44-year-old Nelly Furtado appeared in the media field for the first time in 6 years – fans were shocked to see her on the cover of Fault magazine in an extravagant Mugler bodysuit and Givenchy ankle boots. The singer has recovered quite a bit, but she looks amazing and still exudes vitality. She declared that she intends to try again to attack the musical Olympus with new material – and one of the reasons why Nelly decided to break through was the words of her daughter – she told her mother that her compositions are very popular with young people and can often be found in TikTok trends.
Little is known about Furtado’s daughter – the singer protects her from excessive public attention, and Nevis herself, who recently turned 20, does not want to become a non-relative and uses her mother’s fame and connections as a start to her career. And by the way, it was the child that became the indirect reason why Nelly Furtado had a nervous breakdown right on stage and decided to leave show business. That’s how it was.
As many remember, Nelly was Timbaland’s “pet” – one of the main producers of the 2000s, the official “star maker”. He realized that the unusual timbre of the Portuguese-Canadian voice fits perfectly with trendy beats, making him unique. And he used this quality in musical material and ensured Furtado world fame.
But there was one “but” – in the process of recording her hit album Loose in 2006, Nelly Furtado was going through a difficult divorce from her husband, musician Jasper Gahania. Their three-year-old daughter, Nevis, turned out to be completely dependent on her mother – it was not possible to agree on the division of duties with her father. Therefore, Nelly took care of the girl during the day and worked in the studio at night – and there she slept restlessly for several hours. At 7am Nevis woke up and started again…
In 2008, Furtado married for the second time – to a sound engineer from Cuba, Demacio Castellón. A new relationship, a still young daughter, hard work and apparently trying to fit it all in perfectly led to Nelly having a nervous breakdown in 2012 – and it happened right on stage, in the middle of a tour.
Then the superstar announced that she was choosing a family – and that was a blow to all her fans. Gradually, however, new musicians took Nelly’s place…
Nelly divorced Demacius – now she lives with Nevis, who has become quite an adult. It is obvious that the girl inherited her mother’s beauty. Furtado leads a rather closed lifestyle and does not update social networks for a long time, so for all these years only small details of her life have leaked to the press. However, there were no scandals – Nelly traveled, met people, continued to write music. She tried several times to go public with new material, but the songs did not gain popularity.
And now that her daughter is quite grown, Furtado has announced another comeback attempt – she hopes that she has finally fulfilled her duty as a mother and can focus on work again.
The singer admitted that another circumstance prevented her all these years: a neurological-behavioral disorder that was diagnosed relatively recently. Nelly Furtado suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and it was only after 40 years that she realized that her difficulties with planning time and hours, inattentiveness and difficulty in determining priorities are related to a special state of mind. She is now receiving qualified help and is learning to approach personal and work matters in a different way. Good luck Nelly!