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Score: A Hockey Musical just got nelly.

Nelly Furtado, that is.

The Victoria-born singer will appear in a supporting role in Michael McGowan’s musical about Canada’s national sport. Furtado will join other previously announced music stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Hawksley Workman, Marc Jordan, and Dave Bidini.

She’ll be playing an ardent hockey fan, whose love for the sport will contrast with the dismay of the highbrow parents (Newton-John and Jordan) of a boy who rockets to stardom after being signed to a junior hockey team.

In a press release, McGowan stated that he wrote the role specifically for Furtado: “Nelly is an incredible entertainer and, after speaking with her, I realized that she fully relished embracing her inner hockey fanatic.”

There’s no word yet on whether or not she’ll be writing and performing her songs, but previously, her song “Forca” (sung in both English and Portuguese) became the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship.

Source: straight.com

Check here Nelly’s tweets on twitter about the Mi Plan tour in South America this spring.
So these are the OFFICIAL dates, because it’s confirmed by Nelly herself.

Mar 13 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Auditorio Telemaz
Mar 14 – Off
Mar 15 – Monterrey, Mexico – Arena Monterrey
Mar 16 – Mexico City, Mexico – Auditorio Nacional
Mar 17 – Off
Mar 18 – Caracas, Venezuela – CCC Tamanaco
Mar 19 – Off
Mar 20 – Guayaaquil, Equador – Centro de Convensiones
Mar 21 – Travel to Santiago
Mar 22 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena
Mar 23 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Luna ParkMar
Mar 24 – Travel to Porto Alegre
Mar 25 – Porto Alegre, Brazil – Pepsi on stage
Mar 26 – Off
Mar 27 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Via Funchal
Mar 28 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – HSBS Arena
Mar 29 – travel home

Nelly Furtado will donate her time alongside Celine Dion and Justin Bieber during ‘Canada For Haiti,’ a special telethon geared toward raising funds for the earthquake stricken nation of Haiti.

Signing on for ‘Canada For Haiti,’ a one hour, commericial free special produced collaboratively between CBC Television, CTV and Global Television, Nelly Furtado will be joined by David Foster, Sara McLachlan, K’naan, Eugene Levy and more at CBC headquarters in Toronto Friday.

Hosted by Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George Stroumboulopoulos, funds raised from ‘Canada For Haiti’ will go towards a coalition of Canadian NGOs, including Canadian Red Cross Society, Care Canada, Free the Children, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada.

Also featuring Barenaked Ladies, Simple Plan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida and Measha Brueggergosman, Hollywood heavy hitters James Cameron, Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, William Shatner, Rachelle Lefevre, Joshua Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Jason Reitman, Eugene Levy, Norman Jewison, Tom Jackson, Will Arnett and Sandra Oh, joined by television stars Brent Butt, Hugh Dillon, Mike Holmes, Rick Mercer and Alex Trebek and humanitarian Craig Kielburger, “Canada For Haiti’ will air live Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, 8 p.m. AT/MT, 8:30 p.m. NT, 9 p.m. CT on CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, MTV, MuchMusic, and National Geographic Channel.

MVPs Steve Nash and Wayne Gretzky will be participating, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor-General Michaelle Jean will also have special messages for Canadians.

Canadians can show their support by donating:                                      

- Online at CanadaForHaiti.com

- Toll-free at 1-877-51-HAITI (42484)

- Text AID to 45678 (carrier charges may apply)

CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, MTV, MuchMusic, and National Geographic Channel will also simulcast HOPE FOR HAITI NOW, a special live, commercial-free earthquake relief telethon at 7 p.m. CT, 8 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. MT/AT, 9:30 p.m. NT. The specials will also simulcast on Canadian Forces Radio and Television reaching Canadian Forces abroad.

Canadians can also tune in on the radio and on the web. CBC Radio 2 will broadcast CANADA FOR HAITI and HOPE FOR HAITI NOW starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT/CT, 8 p.m. MT/AT, 8:30 NT, hosted by Garvia Bailey. Go to CBC.ca/frequency for local station information. CBC.ca, CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and MuchMusic.com will stream a live video feed of CANADA FOR HAITI online. CBC.ca, CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and MTV.ca and will carry a live stream of HOPE FOR HAITI NOW.

The tickets for the first announced date of the 2010 South-american Tour of Nelly are on sale now!

Jockey Club del Perú, Lima, Peru at 19th March
Tickets: Avaible 14th January 2010

Get your ticket(s) now on teleticket.pe.

There is some news about the spring Mi Plan tour.
Nelly wrote on her official twitter page (www.twitter.com/nellyfurtado) :
”SO FAR, MI PLAN includes- Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, Bogota, Caracas, Monterrey, y Guadalajara……. Stay tuned! NF !!! ”
We will let you know when there’s any news about the official dates.

update: Today Nelly tweeted also about touring in Brazil. PORTO ALEGRE, RIO, & SAO PAULO will be on Nelly’s tour list also!