Nude Filmography:
>> Party in the Park 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Performer
>> My VH1 Music Awards (2001) (TV) .... Performer
>> MTV Europe Awards 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Presenter
>> MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Performer
>> VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin (2001) (TV) ....
Herself
Mini Biography :
>> Singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado's eclectic sound can be
traced back to her assorted ethnic background and childhood. Though
she was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, her
Portuguese roots helped introduce her to Portugal's and Brazil's top
performers, giving a well rounded international feel to her music
often lacking in her pop counterparts.
>> Furtado's working-class parents, whom are of Portuguese decent,
instilled a hard-core work ethic during her upbringing. She spent
eight summers working as a chambermaid with her housekeeping mother,
quickly realizing what it meant to honestly make a living. She turned
to music for enjoyment, learning to play the guitar and the ukulele,
and listened to mainstream R&B.
>> Later she delved into her older brother's collection of Radiohead,
Pulp, Oasis, Portishead, the Verve, and U2. Furtado fully embraced
different musical genres, specifically Brazillian music. Hip-Hop also
influenced Furtado's musical appreciation. After high school, she
headed to Toronto where she worked at an alarm company by day and
experienced the music scene by night. She joined a Hip-Hop duo, Nelstar,
an opportunity that led Furtado back to her Hip-Hop influences of
De La Soul and Digable Planets.
>> This also allowed her to get comfortable with writing her
own melodies and free-style rhymes. Brian West and Gerald Eaton, who
were of the Canadian funk-pop group, the Philosopher Kings, were instantly
impressed with her strong sense of performing and asked to produce
her demo.
>> During those sessions, Furtado created some of the moving
work that landed on her debut for DreamWorks, "Whoa, Nelly!"
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