Canadian artist Nelly Furtado first launched around 2000. She was once considered one of the most successful Canadian artists by the media. Her 2000 album ‘Whoa, Nelly!’ was a massive success.
The album received positive comments both critically and commercially. Her songs “I’m Like a Bird” and “Turn Off the Light” from the album both made it to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In fact, the success of the former song even helped her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
While everything seemed successful at the time, it later emerged that things were not as they seemed on the surface. The songwriter opened up about how she struggled in her initial days of fame in a interview.
“I have olive skin, and they’d kind of lighten my skin a lot in photos, and kind of take my hips down all the time — they would always cut off in editorials,” she said.
Although she has faced many challenges, she does not hold any grudges and is grateful for her experiences.
She accepts her matriarchal family and her supportive team for giving her a sense of assertiveness and guidance which have helped her navigate the industry successfully so far.
Recently, the singer released her first album in seven years, which has put her back in the spotlight. She has performed some of her new music live, and those performances have started conversations!
A Facebook user commented: “What a beautiful woman,” while another shared, “She actually looks a whole better than what she looked like in 2006 [sic] thicker more voluptuous body after having kids. Perfect I love it.”
One person was incredibly angry at those who were shaming her for her weight gain, they wrote, “So, she gained some weight. So, what! She still looks gorgeous. This obsession with weight is ridiculous.” “She looks better with the curves,” another person added.
On X (formerly known as Twitter) users also posted, “Nelly Furtado so [expletive] thick,” remarked. Another person wrote, “She was skinny when she was younger…BUT NOT NOW!”
