Nelly Furtado

Summary

Nelly Furtado is a human^[1]. She was born in Victoria^[2]. She was born on December 2, 1978^[3]. She worked as a singer^[4], musicologist^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], and singer-songwriter^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,911 views/month, #3,767 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Nelly Furtado's place of birth was Victoria^[2].
• Nelly Furtado was born on December 2, 1978^[3].
• Among Nelly Furtado's spouses was Hodgy^[10].
• A child of Nelly Furtado was Nevis Gahunia^[11].
• Nelly Furtado held citizenship in Canada^[12].
• Nelly Furtado held citizenship in Portugal^[13].
• Nelly Furtado is identified as part of the Azorean Canadians ethnic group^[14].
• Nelly Furtado is identified as part of the Portuguese Canadians ethnic group^[15].
• Nelly Furtado worked as a singer^[4].
• Nelly Furtado's professions included musicologist^[5].
• Nelly Furtado worked as an actor^[6].
• Nelly Furtado worked as a guitarist^[7].
• Nelly Furtado's professions included singer-songwriter^[8].
• Nelly Furtado worked as a record producer^[16].
• Nelly Furtado was educated at Mount Douglas Secondary School^[17].
• Nelly Furtado received the Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[18].
• Nelly Furtado received the Canada's Walk of Fame^[19].
• Nelly Furtado received the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance^[20].
• Nelly Furtado received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album^[21].
• Nelly Furtado received the NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year^[22].
• Nelly Furtado is recorded as female^[23].
• Nelly Furtado's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Nelly Furtado's sexual orientation is recorded as heterosexuality^[25].
• Nelly Furtado's genre is pop music^[26].
• Nelly Furtado's genre is rhythm and blues^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1978-12-02^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, eurodance, folk, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, canadian, eurodance, female vocals, folk, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 13655113-cd16-4b43-9dca-cadbbf26ee05^[33]

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Origins and Family

Nelly Furtado was born in Victoria^[2]. She was born on December 2, 1978^[3]. Ethnic identities include Azorean Canadians^[14] and Portuguese Canadians^[15], an ethnic group^[34].

Education

Nelly Furtado was educated at Mount Douglas Secondary School^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], musicologist^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and record producer^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[18], a grade of an order^[35], in Portugal^[36]; Canada's Walk of Fame^[19], a street^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1998^[39]; Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance^[20], a class of award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1959^[42]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album^[21], a class of award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 2000^[45]; and NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year^[22], a class of music award^[46], in France^[47], founded in 2000^[48].

Personal Life

Nelly Furtado was married to Hodgy^[10]. A child of her was Nevis Gahunia^[11].

Why It Matters

Nelly Furtado ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,911 views/month, #3,767 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] She is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

She has been cited as an influence by Dua Lipa^[51], a singer^[52], b. 1995^[53], of United Kingdom^[54], awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[55], specialised in singing^[56] and Bridgit Mendler^[57], a singer^[58], b. 1992^[59], of United States^[60], specialised in music composing^[61].

FAQs

Where was Nelly Furtado born?

Born in Victoria^[2], Nelly Furtado…

Who was Nelly Furtado married to?

Nelly Furtado's spouses include Hodgy^[10].

What did Nelly Furtado do for work?

Nelly Furtado worked as singer^[4], musicologist^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], and singer-songwriter^[8].

Where did Nelly Furtado go to school?

Nelly Furtado was educated at Mount Douglas Secondary School^[17].

What awards did Nelly Furtado receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[18], Canada's Walk of Fame^[19], Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance^[20], and Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album^[21].

Who did Nelly Furtado influence?

Nelly Furtado has been cited as an influence by Dua Lipa^[51] and Bridgit Mendler^[57].