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Info: Name: Nelly Kim Furtado Date of Birth: December 2nd, 1978 Place of Birth: Victoria, BC, Canada Nationality: Portugese-Canadian Hometown: Victoria, BC, Canada Education: Mount Douglas Secondary School, Victoria, BC (1996) TV Specials (MTV) Nelly Furtado in London Forum (MTV) Ultra Sound: Who Is? (Grammy Edition) Guest Appearances (VH1) Diva's Live (Apr. 10, 2001) The Late Show with David Letterman Roswell (May 14, 2001) Michael Jackson Concert (Sep 10, 2001) Tribute to John Lennon (Sep 20, 2001) Women Rock! Girls & Guitars (Oct 18, 2001) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Feb 18, 2002) Music Brokedown Palace Soundtrack (Aug. 10, 1999) Whoa Nelly! (Oct. 24, 2000) Tomb Raider Soundtrack (Jun. 5, 2001) Tours Open for U2 on 2 US Dates Area: One (2001 Summer) Burn In The Spotlight (Early 2002) Hallmark Olympic Celebration (Feb 18, 2002) Magazines Vanity Fair Spin Time MacLean's Rolling Stone Billboard Glamour Cosmopolitan Entertainment Weekly (Feb 8, 2002) Awards 2001 Juno Awards Best Single (I'm Like A Bird) Best New Solo Artist Best Songwriter Best Producer 2001 West Coast Music Awards Best release with major distribution (Whoa Nelly!) Best Pop/Dance Release (Whoa, Nelly!) Female Artist of the Year Producer of the Year (with Gerald Eaton, Brian West) 2001 Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Pop/Adult Solo Artist Best New Top 40 Artist (I'm Like A Bird) 2001 ZAZ Awards International New Artist Of The Year 2001 Radio Music Awards Most Requested Song Of The Year (Turn Off The Light) 2001 Billboard Music Award Best Pop New Artist Clip of the Year (I'm Like a Bird) 2001 VH1 My Music Awards There Is No 'I' In Team (What's Goin' On) 2001 Much Music Video Awards Favourite Canadian Artist MuchMoreMusic Award Nominations 2001 Juno Awards Best Single (I'm Like A Bird) Best New Solo Artist Best Songwriter Best Pop Album Best Producer 2001 West Coast Music Awards Best release with major distribution (Whoa Nelly!) Best Pop/Dance Release (Whoa, Nelly!) Female Artist of the Year Producer of the Year (with Gerald Eaton, Brian West) 2001 Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Pop/Adult Solo Artist Best New Top 40 Artist (I'm Like A Bird) 2001 ZAZ Awards International Female Of The Year International New Artist Of The Year International Video Of The Year 2001 Radio Music Awards Most Requested Song Of The Year (Turn Off The Light) 2001 Billboard Music Award Best Pop New Artist Clip of the Year (I'm Like a Bird) 2001 Much Music Video Awards Best International Video Favourite Canadian Artist Favourite Video by a Canadian MuchMoreMusic Award 2001 BBC's Top of the Pops Award Top Newcomer 2001 VH1 My Music Awards Welcome to the Big Time There Is No 'I' In Team (What's Goin' On) 2002 American Music Awards Favorite New Pop/Rock Artist 2001 MTV Asia Awards Favourite Breakthrough Artist 2002 Grammy Awards Best New Artist Song of the Year (I’m Like a Bird) Female Pop Vocal Performance (I’m Like a Bird) Pop Vocal Album (Whoa Nelly!) 2002 West Coast Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year 2002 Juno Awards Best Album Best Artist 2002 Gibson Guitar Awards Best Acoustic Guitarist (Female) 2002 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding New Artist 2002 Brit Awards International Newcomer International Female Artist |
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