Nelly Furtado had the perfect response for people criticizing her body. The 46-year-old singer of “Say It Right” didn’t need to say anything directly she let her outfit do the talking during her performance at Manchester Pride in England on Sunday, Aug. 24.
She stepped on stage wearing an oversized T-shirt with a drawing of a woman’s body on it, which many saw as her playful way of shutting down the negative comments about her appearance.
Biography & Educational Details
Her real name is Nelly Kim Furtado. She was born on 2 December 1978 in Victoria, Canada. She was named after the Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim.
She started showing her love for music very early, singing in Portuguese when she was just 4 years old. Her first time performing in public was a duet with her mother at church on Portugal Day.
By the time she was 12, she had already begun writing her own songs, and during her teenage years, she even played with a Portuguese marching band.
She completed her high school edication at Mount Douglas Secondary School in 1996.
Husband, Parents & Siblings
Between 2001 and 2005, she was in a relationship with Jasper Gahunia, and they welcomed a daughter in 2003. She later married sound engineer Demacio Castellon in 2008, but the two split in 2016.
She is also a mother to a daughter and a son with American rapper Jerry. Her daughter’s name is Nevis Gahunia.
Her parents, António José Furtado and Maria Manuela Furtado, were originally from São Miguel Island in the Azores. They moved to Canada in the late 1960s to start a new life.
She has two older siblings, a brother named Michael Anthony and a sister named Lisa Anne.
Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
According to the net worth report, her current net worth is approximately $40 million from all of her income sources as of 2025. She is Canadian with Portuguese roots.
Her parents were born on São Miguel Island in the Azores before moving to Canada. He faith in the Roman Catholic religion.
Height, Weight & Physical Appearance
As per the social media information, she is 5′ 2½″ (1.59 m) in height, and her weight is approximately 55 kg (121 pounds). She has naturally brown hair and brown eyes.
Career Journey
After finishing her studies at Mount Douglas Secondary School in 1996, Nelly Furtado moved to Toronto to stay with her sister. She worked full-time at an alarm company before taking part in the Honey Jam talent show in 1997.
She rose to fame with her first album Whoa, Nelly! in 2000, which had a trip-hop influence. The album earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Her third album, Loose (2006), became her most successful release, selling over 10 million copies across the world.
In 2009, she released her first album in Spanish, Mi Plan, which earned her a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.
She followed it with her fifth album, The Spirit Indestructible, in 2012, which was inspired by nostalgia. Her seventh studio album, 7, came out in September 2024.
She has sold over 45 million records worldwide, including 35 million albums, making her one of Canada’s most successful artists.
Over her career, she has won many awards, including a Grammy Award, a Latin Grammy Award, ten Juno Awards, a BRIT Award, a Billboard Music Award, an MTV Europe Music Award, a World Music Award, and three Much Music Video Awards.
On May 30, 2025, she teamed up with Don Diablo to release the single Doing Nothin’, which includes parts of her 2012 song Parking Lot.
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