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Nelly
Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer,
songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds
Portuguese citizenship. Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the
release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her
breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "I'm like a
Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less
commercially successful Folklore (2003), she returned to
prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose and its hit singles
"Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It
Right", and "All Good Things (Come to an End)".
Furtado is known for experimenting with different instruments,
sounds, genres, languages, and vocal styles. This diversity has
been influenced by her wide-ranging musical taste and her interest
in different cultures. During her teenage years, Furtado embraced
many musical genres, listening heavily to mainstream R&B, hip
hop, alternative hip hop, drum and bass, trip hop, world music
(including Portuguese fado, Brazilian bossa nova, and Indian
music), and a variety of others. Her influences have included Jeff
Buckley, Janet Jackson, Oasis, Caetano Veloso, Esthero, Amalia
Rodrigues, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cornershop, TLC, Mary J. Blige,
Mariah Carey, Digable Planets, De La Soul, Radiohead, Madonna, The
Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, U2, Enya, and Beck. Furtado's third
album was released in June 2006. She named it Loose after the
spontaneous, It reached number one in several countries including
the United States and Canada, and it included the hit singles
"Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It
Right", and "All Good Things (Come to an End)" ... more |
