Nelly Furtado
Before she went full Timbaland pop, she was a folk-trip-hop chameleon making breezy, genre-defying music. "I'm Like a Bird" was whimsical and wistful in equal measure -- peak early-2000s CMR energy.
What Genre Is Nelly Furtado?
GenrePop · Folk pop · R&B
Short answer: pop. In the bigger picture, Nelly Furtado is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Nelly Furtado also performed at Lilith Fair, the all-female festival at the heart of the genre. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Does Nelly Furtado Smoke?
Nothing reliable. Searches for "Furtado quits" all return her 2025 retirement from performing.
Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?
Key Albums
- Whoa, Nelly!
- Folklore
- Loose
Listen
“I'm Like a Bird”(Whoa, Nelly!, 2000)