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7 unusual facts about Nelly


Andy Houston

In 2003, Houston was still running races for Billy Ballew and Nelly when Vokal became his primary sponsor, until Billy ran out of money to run two trucks.

Chaylon Brewster

In 2006 Shake Ya Caboose was picked up by Nelly's label, Derrty Ent, to be a Canadian promotional song for their new energy drink, Pimp Juice.

Kyjuan

As well as appearing as a guest on Murph's solo project Murphy's Law and each of Nelly's CDs and other fellow St. Lunatics Ali (rapper), and his solo project Heavy Starch.

Nelly's

She went to study photography in Germany under Hugo Erfurth and Franz Fiedler, in 1920-1921, before the 1922 expulsion of the ethnic Greeks of Asia Minor by the Turks following the Greco-Turkish war (1919-1922).

The BossHoss

The BossHoss is a band from Berlin which started in 2004 with Country & Western style cover versions of famous pop, rock and hip hop songs, for example "Hot in Herre" by Nelly, "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "Hey Ya!" by Outkast.

Valerie Morales

After listening to a song performed by Nelly and Kelly Rowland ("Dilemma"), Morales "ended up singing lyrics she wrote to a similar melody" of the song.

WPRT-FM

At noon on August 29, 2008, the station brought back the rhythmic-leaning hit music format to the Nashville airwaves, launching with Nelly's "Party People".


5.0

Released from August 17, 2010, It is Nelly's most successful single in five years (since "Grillz"), peaking at number three in the United States.

Alejandro Rey

In 1957, he participated in the film El Diablo de vacaciones, directed by Ferruccio Cerio, with Nelly Panizza and Ana María Cassan, embarking on the ship Yapeyu to travel around the world, but filming did not conclude.

Apple Bottoms

The term is also used in the songs "Tip Drill" and "Paradise" by Nelly, in the Eminem single, "Shake That" and in "Lee Majors Come Again" by the Beastie Boys.

Big Gipp

Big Gipp gained radio airplay when he was featured in Nelly's hit song Grillz with Jermaine Dupri, Paul Wall, and Ali.

Bruce Benderson

He has translated several books of French origin, including Virginie Despentes' novel Baise Moi (which was later adapted into a controversial film); the writers Robbe-Grillet, Pierre Guyotat, Sollers, Benoît Duteurtre, Grégoire Bouillier, Philippe Djian, Martin Page and Nelly Arcan; and, though it is quite far away from his usual subject matter, the autobiography of Céline Dion.

Calabar Carnival

Over the last 4 years international artists like, the late Lucky Dube, Akon, Fat Joe, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Kirk Franklin, and many more has thrilled the large crowd of Nigerians and tourist from outside the country.

Cherise Roberts

After scoring top five hits with songs such as Favourite Things and Nu Flow, Big Brovaz received rave reviews from fans and critics for their unique style, and received comparisons with other groups such as Outkast and solo artists such as Eminem, Nelly and Jamelia.

Collela Mazee

Ochieng Nelly Mengo was born in Nyanza in 1950 and developed interest in music while still at school.

"Dr Nelly", Ochieng' died on Wednesday 24 April 2001 at his rural Kabondo home, Rachuonyo District, after an illustrious entertainment career spanning several decades.

Daniel Auteuil

Auteuil has two daughters: Aurore Auteuil with his former partner, Anne Jousset, and Nelly from a ten-year relationship with actress Emmanuelle Béart, his co-star in the films A Heart in Winter and Manon des Sources (1986).

Delmar Loop

The Pageant, located across Delmar from the Arts Commission, has become one of St. Louis's main venues for mid-size popular musical performances, featuring rap, rock, and country artists, including Saint Louisans Chuck Berry and Nelly.

Edward Miller Mundy

Miller was the son of Edward Miller Mundy and his wife Nelly Barton, daughter of James Barton, of Penwortham, Lancashire.

Elda Neyis Mosquera

Elda Neyis Mosquera García (nom de guerre Karina aka Nelly Ávila Moreno) is the former commander of the 47th Front of FARC-EP, a communist rebel group in Colombia.

Esther Baxter

Since then, she has appeared in several music videos, including Ludacris's "Number One Spot", Will Smith's "Switch", Nelly's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan".

Express Towers

The walls of the main lobby on ground floor feature murals in ceramic by Nelly Sethna (1932-1992), also a Padma Shri awardee, well known for her role in revival of Kalamkari by infusing a new set of aesthetics and designs to keep a rich and ancient tradition thriving.

Fernando Viña

Viña was featured in the Welcome To Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix) music video with Nelly and the St. Lunatics

Is there life after high school?

This production starred Caroline O'Connor, Mark Michael Hutchinson, Geoff Steer, Rosemarie Ford, Lynne Kieran, Steven Mann, Nelly Morrison & Nigel Garton early in their careers who did this late night engagement while several were also appearing in West End hit shows Me and My Girl, 42nd Street and The Hired Man.

Nelly Arcan

Lac-Mégantic's municipal library, assembled from over a hundred thousand donated books after fire destroyed the original library during 2013's Lac-Mégantic derailment, is named « La Médiathèque municipale Nelly-Arcan » in her honour.

Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!

Spoonbeaks Ahoy! was created by Beckett as a gift for his girlfriend, and the pirate protagonist Nelly Cootalot is modelled after her.

Nelly Kamwelu

Nelly Alexandra Kamwelu (born 1991) is a Tanzanian model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe Tanzania and Miss Southern Africa International titles in 2011.She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil, Miss International 2011 in China, Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines, and Miss Tourism Queen International in China.

Nelly replaced the Second-Runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania to participate in Miss International 2011 and also replaced the First-runner-up upon returning to her country from Chengdu, China to represent Tanzania in Miss Earth 2011.

Robert Neppach

In May 1933, his first Jewish wife Nelly, a successful tennis player, took her life because of the discrimination and prosecution of Jews in Nazi Germany.

Sean John

People representing the brand include Combs himself, musicians such as Nelly, T.I., Fabolous, Game, Dolla, Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes, athletes including Dwyane Wade, plus fashion models Tyson Beckford and Kevin Navayne Lamban, and famous DJs like DJ Cece.

Tonya Mitchell

Mitchell shared the stage with acts that included Nelly, Boyz II Men, Lil Romeo, Dream and Tyrese.

Twice as Nice

Trey Songz the forth single from Nelly's M.O. Album, Co-wrote "Keep Our Love Alive" with Matthew Koma for Afrojack, have songs on the up-coming Travie McCoy album and completed a large number of songs with Matthew Koma for his yet to be released debut album.

Venice/Venice

Venice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.

Violette Verdy

Violette Verdy (born Nelly Guillerm in 1 December 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé) is a French ballerina who has worked as a director of dance companies and in other related capacities since her retirement from performing in the late 1970s.

Vokal europe

When Nelly’s debut album Country Grammar (2000) spent 7 weeks on top of the U.S. Album Charts and went 9 times platinum, fuelled by the enormous success of the title track.


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