 Birth
Date: 2 December 1978
Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada
Occupation: Singer and songwriter
Height: 5' 1"
Ethnicity: Portuguese
First instrument: ukulele
First band and year formed: Nelstar, 1995
Your favourite albums:
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Mary J. Blige - My Life
Musical role model: Jeff Buckley
What's your greatest obsession: music
Name one possession you'll never part with:
my journal
I can't imagine being on the road without...
my wonderful band
Nelly Furtado played her first real shows after
signing a record deal last year at the tender
age of 20. "I did four Lilith Fair dates,
and for the encore, everyone who performed that
day would get onstage and sing [Bob Dylan’s] ‘I
Shall Be Released.’ I was singing with Chrissie
Hynde and Sarah McLachlan and Beth Orton,"
she says, still incredulous. "It was like
a dream. I just kept thinking, ‘What am I doing
here with all these seasoned pros?’"
It’s a reasonable question for an untested artist
who grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, a first-generation
Canadian, the daughter of working-class Portuguese
parents. Furtado has indeed taken only the first
few steps along her path, but her wide-ranging
taste suggests an artist who has sampled much
that music has to offer. Further evidence of her
eclecticism is found in the instruments she plays
(guitar, ukulele, trombone), the languages in
which she sings (English, Portuguese, Hindi) and
the debut album that represents another dream
fulfilled. To be sure, Whoa Nelly! (released on
DreamWorks Records Sept. 26, 2000) boasts a hybrid
sound that is uniquely her own.
Filmography
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words
and Music (2001) (TV)
Party in the Park 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Performer
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
(2001) (TV)
Discography
Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks Records)
October 24, 2000
Song List: Hey, Man!;
Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days); Baby Girl
...
Articles & Interviews
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Genre-bending
Nelly delivers the fun" April 4, 2002
dotmusic "Nelly Furtado" May 9, 2001
CNN "Nelly Furtado charges ahead with 'Whoa,
Nelly!'" January 11, 2001
Playboy "Woman on the Verge" date unknown
Teen People "What's Next" date unknown
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