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Nelly Kim Furtado ( 1978 ) is a Luso - 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 Light", which reached #1 on ''Billboard'' 's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and "Força", the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship . BIOGRAPHY Furtado was born one of three children to Portuguese-Azorean parents in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada . At the age of nine started to learn playing Trombone and Ukulele , followed-up by the Keyboard at eleven. When she was thirteen, Nelly also began composing her own songs.
Performing one night at Toronto nightclub Lee's Palace , Furtado met The Philosopher Kings singer Gerald Eaton who became an important collaborator, co-producing Furtado's debut album, '' Whoa, Nelly! '', when she signed with Dreamworks Records in 1999. Eventually released in 2000 the CD saw major success all over the globe, supported by its three successful hit singles "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light" and "On the Radio (Remember the Days)". Furthermore Furtado was critically acclaimed for her innovative mixture of Pop , Trip Hop , Bossa Nova , Soul , R&B , Hip-hop , and Folk music, which was a result of her urge to move beyond the kinds of music that have always emotionally moved her. On 20 September 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). Afterwards she released her second album, '' Folklore '', in November 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 4 July , 2004 .2 She also was a guest presenter at the 2005 European Music Awards held in Lisbon, Portugal . Furtado made her acting debut in the film '' Nobody's Hero '', to be released sometime in 2006. Her third album, '' Loose '', will be released on 20 June 2006 . In the U.S. the Spanish dance track " No Hay Igual " was released as the album's first single on April 11 2006 , followed by " Promiscuous ", featuring Timbaland , only two weeks later on April 25 2006 . In Europe, "Maneater" will be the first single off the album. The album, mostly produced by Timbaland and his production partner Danjahandz, will include songs such as "Maneater", as well as "All Good Things", a collaboration with Coldplay 's Chris Martin . DISCOGRAPHY Albums Singles Other releases
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