When was nelly furtado born

The song led to a huge spike in the initially slow sales of Whoa, Nelly! Critics were as impressed with Furtado's daring genre-bending as record-buyers. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly praised her playful energy and the album's surprising mix of instrumentation "dub basses, lulling jazz trumpets, mambo pianos, and death-metal guitars, often in the same song". Some of the critical praise for Furtado was measured. Writers noted that some of her lyrics seemed self-absorbed and simple, with a lot of references to birds and sky, and that her high, pinched voice did not always sound as good in concert as on her album.

But in general, her musical approach was greeted as fresh and exciting. Furtado toured the United States in the spring of and opened for electronica artist Moby on his summer tour that year.

When she played her first show in Portugal and sang her Portuguese song "Onde Estas? Farley, writing for Time International , praised Furtado for her music's connection with her cultural roots.

Her eyes are so bright and blue they appear unreal, like a black-and-white film colorized for TV ratings. Her face is that of a new North America, a beguiling mix of diverse influences. Writers, and Furtado herself, have also noted that being Canadian has affected Furtado's music.

She told Austin Scaggs of Rolling Stone that she still lives in Toronto because it is "the most multicultural city in the entire world….

You can be anything you want in Toronto. You can be Jamaican, you can be East Indian. I can be Portuguese when I feel like it. I can be any culture really. That's why my first album was world pop: I grew up in Canada. Late that year, Furtado released her follow-up album, Folklore. Her aim was to make a "modern folk record" using stringed instruments like the banjo, dulcimer, and the Portuguese ukelele, she told Stephen Mooallem of Interview. The album was not as successful as her debut, selling only about , copies and generating no hit singles.

Since the album was selling better overseas than in the United States, Furtado embarked on a long world tour, with her baby and boyfriend traveling with her. The hip-hop star Timbaland managed the creation of the third album. Loose was presented in and got into Billboard top songs immediately.

Nelly worked on the songs and music videos for the third album in Latin America and the United States. In , Loose was named the bestselling album of the year. The phenomenal achievements could be explained by the well-thought promotion campaign and many singles. In a while, Nelly presented the new album Mi Plan; all songs were in Spanish. Again, millions of copies were sold in the USA; this work was also named the album of the year in South America.

Nelly performed this hit at the Billboard Music Awards ceremony. She also got a golden certificate in Canada for this track. Apart from her singing career, Nelly Furtado has tried herself as an actress. The series kept people interested for nine seasons, and the young woman believed it was an honor to play there.

As she liked the stage work, the artist appeared in a full-length movie soon: the noir thriller Max Payne. In this comedy, the musician became one of the leading actresses and played a passionate fan of a hockey team. She used to be fragile, and her weight was no more than 49 kg. She watched her diet and was actively engaged in sports.

Her blue eyes and long, dark hair looked beautiful even when the woman wore no make-up. After the childbirth, Nelly put on some weight a little and had bangs which were styled in a unique way; it was done for the new album, Loose.

Before her 30th birthday, Nelly had her hair dyed blonde. Soon, she came back to the dark color, and her hair got shorter. At the beginning of , the singer put on more weight. I knew that you can never recreate those moments. They happen once and they are gone. I think I figured it out: It's so cerebral. It's great in its own way, but that's a different side. Music can help someone through a good time, it can help them through a hard time.

It works both ways. If I can't get along with someone who voted for a different person, we're doomed. That's why we have war. All we're missing is a little bit more compassion and empathy. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Create a list ». Top musical artists! The prettiest women in show-business Could be twins or younger versions of! Celebrity look alike. Biography and life story of celebrity in English.

Contents hide. Basic info wiki card. Biography, Life story. List of works. Previous Michel Aoun. Next Mohammed Rifi.