  Nelly Furtado was born December
2, 1978 in British Columbia, Canada. Nelly
grew up with a Portuguese background (singing
in Portuguese and English by age 4, and
playing the ukulele and trombone by age 9)
and strong desire for R&B music. Her own
eclectic sounds began getting noticed on
radio in 2001 with her break-through hit
"I'm Like A Bird" and her unique
sound that mixes various languages (English,
Portuguese, and Hindi). Local appearances in
Toronto eventually led to a recording
contract with Dreamworks Records and to her
debut LP.
 Nelly appeared as part of the
Lilith Fair concert package.
Nelly released her debut LP, Whoa,
Nelly!.
Nelly hit the Top 40 with "I'm Like A Bird."
 # 7
Singles Artist of the Year
 Nelly won 4 Juno Awards
including Best Single ("I'm Like A Bird"), Best New Solo
Artist, Best Producer, and Best Songwriter.
Whoa,
Nelly! was certified gold.
Nelly hit the Top 10 with "I'm Like A Bird."
Nelly opened for U2 on a couple dates.
 Whoa,
Nelly! was certified platinum.
Nelly helped out Missy
Elliott with a remix of Elliott's
"Get Ur Freak On" which appeared on
the Tomb
Raider soundtrack.
Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Turn Off The Light."
 Nelly hit the Top 10 with "Turn Off The Light."
Nelly topped the Billboard Dance
Music Club Play chart for a week with "Turn Off The Light."
 # 124
Singles Artist of the Year
Whoa,
Nelly! was certified 2x platinum.
Nelly was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New
Artist.
Nelly began touring starting in
Canada in running into April.
Nelly won a Grammy Award for Best
Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm Like A Bird") which she
performed at the ceremony - and was nominated
for Song
of the Year ("I'm Like A Bird"), Best Pop Vocal
Album (Whoa,
Nelly!), and Best
New Artist.
 Nelly hit the Top 40 with "... On The Radio
(Remember The Days)."
Nelly won 2 MuchMusic Video
Awards for People's Choice - Favorite
Canadian Artist ("Turn Off The Light") and the
MuchMoreMusic Award ("... On The Radio
(Remember The Days)").
 # 118
Singles Artist of the Year
Nelly could be heard helping out
Swollen Members with
"Breath" from their LP Monsters
In The Closet.
 Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Latin Tracks chart for 5 weeks helping out Juanes
on his hit "Fotografia" from his LP
Un
Dia Normal.
Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Powerless (Say What You
Want)."
 Nelly released her next LP, Folklore.
Folklore was certified gold.
 # 298 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Nelly could be
heard on Michael Buble's LP It's
Time with the duet "Quando,
Quando, Quando."
 # 10
Singles Artist of the Year
 Nelly hit the Top 40 with Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
Nelly performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Singles Sales chart and Hot Digital Songs
chart with "Promiscuous."
Nelly topped the Canadian
singles chart with "Promiscuous."
Nelly hit the Top 10 with Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
 Nelly's next LP
Loose was released. "
Nelly topped the UK singles with
"Maneater.
Nelly topped
the Canadian LP chart with Loose.
Nelly hit #1 for 7 weeks with "Promiscuous."
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Pop 100 chart, and Pop 100 Airplay
chart with "Promiscuous."
Nelly topped
the Billboard 200 LP chart with Loose. The LP sold over
219,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "Promiscuous."
Nelly won 2 Teen Choice Award
for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Track and Choice
Song of the Summer ("Promiscuous").
The video for "Promiscuous" was nominated
for 3 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Pop Video.
 Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Maneater."
Nelly was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Nelly performed at
the ceremony.
Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Say It Right."
 Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "Maneater."
Nelly hit the Top 10 with "Say It Right."
Nelly ended the year with the #1
single of the year on the ARC Weekly Top 40
year-end countdown with "Promiscuous."
Loose was the top selling LP
of the year in Canada.
Nelly topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Pop 100
Song ("Promiscuous").
 # 14
Singles Artist of the Year
Loose was certified
platinum.
Nelly hit #1 for 4 weeks with "Say It Right."
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Pop 100 chart, and Pop 100 Airplay
chart with "Say It Right."
 Nelly hit the Top 40 helping out
Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
Nelly was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Promiscuous" with Timbaland).
Nelly won a Birt Award for Best
International Female Solo Artist.
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Airplay chart with "Say It Right."
Nelly hit the Top 10 helping out Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
Nelly won 5 Juno Awards
including Best Artist, Best Album, Best Pop
Album (Loose), Top Single
(""Promiscuous""), and the
Fan Choice Award.
 Nelly could be heard on Timbaland's LP Timbaland
Presents Shock Value on the track "Give It To Me."
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Pop 100 chart,and Hot Digital
Songs chart helping out Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
Nelly topped the UK singles
chart helping out Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
Nelly hit #1 for a week helping out Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
 Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "All Good
Things (Come To An End)."
Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Do It."
Nelly was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Female Artist of the Year.
Nelly won a MTV Europe Music
Award for Album of the Year (Loose).
Nelly topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "Do It."
 Nelly released the live LP Loose:
The Concert and DVD Loose:
The Concert.
Loose was the top selling LP
of the year in the UK.
Nelly topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance
Club Play Artist.
The single "Say It Right" was certified
platinum.
Nelly was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Female
("Say It Right") and Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Give It To Me" with Timbaland and Justin
Timberlake).
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