Nelly Furtado Net Worth

Nelly Furtado's Quotes

• I put pressure on myself to be musically fresh, which is different from being trendy or being current. I like a fusion of sounds, just as long as it's funky.
• I remember being five years old and it being like there was an orchestra in my mind and there was this soundtrack playing. I didn't know where it was coming from, but it was there. What I'm saying is that I tried on the pop hat for awhile and it was fun. But I'm ready to try new things.
• This idea that artists are always going to make the right choices and do the right thing is kind of a falsehood. That's what my songs are about. Falling down and getting back up again.
• My long-term goal is to be independent, quite frankly. I got quite spoiled doing Mi Plan, and in the context of my English projects I've had a lot of creative freedom. It's quite addictive, that creative independence. You start to crave it more and more as you move forward.
• I've come to my rose-colored nostalgia moment, where I'm celebrating home. It's taken many years to get to the point where I feel lucky.

Interesting Facts about Nelly Furtado

1. Played eight dates on "The Village Stage" at Lilith Fair.
2. Formed (and an ex-member of) trip-hop group Nelstar.
3. Learned to play trombone and ukulele at age nine, keyboards at age 11 and began composing at age 13.
4. Is Canadian of Portuguese descent from the Azores.
5. Sang a Hindi song named Kabhi Kabhie.
6. Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002).
7. Won "Best Pop Vocal, Female" Grammy for her song "I'm Like a Bird" (2002).
8. Has a daughter: Nevis Gahunia (b. September 20, 2003) with ex-boyfriend, Jasper Gahunia.
9. Second album "Folklore" released. [November 2003]
10. Parents are Maria Manuela Neto and husband António José Furtado. Has a sister, Lisa Anne Furtado and a brother, Michael Anthony Furtado.
11. Her song "Força", in which she sang in both English and Portuguese, was the official theme of the Euro 2004 (European Soccer Football Championships) organized in Portugal, in which Championship reached the second place.
12. Ranked #58 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
13. Perhaps as a nod to her diverse influences, she was invited to open for U2 and perform on Moby's Area: One Tour alongside the techno-rocker.
14. She also scored some awards for her work, including Canadian Juno Awards for Best New Solo Artist and Best Songwriter in 2001 and a Grammy in 2002 for Best Female Pop Performance for "I'm Like a Bird".
15. Graduated from Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia.
16. Fan of Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue.
17. Her third album "Loose" was released in June 2006 and reached #1 in the American, Canadian and German charts. Four lead singles were released in four different regions of the World, and the "European" song "Maneater" became her first #1 in the British single charts.
18. Nelly was named after gymnast, Nellie Kim.
19. Hosted the Juno Awards on 1 April 2007 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
20. Her father was a stonemason originally from the Azores, Portugal. He couldn't speak English when he first came to Canada.