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Fan Base: Nelly Furtado
Member Since: 9/8/2011
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Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her mother, Maria Manuela, was a church choir singer and her father, António José was a big fan of the Portuguese music called "fado". As a child, Nelly accompanied her mother on her job as a housekeeper. Furtado's musical promise surfaced early, and she played various instruments such as the ukulele and trombone as well as dancing and singing. At the age of four, she performed a duet with her mother at church in celebration of Portugal Day. She was part of a jazz band, a concert band, and a marching band in addition to appearing in school plays and musicals. When Furtado was eight, she received a tape recorder and microphone as a gift. This gift and her fascination with hip-hop groups such as TLC, Bel Biv Devoe, Ice-T, and Mariah Carey led her to experiment with the sampling techniques used by those acts. When she was 18, Furtado entered a talent show for young female urban performers held in Toronto, the Honey Jam. Her performance caught the eye of the manager of the Philosopher Kings, a funk/pop group. Furtado recorded a track with the help of Gerald Eaton and Brian West (of the Philosopher Kings). Impressed with what they heard, Eaton and West persuaded Furtado to return to Toronto to cut more tracks. Their work paid off when Furtado landed a record contract with DreamWorks Records and eventually recorded her debut album, Whoa Nelly! Furtado toured in support of that album and also played the Lilith Fair, an all-female musical showcase. Subsequent albums have received critical acclaim and further demonstrated Furtado's aim of exploring the world through music.
Nelly Furtado's daughter Nevis Chetan Furtado, with Jasper Gahunia, was born on September 20, 2003. Furtado and Gahunia remained together for several years before their break-up in 2005. Daughter Nevis is one quarter Filipino, one quarter Asian Indian, and one half Portuguese.
  | Whoa, Nelly!
Released: October 26, 2000
Genre: Pop, folk, trip hop, world music
Producers: Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian West, Jon Levine
Peak: US: #24; UK: #2; AUS: #4; CAN: #2; GER: #14; NZ: #5
iTunes, Amazon
4x platinum - CAN
3x platinum - NZ
2x platinum - UK, IRE, US
Platinum - SWI, POR
   
 Tracklist of "Whoa, Nelly!"
1. "Hey, Man!"
GER: #49
2. "**** on the Radio (Remember the Days)"
CAN: #14; UK: #18; AUS: #53; NZ: #5; GER: #67
3. "Baby Girl"
4. "Legend"
5. "I'm Like a Bird"
US: #9; CAN: #1; UK: #5; AUS: #2; NZ: #2; GER: #41
6. "Turn Off the Light"
US: #5; CAN: #7; UK: #4; AUS: #7; NZ: #1; GER: #31
7. "Trynna Finda Way"
8. "Party"
9. "Well, Well"
10. "My Love Grows Deeper" (Part 1)
11. "I Will Make U Cry"
12. "Scared of You"
Bonus tracks:
"Onde Estás"
"I Feel You" (featuring Esthero)
"My Love Grows Deeper" (single/Non LP version)
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Released: November 23, 2003
Genre: Folk, folk rock, pop, soft rock, world, blue-eyed soul
Producers: Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian West, Lil' Jaz, Mike Elizondo
Peak: US: #38; UK: #11; AUS: #82; CAN: #18; GER: #4
iTunes, Amazon
Platinum - CAN, SWI
Gold - US, UK, NZ, POR
   
Tracklist of "Folklore"
1. "One-Trick Pony" (featuring Kronos Quartet)
2. "Powerless (Say What You Want)"
CAN: #6; UK: #13; AUS: #37; NZ: 16; GER: #8
3. "Explode"
CAN: #86; GER: #34
4. "Try"
CAN: #9; UK: #15; AUS: #61; GER: #31
5. "Fresh Off the Boat"
6. "Força"
CAN: #76; UK: #40; GER: #6
7. "The Grass Is Green"
8. "Picture Perfect"
9. "Saturdays" (featuring Jarvis Church)
10. "Build You Up"
11. "Island of Wonder" (featuring Caetano Veloso)
12. "Childhood Dreams"
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 | Loose
Released: June 7, 2006
Genre: Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop
Producers: Danja, Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels, Nisan Stewart, Timbaland, Brian West
Peak: US: #1; UK: #4; AUS: #4; CAN: #1; GER: #1; NZ: #1
iTunes, Amazon
Diamond - POL
7x Platinum - RUS
5x Platinum - SWI, GER, CAN
3x Platinum - FIN, ROM
2x Platinum - AUS, Austria, BEL, HUN, NZ, POR, UK
Platinum - US, South Africa, IRE, FRA, DEN
       
Tracklist of "Loose"
1. "Afraid" (featuring Attitude)
2. "Maneater"
US: #16; UK: #1; AUS: #3; CAN: #5; NZ: #2; GER: #4
3. "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland)
US: #1; UK: #3; AUS: #2; CAN: #1 NZ: #1; GER: #6
4. "Glow"
5. "Showtime"
6. "No Hay Igual"
7. "Te Busque" (featuring Juanes)
GER: #16
8. "Say It Right"
US: #1; UK: #10; AUS: #2; CAN: #5; NZ: #1; GER: #2
9. "Do It"
US: #88; UK: #75; AUS: #53; CAN: #11; NZ: #17; GER: #22
10. "In God's Hands"
CAN: #11; GER: #33
11. "Wait for You"
12. "All Good Things (Come to an End)"
US: #86; UK: #4; AUS: #12; CAN: #5; NZ: #12; GER: #1
Bonus tracks:
"Let My Hair Down"
"Somebody to Love"
"What I Wanted"
"Undercover"
"Runaway"
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 | Mi Plan
Released: September 11, 2009
Genre: Latin pop, pop rock
Producers: Nelly Furtado, James Bryan, Julieta Venegas, Lester Mendez, Brian West, The Demolition Crew, Salaam Remi
Peak: US: #39; AUS: #6; GER: #5
iTunes, Amazon
2x Platinum - Chile
Platinum - US (Latin)
Gold - GER, SWI, POL
   
Tracklist of "Mi Plan"
1. "Manos al aire"
GER: #2
2. "Más"
3. "Mi plan" (featuring Alex Cuba)
4. "Sueños" (featuring Alejandro Fernández)
5. "Bajo otra luz" (featuring Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodríguez)
6. "Vacación"
7. "Suficiente tiempo"
8. "Fuerte" (featuring Concha Buika)
9. "Silencio" (featuring Josh Groban)
10. "Como lluvia" (featuring Juan Luis Guerra)
11. "Feliz cumpleaños"
"Fantasmas" (hidden track, starts 5 minutes and 11 seconds into "Feliz Cumpleaños")
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 | The Spirit Indestructible
Released: September 14, 2012
Genre: Pop
Producers: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Salaam Remi, Andre Lindal, Chris Zane, Michael Angelakos, Bob Rock, Rick Nowels, Nelly Furtado, DK, Fraser T. Smith, Di Genius, John Shanks, The Demolition Crew, Tiësto
Peak: US: #79; UK: #46; CAN: #18; GER: #3
iTunes, Amazon
   
Tracklist of "The Spirit Indestructible"
1. "Spirit Indestructible"
GER: #23
2. "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)"
CAN: #28; GER: #41; UK: #14
3. "High Life" (featuring Ace Primo)
4. "Parking Lot"
5. "Something" (featuring Nas)
6. "Bucket List"
7. "The Most Beautiful Thing" (featuring Sara Tavares)
8. "Waiting for the Night"
CAN: #9; GER: #26
9. "Miracles"
10. "Circles"
11. "Enemy"
12. "Believers (Arab Spring)"
Bonus tracks:
"Cry"
"Play"
"Hold Up"
"End of the World"
"Don't Leave Me"
"Be OK" (featuring Dylan Murray)
"Thoughts" (featuring The Kenyan Boys Choir)
"Thoughts" (Tiësto Remix)
"End Game"
"Skylight"
"Soak It Up"
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I loved her Greatest Hits 
Can't wait for her new studio album!
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The album is going to slay.
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Can't wait, either.
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Originally posted by Jared
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Yes! Can't wait!!!
What are your favourite Nelly songs?
My favourite are Say It Right, All Good Things...(pretty much the whole Loose  ), Stars, Powerless, Try, I'm Like a Bird, Turn Off The Lights, **** on the Radio, Explode, ...and many others!
Nelly is so amazing! I really like listening to her songs. Her voice is magic and universal. She can pull any genre.
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I love Nelly!
My favourite songs are :
One trick pony
Saturdays
Try
Im Like A bird
**** on the radio
All good things
Afraid
Somebody To love
Say it right
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- I'm Like A Bird
- Try
- Forca
- Maneater
- Say It Right
- Do It
- Free
- Girflriend in the City
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Quote:
Originally posted by alex_bmkx
I love Nelly!
My favourite songs are :
One trick pony
Saturdays
Try
Im Like A bird
**** on the radio
All good things
Afraid
Somebody To love
Say it right
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*goes to play Afraid* That **** is hard...I remember it being my ringtone for the text messages 
And guys we mustn't let this thread flop Otherwise the mods will close it.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Sexy Boy
*goes to play Afraid* That **** is hard...I remember it being my ringtone for the text messages
And guys we mustn't let this thread flop Otherwise the mods will close it. |
Okay
im listening to Loose now
Now playing : Maneater
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I remember when I first saw Maneater on TV, I was so shocked.
I was like, wow she's changed so much. She looked so hot and the song just *****. 
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Originally posted by Allstar
I remember when I first saw Maneater on TV, I was so shocked.
I was like, wow she's changed so much. She looked so hot and the song just *****. |
My local radio stations were playing "All Good Things" & "Maneater"....I knew AGT was sung by Nelly, but I had absolutely no idea who sings "Maneater" but I really loved that song! That awkward moment when I found out that "Maneater" is also sung by Nelly 
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Some Favorites:
- Promiscuous
- Say It Right
- Maneater
- The Grass Is Green
- Try
- Runaway
- **** On The Radio
- Explode
From the top of my head.
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Am i the only who thinks that Courtney Cox and Nelly Furtado are the same perosn 
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I still pressed "Maneater" didn't go Top 10 in the US. Stupid Interscope.
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Originally posted by alex_bmkx
Am i the only who thinks that Courtney Cox and Nelly Furtado are the same perosn
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Yes. 
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jared
I still pressed "Maneater" didn't go Top 10 in the US. Stupid Interscope.
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IKR!  It was a smash!
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Originally posted by Sexy Boy
IKR! It was a smash! |
If my memory serves me correctly, it was #16 on the Hot 100 THREE weeks in a row based on downloads ALONE.
It had so much potential to be a follow up smash. Why they never sent it for radio adds is beyond me.
The stupidest move her label made the whole era. At least they made it up and gave "Say It Right" major promo.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jared
If my memory serves me correctly, it was #16 on the Hot 100 THREE weeks in a row based on downloads ALONE.
It had so much potential to be a follow up smash. Why they never sent it for radio adds is beyond me.
The stupidest move her label made the whole era. At least they made it up and gave "Say It Right" major promo.
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Really? They didn't? ...I didn't know this...
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Originally posted by alex_bmkx
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They look barely alike.
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