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.
Nelly Furtado - Interview
Trevor catches up with Nelly Furtado.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at nellyfurtado.com and nellyfurtado.de
- Fanpage at rememberthedays.de
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/NellyFurtadoVEVO and youtube.com/user/NellyFurtado
- Twitter at twitter.com/nellyfurtado
- MySpace at myspace.com/nellyfurtado
- Wikipedia article on Nelly Furtado
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0299140
- Last.fm page on Nelly Furtado
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Nelly Furtado
- MusicBrainz entry on Nelly Furtado
Personal Relationships
- Married to Demacio Castellón
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Latest News Stories
News from the BBC
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Nelly Furtado: 'Swagger in spades'
Mon 7 May 2012 01:12
The pop star returns with 'swagger in spades'
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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...
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Behind the music
Wed 17 Nov 2010 02:50
Singer Nelly Furtado reveals the secret stories of her biggest songs
Latest Blog Posts
Blogs from the BBC
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James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado - 'Broken Strings'
Tue 2 Dec 2008 09:25There's a minor gripe I need to get out of the way first, so to apologise for starting...
Fraser McAlpine
BBC Reviews
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The Best of Nelly Furtado 2010
Reviewed by Al Fox
Turns out that I’m Like a Bird was something of a red herring…
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Mi Plan 2009
Reviewed by Paul Lester
First Spanish album from Portuguese-Canadian songbird.
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Loose 2006
Reviewed by Talia Kraines
With equal measures of nice and nasty girl Nel, haters of 'I'm Like A Bird' should...
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Folklore 2003
Reviewed by Suzanne Hutson
Here is something really rather special; Nelly exploring the capabilities of her voice...
