Nelly Furtado started her career in the 1990s, but it was during the Y2K era that the singer rose to prominence. In 2000, she released her hit single “I’m Like a Bird,” which is one of the pop star’s best-known songs to this day. Later, she would work with Timbaland to produce the song “Promiscuous,” which reached number on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one in multiple other countries.
In September, Furtado released the song “Keep Going Up” in collaboration with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, marking the first time the trio has reunited in sixteen years after “Give It to Me.” She also revealed that new music is in the works.
Here, WWD looks at her style evolution through the years.
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Nelly Furtado, 2001
Nelly Furtado arrives for the premiere of the film “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” in Los Angeles on June 11, 2001.
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Nelly Furtado, 2002
Nelly Furtado attends the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 27, 2002, in Los Angeles.
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Nelly Furtado, 2005
Nelly Furtado poses in the Awards Room at the 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 on Nov. 3, 2005, in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Nelly Furtado, 2006
Nelly Furtado poses backstage after her appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live on June 22, 2006, in New York City.
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Nelly Furtado, 2007
Singer Nelly Furtado poses during a news conference on March 31, 2007, in Saskatoon, Canada.
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Nelly Furtado, 2009
Nelly Furtado arrives at the “Los Premios MTV 2009” Latin America Awards on Oct. 15, 2009, in Universal City, California.
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Nelly Furtado, 2010
Nelly Furtado attends the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 29, 2010, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Nelly Furtado, 2012
Nelly Furtado arrives at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2012 in Las Vegas.
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Nelly Furtado, 2014
Nelly Furtado attends “The Good Lie” premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2014, in Toronto.
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Nelly Furtado, 2015
Nelly Furtado attends the “Hyena Road” premiere during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 14, 2015.
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Nelly Furtado, 2016
Nelly Furtado attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall on July 11, 2016, in New York City.
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Nelly Furtado, 2017
Nelly Furtado attends the Radio Regenbogen Award 2017 on April 7, 2017, in Rust, Germany.
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Nelly Furtado, 2023
Nelly Furtado attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey.