Happy Birthday Nelly Furtado! Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more than 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, 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 with 10 million copies sold. 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, Furtados fourth English-language 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.
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