Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer songwriter and actress She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more than 20 million singles around the world Furtado first gained fame with her debut album Whoa Nelly which spawned two successful singles Im Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light Im 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 numberone hits Promiscuous Maneater Say It Right and All Good Things Come to an End After a threeyear break she released her first fulllength Spanish album Mi Plan and Furtado received a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album In 2012 Furtados fourth Englishlanguage studio album The Spirit Indestructible was released Furtados work has earned her numerous awards and accolades including 2 Grammy Awards 10 Juno Awards 3 MuchMusic Video Awards and a star on Canadas Walk of Fame Furtado was awarded Commander of the Order of Prince Henry on February 28 2014 in Toronto by the President of the Portuguese Republic  Furtados music has also been influenced by her current residence Toronto which she calls the most multicultural city in the entire world and a place where she can be any culture Regarding Torontos cultural diversity she has said that she did not have to wait for the Internet revolution to learn about world music she began listening to it at the age of five and continues to discover new genres