Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (born in Victoria BC, Canada on December 2, 1978) is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. Daughter of Portuguese parents, she also holds Portuguese citizenship. Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single I'm Like A Bird. After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful Folklore in 2003, she returned to prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose and its hit singles Promiscuous, Maneater, Say It Right, All Good Things (Come To An End) and No Hay Igual. Furtado is known for experimenting with different instruments, sounds, genres, languages, and vocal styles. This diversity has been influenced by her wide-ranging musical taste and her interest in different cultures. Also, in 2009 Furtado launched her own music label Nelstar Music and will introduce Toronto-based electro-dance band Fritz Helder & The Phantoms as the first act signed to the company.
2010-04-04 Wale and K'NAAN w/ John Forté
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, just as the civil unrest that rocked the country was beginning, rapper K'NAAN spent the early years of his life trying to avoid death and listening to the hip-hop records sent to him from America by his father, who had left Somalia earlier. When K'NAAN (whose name means "traveler" in Somali) was 13, he, his mother, and his two siblings were able to leave their homeland and join relatives in Harlem, where they stayed briefly before moving to Rexdale, Ontario, where the...
2010-05-09 The Canadian Tenors
Dubbed "Canada's National Treasure," the Canadian Tenors charm audiences with their winning blend and crowd-pleasing repertoire. Featuring a mix of music and sounds from theatre, classical, operetta, and alternative world pop, this foursome gloriously croons in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Maltese. After touring Norway, The Netherlands and the U.S, they recently completed a Canadian tour with legendary producer David Foster. Recent collaborations with producers, including G...
