In case you're a fan, here are some interesting facts about
Nelly Furtado, her career, and how she came to be where she is
today. You'll discover all the facts you want to know about
this talented celebrity.
Nelly Kim Furtado is a well known singer,
songwriter, record producer and
instrumentalist. Born in the Canadian city of
Victoria, British Columbia on December 2nd,
1978, she also holds Portuguese
citizenship.
Her father is Antonio Jose Furtado and her
mother is Maria Manuela. They were born in Sao
Miguel Island and in the late 1960's,
immigrated to Canada. Nelly Furtado was named
after the Soviet gymnast, Nellie
Kim.
Maneater
In the year 2000, she gained stardom when her debut album "Whoa
Nelly" was released. Needless to say, the album was a massive
hit and by August 2006, five million copies were sold.
Nelly Furtado is known for experimenting with different
instruments, genres, sounds, languages and vocal styles.
Nellie Furtado gave birth to a daughter, Nevis in Toronto on
September 20 in the year 2003. Her father is DJ Jasper Gahunia.
For several years, Furtado and Gahunia were friends and
remained together for 4 years until their breakup in the year
2005.
Based on Blender magazine reports, Furtado has stated that she
continues to remain friends with Gahunia and have also taken
joint responsibility to raise their daughter, Nevis.
In the year 2003, Nelly Furtado's second album, Folklore, was
released. She dedicated the final track of the album "Childhood
Dreams" to her daughter, Nevis.
In the year 2006, Nelly Furtado was asked by Genre magazine if
she had ever felt an attraction to women. Furtado gave an
affirmative response saying that "Women are beautiful and
sexy". This kind of bold statement made people wonder about her
bisexuality, but Furtado clarified later that she was very
straight forward and open about her statements.
Nelly Furtado also said that she rejected half a million
dollars offer to pose nude in Playboy, an offer not give to
just anyone.
In the year 2007, Nelly Furtado was engaged to Cuban sound
engineer, Demacio "Demo" Castellon, who had worked with her on
her album "Loose".
On September 9th 2007, Nelly Furtado performed at the MTV Video
Music Awards with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.
Her music has been greatly influenced by Toronto, her current
city. Furtado calls Toronto "the most multicultural city in the
entire world".
When Furtado was in middle school, she had a stint in acting. .
She featured in the episodes "Some Buried Bones" of CSI: NY and
"ONE LIFE TO LIVE".
In the year 2006, Nelly Furtado along with Enrique Iglesias,
Kelly Rowland, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson teamed
up with MTV, BET and NIKE to perform an AIDS awareness concert
in South Africa.
Teaming up with world renowned celebrities, Alicia Keys and
Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado has hosted a program about
AIDS on MTV.
Nelly Furtado is a great talent and not expected to disappear
any time soon. Her singing career continues to flourish and has
already become a staple in the world of contemporary
music.
About the Author: Juliet Monkish is a celeb fan
who loves getting all the dirt on female
celebrities. For more information on the Nelly
Furtado biography and other Celebrity females,
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