Nelly Furtado

Her debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), brought her early fame, featuring the top-10 singles "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light." The former won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her second album, Folklore (2003), explored her Portuguese roots and saw moderate European success, though it underperformed compared to her debut. In 2006, Loose became her bestseller, moving over 10 million copies worldwide, with hits like "Promiscuous," "Maneater," "Say It Right," and "All Good Things (Come to an End)." That era also included chart-topping collaborations with Timbaland and James Morrison. Her Spanish-language album Mi Plan (2009) won a Latin Grammy, and The Spirit Indestructible followed in 2012. After going independent, she released The Ride in 2017 under her own label, Nelstar Entertainment.

Furtado's awards include one Grammy from seven nominations, a Latin Grammy, ten Juno Awards, a BRIT, a Billboard Music Award, and more. She has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and was made Commander of the Order of Prince Henry in 2014. Personally, she was with Jasper Gahunia from 2001 to 2005, with a daughter born in 2003. She married sound engineer Demacio Castellon in 2008, separated in 2016, and has a son with rapper Jerry (Gerard Damien Long). She currently has 2.1 million Instagram followers.