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Nelly Furtado (born December 2, 1978Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Among her most successful songs are her debut single "I'm Like a Bird", for which she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2002, "Turn Off The Lights", which reached #1 on Club Play chart, and "Força", the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship.

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Biography

Nelly Furtado was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada one of three children born to Portuguese-Azorean parents. She learned to play trombone and ukulele at the age of nine and keyboard at eleven. She began composing her own songs when she was thirteen.

After finishing high school, (Mt. Doug Secondary), Furtado moved to Toronto where she formed the trip hop duo in 1997 with local musician Tallisman with whom she had already worked the previously summer, contributing vocals to the song "Waitin' 4 The Streets" on , the 1996 album of his band Plains Of Fascination. "Like", one of the songs Nelstar* recorded, received a VideoFACT grant to cover for the production of a music video, but Furtado felt the musical of the Nelstar* recordings did not represent her personality and vocal talent, and the clip was never released.span Performing one night at Toronto nightclub Lee's Palace, Furtado met The Philosopher Kings singer Gerald Eaton. Eaton became an important collaborator, co-producing Furtado's debut album, writer Jane Stevenson as a cross between Macy Gray and Ivana Santilli, incorporates pop, trip-hop, bossa nova, soul, RB, hip-hop, and folk, and was a result of her urge to move beyond the kinds of music that have always emotionally moved her. She has mentioned Cornershop, Beck and Finley Quaye as influences in her sound.

Prior to being signed, Furtado's music has been described as less colourful and associated more with indie bands such as Portishead and Radiohead. However, Furtado tired of this .

On September 20, 2003, Furtado gave birth to her first child, daughter Nevis. The father is her then boyfriend Jasper Gahunia (alias Lil' Jaz, Furtado's live DJ).

Furtado's second album, , was released on November 25, 2003. The album includes the single "Força", which was written as the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship held in Portugal, and Furtado also performed it at the championship's final in Estádio da Luz, Lisbon on July 4, 2004.span She also was a guest presenter at the 2005 European Music Awards held in Lisbon, Portugal.

As of late 2005, she is set to make her acting debut in the movie , is scheduled for March 2006. The album's first single, "Maneater" is expected to hit airwaves in January and the remix features Lil' Wayne -both produced by Timbaland and Nate "Danjahandz" Hills. The album, mostly produced by Timbaland and his production partner Danjahandz, will include songs such as "Promiscuous Girl", as well as "No Hay Igual" and "All Good Things", a collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin.

"Turn Off The Light" (Remix) featuring Ms. Jade and Timbaland on Nelly Furtado's "Turn Off The Light" single (2001)"Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Spanish version) featuring Juanes on Nelly Furtado's "Força" single (2004)