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Nelly Furtado

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Born 02 December 1978.

Nelly Furtado performs as Nelstar*.

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Biography

Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has sold over 22 million albums worldwide. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and currently resides in Toronto.

Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "I'm Like a Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful Folklore (2003), she returned to prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose and its hit singles "Promiscuous", "Maneater," "All Good Things (Come to an End)" and "Say It Right."

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  1. Habla Espanol?

    Wed 16 Sep 2009 08:43

    Nelly Furtado says singing in Spanish is 'more dramatic'

  2. Nelly's back

    Mon 10 Aug 2009 15:30

    Furtado's fourth album Mi Plan will be sung in Spanish

  3. Furtado to release Spanish album

    Wed 3 Jun 2009 10:53

    Singer songwriter Nelly Furtado is set to release her first album recorded entirely in...

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  1. James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado - 'Broken Strings'

    Tue 2 Dec 2008 09:25 There's a minor gripe I need to get out of the way first, so to apologise for starting... Fraser McAlpine

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  1. Mi Plan 2009

    Mi Plan

    Reviewed by Paul Lester

    First Spanish album from Portuguese-Canadian songbird.

  2. Loose 2006

    Loose

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    With equal measures of nice and nasty girl Nel, haters of 'I'm Like A Bird' should...

  3. Folklore 2003

    Folklore

    Reviewed by Suzanne Hutson

    Here is something really rather special; Nelly exploring the capabilities of her voice...

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  1. All Good Things (Come To An End)
    BBC Radio 2 | Steve Wright in the Afternoon 08/02/2010
     
  2. Turn Off The Light
    BBC Radio 1 | Sara Cox 07/02/2010
     
  3. I'm Like A Bird
    BBC Radio 2 | Chris Evans Breakfast 04/02/2010
     
  4. Maneater
    BBC Radio 1 | Scott Mills 02/02/2010
     

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Mi Plan

Mi Plan

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  2. 2 Más
     
  3. 3 Mi Plan (feat. Álex Cuba)
     

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