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Nelly Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer. She can ... play many musical instruments. She learned to play the trombone and the ukulele at the age of nine. In later years, she learned to play the guitar and keyboard. She has released three albums. The first album was released in 2000 and was called Whoa!
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By 2003 and the release of her second album Folklore, Nelly Furtado was an international pop star. "Forca," a song from the album, was selected as the official theme for the 2004 European Football Championship. Unfortunately, the album's commercial success was muted. It's highest charting single, "Powerless (Say What You Want)," only made it to #39.
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Canadian artist Nelly Furtado quickly boosted her international music career with her distinctive musical flair, shown in her debut album Whoa, Nelly (2001), as well as in the sophomore recording Folklore (2003). The young recipient of a Grammy Award and three Juno Awards (for her first album) rocked the music industry with her hit singles “I’m Like a Bird” (2001), “Turn Off the Light” (2001), “Powerless (Say What You Want)” (2003) and “Força” (2004). Preceding the release of her third album, Loose, in June 2006, the singles “No Hay Igual,” “Promiscuous” (featuring Timbaland) and “Maneater” were already launched. Furtado, who has collaborated with various artists from various genres, got her heavy musical influence from Jeff Buckley, Caetano Veloso, Amalia Rodrigues, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cornershop, Mariah Carey, TLC, Mary J. Blige, Digable Planets, De La Soul, Radiohead, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, U2, and Beck.
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Nelly Furtado's debut album Whoa Nelly! was released in 2000 and spawned the hit single "I'm Like A Bird." The album went platinum in sales and in 2001 Furtado won four Juno awards for excellence from the Canadian music industry. After releasing numerous remixes, singles, soundtrack cuts and collaborations, Furtado released the full-length CD Folklore in 2003. Furtado was born in Canada, though her parents are of Portuguese descent.
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Nelly Furtado is engaged to Demacio Castellon “Demo” a sound engineer who worked on her 2006 album. After months of speculation as to who the British-Columbian born singer was dating, reps have confirmed she is indeed engaged.
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For her third album Loose, due out in June, 2006, Nelly Furtado turned to top hip hop producer Timbaland for artistic collaboration. The result is a much more dance and hip hop oriented album than in the past. She is releasing two different first singles from the album. "Maneater" is the lead single in Europe and the UK while "Promiscuous," which features rapping from Timbaland, is the opener in the US. The album will ... include "All Good Things," a track recorded with Coldplay's lead vocalist Chris Martin.
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