About Nelly Furtado
When Nelly Furtado appeared with her neo-hippie, multiculti debut Whoa, Nelly! in 2001, a dance-diva makeover seemed like an impossibility, but the singer/songwriter revived and sustained her career with the sexually charged Loose in 2006, and in the process, consolidated her position as one of the most unpredictable artists of her decade. Furtado always proudly displayed her Portuguese heritage, a distinction that separated her from legions of emerging female singer/songwriters in the early days of the new millennium, but her uniqueness didn’t end there: she had an ear for elliptical yet memorable melodies, and a taste for Brit-pop balanced by an immersion in modern R&B and hip-hop. All this surfaced on Whoa, Nelly! and its hits "Turn Off the Light" and "I'm Like a Bird," but she really pushed her rhythmic influences to the forefront on Loose, resulting in "Promiscuous" and "Maneater," her biggest hits yet, suggesting that Furtado had many avenues yet to explore.
A native of the Canadian city of Victoria, Furtado was a musically precocious child, learning to play a variety of instruments and singing in choirs, spending as much time listening to modern R&B like Mariah Carey and TLC as she did Brit-pop, eventually winding her way toward hip-hop and Brazilian music. Upon her high school graduation, she headed to Toronto, soon joining the hip-hop duo Nelstar. Not long afterward, the duo of Brian West and Gerald Eaton, core members of the Philosopher Kings, produced the Furtado demo that led to her contract with DreamWorks.
Whoa, Nelly!, her first album, appeared in late 2000 and DreamWorks built the album gradually, capitalizing on strong reviews and a supporting slot for Moby, with the record truly taking off when "I'm Like a Bird" turned into a hit on a road that led to a Grammy for Song of the Year. This was one of four Grammy nominations and several hits including "Turn Off the Light," which displayed her rhythmic roots in a way "I'm Like a Bird" did not.
Furtado had a daughter as she was working on her second album, and her new role as a mother was evident on Folklore. Released in November 2003, it was an ambitious album with a world music aesthetic that garnered some good reviews along with some negative notices, and it failed to generate a hit. The album also suffered from under-promotion due to DreamWorks' acquisition by Universal Music Group, a situation that eventually led to Furtado landing at Geffen Records. Nonetheless, Folklore garnered some positive attention, with the single "Força" used as the theme to the 2004 European Football Championship.
Perhaps the under-performance and troubled release of that album pushed Furtado toward the musical makeover of Loose, the 2006 effort produced largely by hip-hop superstar Timbaland. Heavy on grooves and overtly sexual, Loose had a pair of smash singles: "Promiscuous," which was a chart-topper in the U.S., and "Maneater," which performed the same feat in the U.K. Both singles set the soundtrack for 2006 around the world, helping the album shift seven million copies internationally. Her star status fortified, Furtado took her time delivering a follow-up, releasing her first Spanish-language album, Mi Plan, in September 2009. A collection of remixes from Mi Plan appeared a year later, followed just a few weeks later by The Best of Nelly Furtado.
Albums List:
Nelly Furtado - Folklore
Nelly Furtado - Folklore (Deluxe)
Nelly Furtado - Folklore (Japan Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Deluxe Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Expanded Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (International Tour Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Italian Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Latin America Portugal Spain Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Spanish Limited Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (Standard Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (US Version)
Nelly Furtado - Loose - The Concert (Live)
Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan
Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan (Bonus Track Versión)
Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan - Remixes
Nelly Furtado - The Best of Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado - The Best of Nelly Furtado (Deluxe Version)
Nelly Furtado - The Best of Nelly Furtado (Spanish Version)
Nelly Furtado - The Ride (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible (Deluxe Version)
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible (International Version) (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible (Standard Version)
Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! (Bonus Track Version)
Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! (Expanded Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! (Special Edition)
EPs & Singles List:
James Morrison - Broken Strings - Single (New Version)
Metro & Nelly Furtado - Sticks & Stones (Remixes)
Nelly Furtado & Quarterhead - All Good Things (Come To An End) [Nelly Furtado x Quarterhead] - EP (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End) - EP (International Version)
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) - EP [feat. Rea Garvey]
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) - EP (Germany Edition) (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) - EP (UK Edition) (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) [The Remixes, Pt. 1]
Nelly Furtado - Live @ The Orange Lounge EP
Nelly Furtado - Manos Al Aire - EP (German Version)
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire - EP (UK Version)
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire - Single (New Version)
Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young (The Remixes) - EP (UK Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young - Single (UK Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
Nelly Furtado - Say it Right - EP (UK Edition)
Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible - EP (Mastered)
Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible - Single (German Version)
Nelly Furtado - Te Busque - EP (Latin Version)
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous - EP (Maxi)
Flo Rida - Jump (feat. Nelly Furtado) - EP
Metro & Nelly Furtado - Sticks & Stones (Remixes) - EP
Metro - Sticks & Stones (Remix) [feat. Nelly Furtado] - EP
Nelly Furtado - As Cinco Melhores - EP
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) [Remixes] - EP
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) [The Remixes, Pt. 2] - EP
Nelly Furtado - Do It (Radio Edit) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Edicion Limitada en Español - EP
Nelly Furtado - Explode - EP
Nelly Furtado - Forca - EP
Nelly Furtado - Hey, Man! - EP
Nelly Furtado - Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Lost & Found Nelly Furtado - EP
Nelly Furtado - Maneater (UK Version) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Maneater - EP
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire (World Mixes) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire - EP
Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young (The Remixes) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Parking Lot (The Remixes, Pt. 2) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Powerless - Say What You Want - EP
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (Remixes) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous - EP
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Remixes) - EP
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right - EP
Nelly Furtado - Sessions@AOL - EP
Nelly Furtado - Te Busque - EP
Nelly Furtado - Try - EP
Nelly Furtado - Waiting For the Night - EP
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous - EP
Timbaland - Morning After Dark (feat. Nelly Furtado & SoShy) [Remixes] - EP
Nelly Furtado - Powerless (Say What You Want) - Single
James Morrison - Broken Strings - Single
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End) - Single [International Version] - Single
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) - Single
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) - Single [feat. Di Ferrero] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Do It - Single
Nelly Furtado - Explode - Single
Nelly Furtado - In God's Hands - Single
Nelly Furtado - Maneater (International Version) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young (The Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (International Version) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right What I Wanted - Single
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right - Single
Nelly Furtado - The Grass Is Green (German Version) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Try - Single
Singles List:
Antonio Carmona - Camino de los Sueños (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Single
Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man - Single
Dylan Murray - Be OK (feat. Nelly Furtado) [Edited Version] - Single
Jelleestone - Friendamine Remix featuring Nelly Furtado - Single
K'naan - Is Anybody Out There (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Single (Mastered)
Metro & Nelly Furtado - Sticks & Stones (Mojito Remix) - Single
Metro & Nelly Furtado - Sticks & Stones - Single
N.E.R.D - Hot-n-Fun (Christian Rich Remix) [feat. Nelly Furtado] - Single
N.E.R.D - Hot-n-Fun (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Single
Nelly Furtado & Speed Radio - Say It Right (Sped Up Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) [Spanish Version] - Single
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things - Single (Sprint Music Series) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Bajo Otra Luz (feat. La Mala Rodriguez) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Behind Your Back - Single
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Do It (feat. Missy Elliott) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Feel So Close - Single
Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird (Live On NewGround) - Single
Nelly Furtado - In God's Hands (feat. Keith Urban) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Islands of Me - Single
Nelly Furtado - Magical World (Bassnectar Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Maneater (Josh Desi Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Single
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire (Robbie Rivera Juicy Mix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Manos al Aire - Single
Nelly Furtado - Mas (Di Più) [Italian Version] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Mas (Rebirth Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan (feat. Alex Cuba) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Más (Feat. Tony Dize) (La Melodía De La Calle Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Más (Humby Remix) [feat. Ricky C] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Más (Urban Remix) [feat. Tony Dize] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young - Single
Nelly Furtado - No Hay Igual (Club Mix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - No Hay Igual (feat. Calle 13) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Parking Lot - Single
Nelly Furtado - Phoenix (The Mughal Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Pipe Dreams - Single
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (Crossroads Mix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (Radio Edit) [feat. Timbaland] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland) [Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix] - Single
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous - Single (feat. Timbaland) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Manon Dave Remix) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible (Acoustic Version) - Single
Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible - Single
Nelly Furtado - Too Good - Single
Swollen Members - Breath (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Single
Timbaland - Morning After Dark (feat. Nelly Furtado & SoShy) - Single
Wisin & Yandel - Sexy Movimiento (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Single
Nelly Furtado - In God's Hands - Single (UK Version)
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