She was born in Victoria (British columbia) in 1978, her parents were born in Portugal but they had to emigrate to Canada.
She started singing Portuguese songs.She get famous with her song ”Whoa, Nelly!”.
In 2002, with her song “I'm like a bird” won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
She released Loose, a worldwide commercial success with 10 million copies sold.