Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado, Nelly Furtado's full name, was born on December 2, 1978 in Canada. His parents Maria Manuela and Antonio Jose are of Portuguese origin, so that Nelly has a mixture of two different cultures, she has taken advantage of to perfection, as the rhythms and the way he writes his songs are a combination of both cultures. Nelly has two brothers who are called Lisa Anne Furtado and Michael Anthony Furtado. Nelly Furtado's career began when, aged 18, presents a contest for new talent in Toronto, where surrounded by music. There he met her current manager, who also represents the Philosopher Kings, one of the biggest blockbusters in Canada. Soon after, two members of this group produce their first demo. "Whoa, Nelly" summarizes the wide range of influences of Nelly. A girl who grew up between commercial pop without losing the critical. Gradually became interested in groups such as street-flavored rappers Kris Kross. He went on to New Edition (the group of Bobby Brown), Bel Bib Devoe, Salt-N-Peppa and Jodeci. At 16, on a trip to Portugal, takes a giant step in its quest for a voice by participating in the Luso equivalent to a battle of raperos.Furtado played trombone in the school band, jazz from time to time and even Janet Jackson choreography imitated with friends. In May 1999, Nelly Furtado began recording "Whoa, Nelly!"with producers Gerald Eaton and Brian West in a study of Toronto called Nelly Furtado gimnasio.En 2002, received his first Grammy in recognition of the work of creating this album. Nelly has formed his own label, Nelstar in the Canadian group conjución independent label Last Gang Labels. The first to sign with a Nelstar are Fritz Helder & the Phantoms.Furtado released their first single in Castilian hands in the air under its new sello.El World AIDS Day in 2006, Furtado took part in a concert to raise awareness of AIDS in South Africa organized MTV, BET, and Nike, along with singers like Enrique Iglesias, Kanye West, Kelly Rowland, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson Furtado also hosted a program about AIDS on MTV, which also featured guest appearances by Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake September 20, 2003 in Toronto, Furtado gave birth to her daughter, Nevis, whose father is Jasper Gahunia.En March 2011, Furtado posted on his twitter that his album will be released until mid-2012.