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My Take
Nelly Furtado fascinates me because she never stayed where success told her to stay. The folky charm of I'm Like a Bird won her a Grammy, and a less curious artist would have made that record five more times. Instead she handed herself over to bolder, club-ready production and came back with a sleek reinvention that defined mid-2000s pop. Her Portuguese roots, her Latin Grammy, her 45 million records sold — they all point to the same trait: a restless musical appetite. I hear Victoria, British Columbia in her openness and the whole world in her sound. Few singers of her generation have aged this interestingly.
Overview
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted Furtado's musical versatility and experimentation with genres.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nelly Furtado
- Name (Japanese)
- ネリー・ファータド
- Reading
- ねりー・ふぁーたど
- Born
- December 2, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 158 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musicologist / actor / guitarist / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Commander of the Order of Prince Henry
- 2010 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2001 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- 2010 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album
- 2007 NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Musicologist — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.