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The song was called "Bang the Drum" released on EMI album Sounds Of Vancouver 2010 (a commemorative album). [52] Furtado publicly endorsed Green Party leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands during the federal election in 2011. Furtado was featured in a new song by N.E.R.D.

On September 20, 2003, Furtado gave birth to her daughter, Nevis Chetan. [28] In 2003, Furtado won an International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto for her song "Turn Off the Light". "[99] She cites diverse influences, including Madonna, Mariah Carey,[100] Blondie, Prince, The Police, Eurythmics, Talking Heads, De La Soul, TLC, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Amália Rodrigues, Caetano Veloso, Juanes, Jeff Buckley, Esthero, Björk, Cornershop, Oasis, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, U2 and Beck.

[50] He and fellow Kings member Brian West helped Furtado produce a demo. She left Toronto, but returned again to record more material with Eaton and West. in Portuguese), the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship.

In July 2016, Furtado released "Behind Your Back" exclusively on Spotify, describing the song as an "appetiser" for her next album.

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. [54] For the Canadian film The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, Furtado lent her vocals for the Dolly Parton gospel cover "The Seeker" featured during the credits of the film. She also participated in the Young Artists for Haiti song, in which many Canadian artists came together and sang K'naan's song "Wavin' Flag" to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

The album spawned four successful number one singles worldwide; "Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It Right", and "All Good Things (Come to an End)".

76 more photos, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. She also had a collaboration with Colombian artist Juanes in the song "Fotografía" ("Photograph"), where she showed her diversity of yet another language, Spanish. (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 following year, she formed Nelstar, a trip hop duo with Newkirk. Furtado's critically acclaimed duet with James Morrison, "Broken Strings" also topped the charts in Europe in 2008.[8]. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly!

The single "Say It Right" eventually became Furtado's most successful song worldwide, due to its huge success in Europe and in the United States, where it became her second number-one hit. In honour of her visit, local leaders officially proclaimed March 21, 2007, the first day of spring, as Nelly Furtado Day.

Furtado possesses a mezzo-soprano voice.

[26] The lead single released was "Powerless (Say What You Want)" and the second single was the ballad "Try". [13] Nelly was named after Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim.

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Her Portuguese parents, António José Furtado and Maria Manuela Furtado, were born on São Miguel Island in the Azores[12] and had immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of … The album was an international success, supported by three international singles: "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light", and "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)".



In 2007, Furtado and Justin Timberlake were featured on Timbaland's single "Give It to Me",[38] which became her third number-one single in the U.S. and second in the UK.

Furtado's debut Spanish album, Mi Plan was released with the first single, "Manos Al Aire" ("Hands in the Air"). In 2012, Furtado released her nostalgia inspired fifth album, The Spirit Indestructible. The child's father is Jasper Gahunia,[85] Furtado's boyfriend since 2001 and a close friend for several years. [21] The sound of the album was strongly influenced by musicians who had traversed cultures and "the challenge of making heartfelt, emotional music that's upbeat and hopeful". The couple broke up in 2005 but, according to Furtado, continue to be good friends and share joint responsibility of raising Nevis. [18][19] Her performance attracted the attention of The Philosopher Kings singer Gerald Eaton, who then approached her to write with him.

The album's first single, "Night Is Young",[48] was released on October 12, 2010.

Furtado performed this song in Lisbon at the championship's final, in which Portugal's national team played. The first act signed to Nelstar is Fritz Helder & the Phantoms. The first single from The Spirit Indestructible, "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)", was released digitally on April 17, 2012[65] and was sent to North American radio stations on May 1, 2012. [22] According to Maclean's magazine, Whoa, Nelly!

[13] Following the release of the album, Furtado headlined the "Burn in the Spotlight Tour" and also appeared on Moby's Area:One tour. Furtado made a guest appearance on Canadian singer k-os's new album Yes!, collaborating alongside Saukrates on the song "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman", released in early July 2009. On February 14, 2016, Furtado performed the Canadian national anthem at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game which was held in Toronto[71] (this was the second time Furtado had performed at the NBA All-Star Game, also having performed "O Canada" at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game). [18] After graduating from Mount Douglas Secondary School in 1996, she moved to Toronto to reside with her sister Lisa Anne. They were raised Roman Catholic. [74] The track appears on Hynes' album Freetown Sound.

[37] On April 1, 2007, Furtado was a performer and host of the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [7] Considered a radical image reinvention, Furtado continued to explore her Latin heritage while leaning heavier into hip hop. Go directly to shout page. The ever-smiling music artiste looked a little more confident during his performance, as compared to the past and it was clear that he'd taken into account all of the critiques he received from judges.

In 2002, Furtado appeared on the song "Thin Line", on underground hip hop group Jurassic 5's album Power in Numbers. [29][30] In this album, primarily produced by Timbaland, Furtado experiments with sounds from R&B, hip hop, and 1980s music. 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 Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the former President of Portugal. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. [53] Furtado was featured on one of the Game's The R.E.D. She is the first Portuguese-Canadian to win a Latin Grammy award. Furtado won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Mi Plan. I never wanted to be part of corporate music. [92], In November 2006, Furtado revealed that she once turned down US$500,000 to pose fully clothed in Playboy.

We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. [14][15] At age four, she began performing and singing in Portuguese. called "Hot-n-Fun". [86] On July 19, 2008, Furtado married sound engineer Demacio Castellon, with whom she had worked on Loose. [75] Following the release, in an interview with CBC Player, Furtado stated that her album is finished and she has recorded 16 songs with John Congleton, but the album will contain 12. [93], Furtado hosted a program about AIDS on MTV, which also featured guests Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

Furtado continued to collaborate with hip-hop producer Salaam Remi, who previously worked on the 2010 single "Night Is Young", on "The Edge". "Powerless (Say What You Want)" was later remixed into a Spanish version called "Abre Tu Corazón", featuring Juanes, who had previously worked with Furtado on his track "Fotografía". "All Good Things (Come to an End)" became her most successful song in Europe, topping single charts in numerous countries there. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. On February 16, 2007, Furtado embarked on the "Get Loose Tour".

In 2002, Furtado was the recipient of an International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto for her song "I'm Like a Bird". [13] Furtado has acknowledged her family as the source of her strong work ethic; she spent eight summers working as a chambermaid with her mother, along with her brother and sister, who was a housekeeper in Victoria.[17]. [69], In 2016, Furtado appeared in a minor supporting role in the romantic comedy film A Date with Miss Fortune.[70]. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website.
Furtado continued the collaboration with Eaton and West, who co-produced her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, which was released in October 2000. Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999.