Nelly Furtado never wanted to be a celebrity.

The 33-year-old singer - who shot to worldwide fame after the release of her first single 'I'm Like A Bird' in 2000 - admits she felt pressure to succeed in the ''very crazy'' showbiz world following the success of the track.

Nelly Furtado wants to have more kids before her next album.

The 'Maneater' hitmaker - who has an eight-year-old daughter Nevis, whose dad is her ex-partner DJ Jasper Gahunia - is keen to have a baby with husband Demacio Castellon and she is delighted that her daughter has two father figures in her life.

Rihanna leads the 2012 MTV European Music Awards (EMA) nominations with six nods.

The 'We Found Love' hitmaker is up for a host of top accolades, including Best Pop Act, Best Look, Biggest Fans and Best Female - a category which will see her battle Katy Perry, Pink, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift.

Nelly Furtado used to be in a high school gang.

The Canadian singer - who was born to Portuguese parents - admits she was in a group called the 'Portuguese Mafia' when she was at school but got thrown out because she wasn't very good at throwing stones.