Nelly Furtado is one of the most dynamic stars in pop music today. Since releasing her debut album Whoa, Nelly! " In 2000, she always has pushed the boundaries of musical genres, incorporating influences from music around the world. Nelly Furtado song won six Grammy Awards and a Juno MTV Europe Music Award.
Born in Canada in 1978, Furtado was inspired to sing and act at an early age. She began singing at 4 and began writing their own points at age 12. Shortly before she graduated from high school, began to establish contacts in the rap and hip-hop community in Toronto. A solo exhibition Honey Jam in 1997 in Toronto has attracted the attention of Gerald Eaton, Brian West and two members of The Philosopher Kings. Furtado The duo has created a demo that led to a deal with DreamWorks Records. His first single released on the album Film Soundtrack Brokedown Palace.
Eaton and West helped Furtado produce her first album "Whoa Nelly!" The album was released in October 2000 to rave reviews. The single "I'm Like a Bird" Furtado finally won his first Grammy Award for Best Actress Pop Vocal Performance. Objects of other successes of the album is "Turn Off the Light" and "On The Radio (Remember The Days). The video for Nelly Furtado former star of context multicultural.
The album was hailed by critics for its unique musical style and fresh approach to pop music. The cultural context of a mixture Lightbox unique styles and sounds. Furtado is of Portuguese descent and speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
Their second album "Folklore" was released in November 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Nevis. Due to poor promotion from the label, the album is less successful than their first album. The singles extracts the album is "Powerless (Say What You Want)" and "treat". The song "Forca," the album was used as the official football anthem of Euro 2004. The song "Childhood Dreams" was dedicated to his daughter.
In 2006, the third most successful album to date Nelly Furtado has been released. "Loose" is produced mainly by hip hop producer Timbaland is evident in the album of hip-hop and R & B sound. Although many dismissed their former fans Furtado new direction, the album has been a huge success in the world. The singles "Promiscuous" "Maneater" "Say It Right" and "All Good Things (Come to an End)" topped the charts in many countries due to Nelly Furtado videos and radio play.
Besides singing, Furtado has recently added to its list of performance skills. She made her debut in the 2006 film "Hero" Nobody "and was instrumental in 2008 in" Max Payne "movie. She also appeared in TV shows CSI: New York and Roswell.
Although many of the lyrics in her album "Loose" are sexually suggestive, Furtado has rejected several attempts by outside influences oversexualize image. She declined to $ 500,000 that was offered by Playboy to use pictures of Nelly Furtado. She refuses to pose in sexy clothes for magazines, and was very upset parties, if a men's magazine digitally removed her dress was more revealing.
Furtado plans to release its fourth album, between May and August 2009. She will be the recording songs in English and Spanish for the new record. It also recorded an entire album in Spanish and Portuguese Album.
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