Her third album "Loose" was released in June 2006 and reached #1 in US, Canadian and German charts. Four lead singles were released in four different regions of the world, and the "European" song "Maneater" became her first #1 in the UK single charts.

Was a heavy smoker during her teenage years.

Second album "Folklore" released. [Nov 25th 2003]

Her father was a stonemason originally from Portugal. He couldn't speak English when he first came to Canada.

According to an MTV interview, she self-taught herself how to sing by listening to Mariah Carey albums.

Learned to play trombone and ukulele at age nine, keyboards at age 11 and began composing at age 13.

Her song "Forca", in which she sang both English and Portuguese, was the official theme of the Euro 2004 (European Football Championships) in Portugal.

Daughter Nevis (named after the island on which she was conceived) born on September 20, 2003, in Toronto to Nelly and then boyfriend Jasper Gahunia (aka DJ Lil' Jaz).

Ranked #58 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)

Graduated from Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, B.C.

Her parents named her after Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim.

Speaks Portuguese fluently.

Ranked #26 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002.)

Parents are Maria Manuela Furtado and Antonio Jose Furtado. Has a sister, Lisa Anne Furtado, and a brother, Michael Anthony Furtado.

Fan of Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue.

She also scored some awards for her work, including Canadian Juno Awards for best new solo artist and best songwriter in 2001 and a Grammy in 2002 for best female pop performance ("Like A Bird.")

Is Canadian of Portuguese decent.

Her mother was a motel cleaner.

Is fluent in Hindi.

Formed (and an ex-member of) trip-hop group Nelstar.

Won "Best Pop Vocal, Female" Grammy for her song "I'm Like A Bird" (2002).

Perhaps as a nod to her diverse influences, she was invited to open for U2 and perform on Moby's Area: One Tour alongside the techno-rocker.

Played eight dates on "the village stage" at Lilith Fair.

Engaged to sound engineer Demacio 'Demo' Castellon [July 6, 2007].

Will host the Juno Awards on April 1st, 2007 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.