Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer born in 1978 in Victoria, Canada. She began singing at age 4 and writing songs at age 13. Furtado gained fame with her 2000 debut album Whoa, Nelly! which won her a Grammy. Her third album Loose released in 2006 was her most successful, reaching number one in several countries with hits like "Promiscuous" and "Maneater". Furtado has since released three more albums and married her sound engineer Demacio Castellón in 2008.