Nelly Kim Furtado was born December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia. Nelly Furtado graduated high school in 1996 and moved to Toronto, where she was in a duo with Tallis Newkirk called Nelstar. After leaving that group, she produced a demo and eventually signed a deal with DreamWorks Records in 1999.
Her debut album Whoa, Nelly! was released in 2000 and was extremely successful. Nelly Furtado even won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's third album Loose was released in 2006 and produced her first number one single "Promiscuous."
Born:
Saturday, December 2, 1978