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• BIRTHDAY: December 2, 1978
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Promiscuous" (2006)
• BIGGEST LP: Loose (2006)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 1
• "I don't look at the road as work, especially when you're surrounded by your closest friends. For me this is living in the moment." - Nelly Furtado

• 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.

• August: Nelly appeared as part of the Lilith Fair concert package.

• October: Nelly released her debut LP, Whoa, Nelly!.

• December 30: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I'm Like A Bird."

# 7 Singles Artist of the Year

• March: Nelly won 4 Juno Awards including Best Single ("I'm Like A Bird"), Best New Solo Artist, Best Producer, and Best Songwriter.
• March: Whoa, Nelly! was certified gold.
• March: Nelly opened for U2 on a couple dates.
• March 17: Nelly hit the Top 10 with "I'm Like A Bird."

• June: Whoa, Nelly! was certified platinum.
• June: Nelly helped out Missy Elliott with a remix of Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On" which appeared on the Tomb Raider soundtrack.

• August 4: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Turn Off The Light."

• September 29: Nelly hit the Top 10 with "Turn Off The Light."

• December 22: Nelly topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week with "Turn Off The Light."

• January: Whoa, Nelly! was certified 2x platinum.
• January: Nelly began touring starting in Canada in running into April.
• January 9: Nelly was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist.

• 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.

• March 2: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "... On The Radio (Remember The Days)."

• June: 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)").

• November: Nelly could be heard helping out Swollen Members with "Breath" from their LP Monsters In The Closet.

• July: Nelly topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 5 weeks helping out Juanes on his hit "Fotografia" from his LP Un Dia Normal.

• October 25: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Powerless (Say What You Want)."

• November: Nelly released her next LP, Folklore.

• December: Folklore was certified gold.

• # 298 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

• February: Nelly could be heard on Michael Buble's LP It's Time with the duet "Quando, Quando, Quando."

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

• May: Nelly performed on Saturday Night Live.
• May 13: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Timbaland with "Promiscuous."

• June: Nelly's next LP Loose was released.
• June 10: Nelly hit the Top 10 with Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
• June 10: Nelly topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 4 weeks and Digital Tracks chart for 4 weeks with help from Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
• June 20: Nelly topped the UK singles with "Maneater.

• July 1: Nelly hit #1 for 7 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Promiscuous."
• July 8: Nelly topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 weeks and Pop 100 chart for 7 weeks with help from Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
• July 8: Nelly topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week with Loose. The LP sold over 219,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
• July 15: Nelly topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 8 weeks with help from Timbaland with "Promiscuous."

• August 1: Nelly topped the Billboard Dance Club Play chart for 2 weeks with help from Timbaland with "Promiscuous."
• August 31: The video for "Promiscuous" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Pop Video.

• September 9: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Maneater."

• November 21: Nelly was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Nelly performed at the ceremony.
• November 25: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Say It Right."

• December 9: Nelly topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 1 week with "Maneater."
• December 16: Nelly hit the Top 10 with "Say It Right."
• December 31: Nelly ended the year with the #1 single of the year on the ARC Weekly Top 40 year-end countdown with "Promiscuous."
• December 31: Loose was the top selling LP of the year in Canada.
• December 31: Nelly topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Pop 100 Song ("Promiscuous").

# 14 Singles Artist of the Year

• January: Loose was certified platinum.

• February: Nelly won a Birt Award for Best International Female Solo Artist.
• February 3: Nelly hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Say It Right."
• February 10: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
• February 10: Nelly topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart for 3 weeks with "Say It Right."
• February 11: Nelly was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Promiscuous" with Timbaland).
• February 24: Nelly topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1 week and Top 40 Mainstream chart for 4 weeks with "Say It Right."

• March: Nelly won 5 Juno Awards including Best Artist, Best Album, Best Pop Album (Loose), Top Single (""Promiscuous""), and the Fan Choice Award.
• March 10: Nelly topped the Billboard Dance Airplay chart for 7 weeks with "Say It Right."
• March 17: Nelly topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with "Say It Right."
• March 24: Nelly hit the Top 10 helping out Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with "Give It To Me."

• April: Nelly topped the UK singles chart helping out Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with "Give It To Me."
• April 21: Nelly topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks, the Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks, the Digital Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and the Pop 100 chart for 2 weeks helping out Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with "Give It To Me."

• May 12: Nelly hit #1 for a week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with "Give It To Me."

• June 30: Nelly topped the Billboard the Billboard Dance Club Play chart for 1 week with "All Good Things (Come To An End)."

• August 11: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Do It."

• September 9: Nelly was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Female Artist of the Year.

• November 10: Nelly topped the Billboard the Billboard Dance Club Play chart for 1 week with "Do It."

• December: Nelly released the live LP Loose: The Concert and DVD Loose: The Concert.
• December 31: Loose was the top selling LP of the year in the UK.
• December 31: Nelly topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist.

• February 10: 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).

• July 11: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Flo Rida with "Jump."

• September: Nelly released the Spanish LP Mi Plan.
• September: Nelly released topped the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart and Hot Latin Songs chart with "Manos Al Aire."

• October: Nelly topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with Mi Plan.

• November: Mi Plan was certified platinum.
• November 28: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Timbaland with "Morning After Dark."

• November: The Best Of Nelly Furtado was released.

# 93 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 17: Nelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out K'Naan with "Is Anybody Out There?."

• May 19: Nelly hit the Top 40 with "Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)."

• September: Nelly released The Spirit Indestructible.
• September 6: The video for "Is Anybody Out There?" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video With A Message.

• September: Nelly could be heard on the Nelly LP M.O. on the track "Headphones."

• March 31: Nelly released The Ride.

• September 8: Nelly topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs with Metro with "Sticks & Stones."

• November 30: Loose was certified 3x platinum.

iTunes Amazon.mp3	Whoa, Nelly! Released: October, 2000 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 24 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A Tracks: "Hey, Man" - "... On The Radio (Remember The Days)" - "Baby Girl" - "Legend" - "I'm Like A Bird" - "Turn Off The Light" - "Tynna Finda Way" - "Party" - "Well, Well" - "My Love Grows Deeper Part 1" - "I Will Make U Cry" - "Scared Of You"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Folklore Released: November, 2003 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 38 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "One-Trick Pony" - "Powerless (Say What You Want)" - "Explode" - "Try" - "Fresh Off The Boat" - "Forga" - "Saturdays" - "Picture Perfect" - "The Grass Is Green" - "Build You Up" - "Island Of Wonder" - "Childhood Dreams"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Loose Released: June 20, 2006 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "Afraid" - "Maneater" - "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland) - "Glow" - "Showtime" - "No Hay Igual" - "Te Busque" - "Say It Right" - "Do It" - "In God's Hands" - "Wait For You" - "All Good Things (Come To End)" - "Te Busque" (Spanish Version)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Loose: The Concert Released: December, 2007 Live Tracks: "Afraid" - "Say It Right" - "Do It" - "Wait For You" - "Showtime" - "All Good Things (Come To And End)" - "I'm Like A Bird" - "Glow" - "No Hay Igual" - "Promiscuous" - "Maneater"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Mi Plan Released: September, 2009 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 39 Entertainment Weekly: C Tracks: "Manos Al Aire" - "Mas" - "Mi Plan" - "Suenos" - "Bajo Otra Luz" - "Vacacion" - "Sufficiente" - "Furte" - "Silencio" - "Como Lluvia" - "Feliz Cumpleanos"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Best Of Nelly Furtado Released: November, 2010 Tracks: "I'm Like A Bird" - "Turn Off The Light" - "... On The Radio (Remember The Days)" - "Fotografia" - "Powerless (Say What You Want)" - "Try" - "Forca" - "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland) - "Maneater" - "Say It Right" - "All Good Things (Come To End)" - "In God's Hands" (featuring Kieth Urban) - "Broken Strings" - "Girlfriend In The City" - "Night Is Young" - "Stars" - "Manos Al Aire"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Spirit Indestructible Released: September, 2012 Tracks: "Spirit Indestructible" - "Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)" - "High Life" - "Parking Lot" - "Something" (featuring Nas) - "Bucket List" - "The Most Beautiful Thing" - "Waiting For The Night" - "Miracles" - "Circles" - "Enemy" - "Believers (Arab Spring)"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	The Ride Released: March 31, 2017 Tracks: "Cold Hard Truth" - "Flatline" - "Carnival Games" - "Live" - "Paris Sun" - "Sticks And Stones" - "Magic" - "Pipe Dreams" - "Palaces" - "Tap Dancing" - "Right Road" - "Phoenix"

1	Promiscuous [Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland] from the LP Loose ARC chart run: 34 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 11 - 16 - 21 - 22 - 22 - 24 - 24 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 1 RIAA Certification: 7x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video	1(7)	28	2006
2	Say It Right from the LP Loose ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 18 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 19 - 20 - 23 - 25 - 28 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 3 RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female	1(4)	27	2007	Amazon.mp3
3	Give It To Me [Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake] from the Timbaland LP Timbaland Presents Shock Value ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 27 - 19 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 14 - 15 - 17 - 24 - 26 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 14 Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, Pop 100 Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	1(1)	25	2007	Amazon.mp3
4	Turn Off The Light from the LP Whoa, Nelly! ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 29 - 24 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 13 - 14 - 19 - 28 - 32 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 22	3	21	2001
5	I'm Like A Bird from the LP Whoa, Nelly! ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 30 - 26 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 17 - 28 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 28 RIAA Certification: Platinum Grammy Winner: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year	4	19	2001
6	Maneater from the LP Loose ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 16 - 19 - 28 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 86 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum	13	12	2006	iTunes Amazon.mp3
7	Is Anybody Out There? [K'Naan featuring Nelly Furtado] from the LP More Beautiful Than Silence ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 32 - 28 - 27 - 24 - 26 - 30 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 109 MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video With A Message	24	9	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
8	Powerless (Say What You Want) from the LP Folklore ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 33 - 29 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 128	18	8	2003	iTunes Amazon.mp3
9	Do It from the LP Loose ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 35 - 33 - 31 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 119	30	6	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
10	... On The Radio (Remember The Days) from the LP Whoa, Nelly! ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 20 - 19 - 27 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 142	19	5	2002	iTunes Amazon.mp3
11	Jump [Flo Rida featuring Nelly Furtado] from the Flo Rida LP R.o.o.t.s. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle) ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 34 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 138 RIAA Certification: Gold	34	4	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
12	Big Hoops (Bigger The Better) from the LP The Spirit Indestructible ARC chart run: 40 - 39 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 152	38	3	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
13	Morning After Dark [Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & SoShy] from the Timbaland LP Shock Value 2 ARC chart run: 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 155	40	1	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Try from the LP Folklore	**	**	2004	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	All Good Things (Come To End) from the LP Loose RIAA Certification: Gold	**	**	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	In God's Hands [Nelly Furtado featuring Keith Urban] from the LP Loose	**	**	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Manos Al Aire from the LP Mi Plan	**	**	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
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