006 World Music Awards.
  • Nelly's song Promiscuous has been nominated for three 2006 MTV VMAs: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Pop Video.
  • The debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, gained four Grammy nominations. Furtado won "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".
  • The father of Nelly's daughter is DJ Jasper Gahunia aka Lil' Jaz.
  • The second album, Folklore, didn't match the success of the first album, Whoa, Nelly!.
  • The singles from the album Whoa, Nelly! are I'm Like A Bird and Turn Off the Lights.
  • The third album, Loose, was released on June 20, 2006.
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