gala statsdown

The telly has been overtaken by charity event ads from singers Nelly Furtado and Chantal Kreviazuk. Nelly is part of "It's Always Something" for Gilda's Club, while Chantal performs for the "One Wish" gala for Make a Wish.

Of course, both events are for great causes. Still, we wanted to see how the two Canadian powerhouses stack up.

So which chanteuse wins this Statsdown?

	Nelly	Chantal
Toronto shout-outs (based on Myspace blog entries)	0	8	Neither was born in Toronto (Nelly was born in Victoria, Chantal in the Peg), but both have a home in Toronto and abroad (Nelly in Portugal, Chantal in Malibu). However, Chantal name-checks Toronto in 8 of her Myspace blog entries while Nelly has a nasty 0. What's up with that? WINNER: Chantal
Torontoist mentions	17	17	Wowza. I wasn't actually expecting this many. And a prime number too. Spooky. WINNER: Tie
Facebook worship	319	15	Torontonians love Facebook. So how many Facebook groups are there in the Toronto-based networks for each of our lovely ladies? Chantal loses out here. She better start poking folks and sending out some free gifts! WINNER: Nelly
Controversy (score out of 10)	0	0	It's a tough call. Both are pretty low-key. Nelly had a silly rumour that she and Steve Nash were a thing when she name-checked him in "Promiscuous." (But who wouldn't want to be an MVP like Steve Nash?) And Chantal flamed Avril over Mrs. Whibley's songwriting abilities, but then quickly backed down and apologized within days. WINNER: None
Statdown Index (Out of 100)	53	37	Now, using my totally non-scientific calculation (giving Facebook an unfortunately hefty weight): Nelly tops our Statdown Index scoring 53 points to Chantal's still-worth 37. Guess people love being Loose over being told Ghost Stories?