February 12, 2002

Singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Nelly Furtado will begin her first headlining tour of major North American venues, which she's dubbed the "2002 Burn in the Spotlight Tour." Fellow genre-bender Citizen Cope will join her on select dates.

Furtado's debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, has been certified double platinum in the U.S., based largely on radio and video success for the songs "I'm Like A Bird" (Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100) and "Turn Off The Light" (Top 5). Her international sales, too, are approaching the two-million mark, with the exotic-sounding pop/hip-hop disc deemed triple platinum in Furtado's native Canada, double platinum in both Australia and New Zealand and platinum in the U.K., Ireland and Portugal (birthplace of the artist's parents). The album has earned gold status in Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Indonesia and Singapore.

The 23-year-old Furtado has also been nominated for numerous awards, including four Junos (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys); in the categories of Best New Solo Artist; Best Single, for "I'm Like A Bird"; Best Songwriter, for "I'm Like A Bird," "Turn Off The Light" and "...On The Radio (Remember The Days)"; and Best Producer, with Gerald Eaton and Brian West, for "I'm Like A Bird" and "Turn Off The Light."

Recently, Furtado was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite New Artist and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.

Furtado's video clips for "I'm Like a Bird" (directed by Francis Lawrence) and "Turn Off The Light" (Sophie Muller) are in heavy rotation on MTV, VH1 and MTV2. The song "Turn Off The Light" received an extra boost from a remix by hip-hop producer Timbaland; a second video for the track reflects the refashioned version. Furtado recently shot a clip for "...On The Radio (Remember The Days)," slated to be the third radio track off Whoa, Nelly!.

Furtado's band on the "2002 Burning in the Spotlight Tour" includes bassist Dean Jarvis, guitarist Yurko Mychaluk, drummer Adrian Passarelli, keyboardists Joel Joseph and Kevin Saulnier and DJ Jasper "Lil Jaz" Gahunia.

Citizen Cope opened some of Furtado's previous headlining club dates. At those shows, Citizen Cope mastermind Clarence Greenwood presented stripped-down acoustic-oriented performances; on the upcoming tour, he'll front a full band.

You can catch Furtado and Cope (on selected dates) live at the following venues.

NELLY FURTADO'S 2002 BURN IN THE SPOTLIGHT TOUR

Jan. 28	Victoria, British Columbia	Victoria Arena
Jan. 29	Vancouver, British Columbia	GM Place
Jan. 30	Seattle, Wash.	Paramount Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Jan. 31	Portland, Ore.	Roseland	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 2	Calgary, Alberta	Macewan Hall
Feb. 3	Calgary, Alberta	Macewan Hall
Feb. 5	Denver, Colo.	Fillmore Auditorium	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 7	Phoenix, Ariz.	Web Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 8	Las Vegas, Nev.	Joint	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 9	San Diego, Calif.	Spreckels	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 11	Los Angeles, Calif.	Wiltern Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 12	Los Angeles, Calif.	Wiltern Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 14	San Francisco, Calif.	Warfield Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 15	San Francisco, Calif.	Warfield Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Feb. 16	San Luis Obispo, Calif.	Rec Center
Mar 1	Boston, Mass.	Avalon	With Citizen Cope
Mar 2	Portland, Maine	State Theatre	With Citizen Cope
Mar 4	New York, N.Y.	Hammerstein	With Citizen Cope
Mar 6	Philadelphia, Pa.	Electric Factory	With Citizen Cope
Mar 8	Washington, D.C.	9:30 Club	With Citizen Cope
Mar 9	Washington, D.C.	9:30 Club	With Citizen Cope
Mar 10	Norfolk, Va.	Norva
Mar 12	Raleigh, N.C.	Ritz
Mar 13	Charlotte, N.C.	Grady Cole Center
Mar 15	Atlanta, Ga.	Tabernacle
Mar 16	Orlando, Fla.	Hard Rock Live
Mar 17	Miami, Fla.	Level
Mar 19	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Jannus Landing
Mar 20	Birmingham, Ala.	Five Points Music Hall
Mar 22	Nashville, Tenn.	Ryman Auditorium
Mar 23	Memphis, Tenn.	Omni New Daisy
Mar 24	New Orleans, La.	House Of Blues
Mar 26	Houston, Texas	Aerial Theatre At Bayou Place
Mar 27	Austin, Texas	Austin Music Hall
Mar 28	Dallas, Texas	Bronce Bowl
Mar 30	St. Louis, Mo.	Pageant
Mar 31	Kansas City, Mo.	Uptown Theatre
April 1	St. Paul, Minn.Roy	Wilkins Auditorium
April 3	Milwaukee, Wis.	Rave
April 4	Chicago, Ill.	Riviera Theatre
April 5	Detroit, Mich.	State Theatre
April 7	Indianapolis, Ind.	Egyptian Room
April 8	Cleveland, Ohio	Agora Theatre