| Birth Name | Nelly Kim Furtado |
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| Birth | Born on 1978-12-02 at Victoria, Colombia Canada |
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| Height | 5' 1" |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Profession | Singer and songwriter |
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| Relationships | DJ Lil Jaz (Jasper Gahunia) (musician) |
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| Father | Antonio Jose Furtado (Portuguese immigrant) |
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| Mother | Maria Manuela Furtado Portuguese immigrant) |
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| Sisters | Lisa Anne Furtado |
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| Brothers | Michael Anthony Furtado |
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| Daughters | Nevis (born on September 20, 2003; father: DJ Lil Jaz) |
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| Claim To Fame | Album: Whoa, Nelly! (2000) |
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Nelly Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter. Among her most succesful songs are her debut single "I'm Like a Bird", for which she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2002, "Turn Off The Lights", which reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and "Força", the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Champions ..
Nelly Furtado's Biography |
| Quote: "I've met him twice, and he was so nice. He and his whole crew. He said we gotta hook up and do some music together. It would be 'Nelly featuring Nelly.' We thought about dating, actually. He was checking out my ass. I didn't mind. He was cute." --Comments on the rapper, Nelly More Quotes | | Trivia: Learned to play trombone and ukulele at age nine, keyboards at age 11 and began composing at age 13. More Trivia | Awards: Grammy For: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Year: 2001 Won More Awards | | Nelly Furtado Photo Gallery | | Contact Nelly Furtado |
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