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Digging Deep

Digging Deep – Nelly Furtado Explored Her Ethnicity And Family History In Writing Her Folklore Album By Mike Usinger, Georgia Straight Success didn’t ruin Nelly Furtado but it did make her think seriously about why she’d decided to get involved in the music industry. The 25-year-old Victoria-raised singer did some serious self-examining once she finished touring for [ READ MORE ]

Diary Entry From Nelly

Hi everybody..Sorry I have not left a message in a while..I was so busy with the holidays..I wish everyone out there reading this message a very wonderful new year. Did you make any new years resolutions….I hope all your dreams come true in 2004…..My new single is coming out within weeks..thanks for making powerless a [ READ MORE ]

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Nelly Furtado – Folklore A few years ago, Nelly Furtado emerged, albeit slowly, as a spry pop performer whose debut album, 2000’s Whoa, Nelly!, merged unlikely genres together. The Grammy-winning, Portuguese singer/songwriter from Canada had a knack for modern pop, which, on one hand, led to ear-candy like “I’m Like a Bird” and multiplatinum sales, and, [ READ MORE ]

Singer Embraces Diversity

Singer Embraces Diversity 3rd January 2004 Pop songstress with gay following earns it through open-mindedness on fresh CD with newfound depth. By ARJAN TIMMERMANS FROM THE ASHES of teenpop rises Nelly Furtado with a fresh take on pop music. On her latest album “Folklore,” the Canadian singer spreads a message of tolerance and diversity through her empowering lyrics and [ READ MORE ]

“Bird On The Wing” – The Age

Nelly Furtado nearly gave it all away after her hit debut, reports Steve Morse. Nelly Furtado was a meteoric new presence three years ago. Her debut album Whoa! Nelly went multiplatinum, earned four Grammy nominations and produced the hit I’m Like a Bird. Carefree pop hadn’t been this much fun in a while. She even had [ READ MORE ]

Bird of Many Feathers

The candy paint changes every time she switches lanes Some critic I was reading recently (Jayson Blair alert: The following is not this writer’s original thought!) observed that the fiddle had emerged as the leading sonic indicator of feisty, you-go-girl attitude and independence. Interesting theory, though to me this kinda stuff all sorta sounds like Dexy’s Midnight [ READ MORE ]

Furtado’s Folklore

Nelly Furtado has come a long way from her I’m Like A Bird days. A few short years ago, she was a fresh-faced Grammy nominated, Juno award winning superstar, appearing on “Saturday Night Live” and landing in glossy magazines on the power of her debut CD, “Whoa Nelly!” Now she’s a 25-year-old mum of a new baby [ READ MORE ]

Breakdown of the songs on Folklore

Breakdown of the songs on Folklore[ READ MORE ]

BBC – Folklore Review

“Here is something really rather special; Nelly exploring the capabilities of her voice and trying out a remarkably eclectic range of styles.” Folklore sees Nelly Furtado well and truly re-discovering her roots. There isn’t a frothy pop song to be found on this album, which isn’t to say there aren’t any hooks. Here is something really [ READ MORE ]

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