Nelly Furtado

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Born 2 December 1978.

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Biography

Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more 20 million singles, bringing her total sales to over 40 million records around the world. Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, which spawned two successful singles, "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light". "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. In 2003, Furtado released Folklore, which produced three international singles— "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Try" and "Força". Three years later she released Loose, a worldwide commercial success. The album spawned four number-one hits: "Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It Right" and "All Good Things (Come to an End)". After a three-year break, she released her first full-length Spanish album, Mi Plan, and Furtado received a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2012, Furtado's fourth English-language studio album, The Spirit Indestructible was released. Furtado's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including 2 Grammy Awards, 10 Juno Awards, 3 MuchMusic Video Awards and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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News from the BBC

  1. Nelly Furtado: 'Swagger in spades'

    Mon 7 May 2012 01:12

    The pop star returns with 'swagger in spades'
  2. Furtado giving up Gaddafi gig fee

    Thu 3 Mar 2011 08:54

    Singer Nelly Furtado says she will give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to...
  3. Behind the music

    Wed 17 Nov 2010 02:50

    Singer Nelly Furtado reveals the secret stories of her biggest songs

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Blogs from the BBC

  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

BBC Reviews

  1. The Best of Nelly Furtado 2010

    Review of The Best of Nelly Furtado

    Reviewed by Al Fox

    Turns out that I’m Like a Bird was something of a red herring…
  2. Mi Plan 2009

    Review of Mi Plan

    Reviewed by Paul Lester

    First Spanish album from Portuguese-Canadian songbird.
  3. Loose 2006

    Review of Loose

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    With equal measures of nice and nasty girl Nel, haters of 'I'm Like A Bird' should...
  4. Folklore 2003

    Review of Folklore

    Reviewed by Suzanne Hutson

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

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