Line #26 Music/NellyFurtado


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2	[[caption-width-right:262:''Como uma força, como uma força...'']]
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4	->''They say that girl ya know she act too tough tough tough,\
5	Well it's 'til I turn off the light, turn off the light,\
6	They say that girl you know she act so rough rough rough,\
7	Well it's 'til I turn off the light, turn off the light,\
8	And I say follow me follow me follow me down down down down,\
9	'Til you see all my dreams,\
10	Not everything in this magical world is quite what it seems.''
11	-->-- "Turn Off The Light"
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13	Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian recording artist, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her folk-pop debut album, ''Whoa Nelly!'' spawned hits such as "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light" and "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)". Her second album based on the folk-pop template, ''Folklore'', [[SophomoreSlump didn't do as well]], sparking a change of direction musically.
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15	In 2006 she released the controversial ''Loose'', which was produced by Music/{{Timbaland}}. While ''Loose'' has been her most successful release to date, spawning rave reviews and receiving Gold and Platinum accreditations worldwide, Furtado also received criticism for "selling out" and sexing up her image to sell records.
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17	In 2009 Furtado released ''Mi Plan'', a Latin rock album recorded entirely in Spanish. This was also a success (though not the worldwide smash ''Loose'' was), going Platinum in the US and charting in many European countries. A GreatestHitsAlbum was released the next year.
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19	Her fifth studio album, ''The Spirit Indestructible'', was released in September 2012.
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21	!!Discography:
22	* ''Whoa, Nelly!'' (2000)
23	* ''Folklore'' (2004)
24	* ''[[HotterAndSexier Loose]]'' (2006)
25	* ''Mi Plan'' (2009)
26	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Best of Nelly Furtado]]''
27	* ''The Spirit Indestructible'' (2012)
28	* ''The Ride'' (2017)
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30	!!Tropes:
31	* AgeProgressionSong: "Explode".
32	* AllTakeAndNoGive: The titular "Maneater" is a voracious GoldDigger who entices men, takes them for everything they have, and leaves them with nothing but regrets.
33	* AWildRapperAppears: "Afraid" and the remix of "Do It" both feature gratuitous rap verses.
34	* AmbiguouslyBi: In a June 2006 interview with Genre magazine, when asked if she had "ever felt an attraction to women", Furtado replied, "Absolutely. Women are beautiful and sexy." Some fans considered this an announcement of bisexuality but, in August 2006, she stated that she was "straight, but very open-minded".
35	* BeYourself: "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Shit on the Radio", "Afraid", "Spirit Indestructible".
36	* BreakUpSong: "All Good Things (Come To An End)"
37	* EverybodyHasStandards: In November 2006, Furtado revealed that she once turned down US $500,000 to pose fully clothed in Playboy.
38	* GenreRoulette: She's dabbled in {{pop}}, rock, folk, [[RAndB R&B]], HipHop, SynthPop, Trip hop, Latin pop and world music.
39	* GenreThrowback: In ''The Spirit Undestructible'' she tries to go back to rap and R&B of TheNineties, especially as Rodney Jerkins is one of the producers.
40	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The vampires in the "Maneater" music video have this.
41	* GoldDigger: The "Maneater" entices men to spend all their money on her... and then leaves them.
42	* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Portuguese]]: Given her ascendence, she is fluent in Portuguese. It shows in "Força", and the cover of Brazilian song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzK46Aog9yM "Sozinho"]].
43	* GratuitousSpanish: In ''Loose'' and the entirety of ''Mi Plan''.
44	* HeartbeatSoundtrack: "Try" opens with one, taken from the sonogram of Nelly's daughter Mavis.
45	* HotterAndSexier: ''Loose''. Both the album itself and its corresponding era.
46	* InnocentInnuendo: "Big Hoops (The Bigger the Better)" has the phrase "the bigger the better" prominently... but as the title shows, it refers to earrings.
47	* IntercourseWithYou: ''Loose'' has plenty of it: "Do It", "Promiscuous", "Maneater"...
48	* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)". The censored title omits the first word.
49	* NewSoundAlbum: ''Loose'' marked a radical change from her previous towards an R&B-crunk direction, with some people comparing her to Music/GwenStefani. ''Mi Plan'' was a throwback to her folk-rock roots but really leaned more towards traditional Latin rock with some dance-pop thrown in for good measure. ''The Spirit Indestructible'' is more focused on world music.
50	* NothingIsScarier: The music video for "ManEater" shows Nelly lose her dog Toby and going underground to look for him. She only hears briefly his dog barks and a cat meowing. Then nothing for the remainder of the opening up until her character is surrounded by hungry underground club vampires...Then the song starts.
51	* ThePowerOfLanguage: Discussed in "Say It Right." The most likely theme of the song is the importance of open and honest communication with the one you love.
52	* PunBasedTitle: ''Whoa, N̶e̶l̶l̶i̶e̶ [[http://truewest.ning.com/profiles/blogs/whoa-nellie-who-knows-the Nelly]]!''
53	* ReadyForLovemaking: The two characters of "Promiscuous".
54	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Her feature on Timbaland's "Give It To Me".
55	* RiddleForTheAges: The subject matter of "Say it Right". [[ShrugOfGod Even Furtado herself doesn't know...]]
56	* SingingVoiceDissonance: Her speaking voice is pretty much your typical American's voice, no major accent present. Her singing voice? Accent in full force. However, her more American singing moments aren't QUITE as jarring, but they're still a little surprising.
57	** Her second language is also shocking, given her English sounds that Portuguese, but her Portuguese is akin to a Lisbon native.
58	* ThirdPersonPerson: "Maneater".
59	* SpicyLatina: Subverted. She acts like a Latin American but she's actually Portuguese-Canadian.

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