Nelly Furtado
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Nelly Furtado Biography
Singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado heavily credits her ethnic
background and childhood for spawning her creativity as a female and as
an inspiring musician. Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada, Furtado's working-class parents, who are of Portuguese descent,
instilled a hardcore work ethic during her upbringing. She spent eight
summers working as a chambermaid with her housekeeping mother, quickly
realizing what it meant to work for a living.
She turned to music for enjoyment, learning to play the guitar and the
ukulele, and listened to mainstream R&B like Mariah Carey, TLC,
Jodeci, Salt-N-Pepa, and Bell Biv DeVoe. Later, she delved into her
older brother's collection of Radiohead, Pulp, Oasis, Portishead, the
Verve, and U2, pushing Furtado to fully embrace different musical
genres, specifically Brazilian music and material by Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan and Amalia Rodrigues. Hip-hop was also a big catalyst in shaping
Furtado's musical appreciation. After high school, she headed to
Toronto where she worked at an alarm company by day and experienced the
music scene by night. She joined a hip-hop duo, Nelstar, and this
opportunity led Furtado back to her hip-hop influences of De La Soul
and Digable Planets. This allowed her to get comfortable with writing
her own melodies and freestyle rhymes.
When Furtado started cutting loose at a local Toronto club during the
week, her musical aspirations began to swirl. Brian West and Gerald
Eaton, of Canadian funk-pop group the Philosopher Kings, were instantly
impressed by her strong sense of performing and asked to produce her
demo. During those sessions, Furtado created some of the moving work
that landed on her debut for Dreamworks, Whoa, Nelly!, released in fall
2000. A headlining tour of the U.S. in spring 2001 sparked more
interest from fans and critics, and a spot on Moby's Area:One summer
tour allowed singles I'm Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light to
receive bigger praise. Furtado's greatest achievement followed a year
later when she earned four Grammy nods, including Song of the Year for
I'm Like a Bird.
Folklore appeared in November 2003, nearly two months after Furtado
gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Nevis. The record was a
general disappointment, failing to capitalize on the success of her
previous work. She didn't return to limelight until summer 2006, with
her third record, Loose. Produced almost entirely by Timbaland and
boasting a much more appealing and timely style, the album earned
significant attention, putting Furtado's career back on the fast track.
Lead track Promiscuous became an instant hit, earning her a number
one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Loose also topped the
Billboard Top 200 album chart during its first week of release in later
June 2006, becoming Furtado's first-ever number one album. ~ MacKenzie
Wilson, All Music Guide
Written by MacKenzie Wilson