Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado ComIH (, born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light". The first of the two singles won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2003, she released her second album, Folklore, which was preceded by the lead single, "Powerless (Say What You Want)".
| Full name at birth | Nelly Kim Neto Furtado
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| Claim to fame | Whoa, Nelly!
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| Date of birth | 2 December 1978
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| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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| Age | 44
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| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actress
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 101 lbs (46 kg)
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| Shoe size | 8
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $35,000,000 USD
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| High school | Mount Douglas Secondary School
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- Her third album "Loose" was released in June 2006 and reached #1 in US, 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 UK single charts.
- Was a heavy smoker during her teenage years.
- Second album "Folklore" released. [Nov 25th 2003]
- Her father was a stonemason originally from Portugal. He couldn't speak English when he first came to Canada.
- According to an MTV interview, she self-taught herself how to sing by listening to Mariah Carey albums.
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