photo credit: FranciscoVargas
Birth Name:
Nelly Kim Furtado
Birth Place:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ethnicity:
Azorean Portuguese
The Canadian pop star was born to Portuguese parents from Sao Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago. She stated this in an interview. She currently holds a Portuguese citizenship.
Source:
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Interviews/nelly_furtado_interview.aspx
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she looks half- jew or half-gypsy to me
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Dudes azorean in not an etnicity.Açores is a Autonomous Region of Portugal.
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I thought she was Mexican, cuz she has alot of songs in spanish.
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Her parents are from the Azores Islands which makes her Azorean-Portuguese. She even had the flag of the Azores islands in the background in one of her videos.
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oh wow, i thought she was russian, she kind of looks russian
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No she doesn’t.
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She’s not Portuguese. I mean atleast not only, she once told in an interview that she was 1/4 Portuguese from her grandmother side.
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No she said she was born to Portuguese parents.
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Shes just so wonderful.
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amazing singer :)
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I haven’t heard from you Nelly Fortunado but It is probably better to me out of the star light but I just want to know if you hope to go into acting or in to singing in the near future. I always thought you were pretty but finding out your portuguesse no wonder. I am spanish american. Any way come back to the singing. May god bless you.
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Hi there…I Googled for y fertado, but found your page about Furtado : Ethnic Celebs…and have to say thanks. nice read. Nelly Furtado
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