Nelly Furtado
Furtado in 2009, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Nelly Kim Furtado
Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: December 2, 1978
Ethnicity: Azorean Portuguese
Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her songs “I’m Like a Bird,” “Turn Off the Light,” “Powerless (Say What You Want),” “Promiscuous,” “Maneater,” “Say It Right,” and “All Good Things (Come to an End),” as well as her appearance on “Give It to Me” and collaboration on “Broken Strings.” She has released a Spanish-language album, and an album exploring her Portuguese heritage. She co-starred in the film Max Payne (2008).
Her parents are Portuguese, from Ponta Garça, Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island, in the Azores archipelago. She holds Portuguese citizenship. Nelly was named after Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim.
Nelly has three children, including a daughter with her former partner Jasper Gahunia.
Nelly’s paternal grandfather was named Manuel Matos Furtado.
Nelly’s paternal grandmother was named Maria Paixão Costa.
One of Nelly’s maternal grandparents was named Virgínio Araújo Neto. Virginio was born in Ponta Garça.
Sources: Genealogy of Nelly Furtado – http://www.geni.com
Memorial page of Nelly’s paternal grandfather, Manuel Matos Furtado – http://www.findagrave.com
Memorial page of Nelly’s paternal grandmother, Maria Paixão (Costa) Furtado – http://www.findagrave.com
She looks latina. Very pretty!
Yeah, a White Latina, with her blue eyes and Caucasian features.
white latinas, dark latinas BOTH of them are latinas >.> you people get on my nerve
Always thought she was Middle eastern or Native American. But she is European.
Yep, because Native Americans totally have piercing blue eyes, full lips and brown hair.
You’re right about Middle Eastern though, she can pass as Turkish or Lebanese.
I’d like to ask to this site: why do you put only photos in which people are tanned? Cause there are people on here who don’t understand that is not their natural skin tone!
because celebs don’t use to go around without tan or make-up
She looks southern portuguese.
Latinas and Mexicans are mixed with Spanish and Portuguese that’s why Nelly Furtado looks Mexican.