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I'm Like A Bird by Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
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Nelly Kim Furtado Born December 2 1978 In Vancouver British Columbia Is A Canadian Singer And Songwriter. Furtado Has Sold Over 40 Million Records Worldwide Making Her One Of The Most Successful Canadian Artists. She Is Widely Known For Her Musical Versatility And Genre Experimentation. She First Gained Fame With Her Trip Hop-Inspired Debut Album Whoa Nelly! 2000 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success That Spawned Two Top-10 Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 "I'm Like A Bird" And "Turn Off The Light". The First Of The Two Singles Won Her A Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's Introspective Folk-Heavy 2003 Second Album Folklore Explored Her Portuguese Roots. Its Singles Received Moderate Success In Europe But The Album's Underperformance Compared To Her Debut Was Regarded As A Sophomore Slump. Furtado's Third Album Loose 2006 Was A Smash Hit And Became Her Bestselling Album With More Than 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide Also Making It One Of The Bestselling Albums Of The 2000s. Considered A Radical Image Reinvention Furtado Continued To Explore Her Portuguese Heritage While Leaning Heavier Into Hip Hop. The Album Spawned Four Successful Number-One Singles Worldwide "Promiscuous" "Maneater" "Say It Right" And "All Good Things Come To An End ". She Released Her First Spanish-Language Album Mi Plan In 2009 Which Won Her A Latin Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2012 Furtado Released Her Nostalgia-Inspired Fifth Album The Spirit Indestructible. Furtado Split With Her Management And Went Independent Thereafter Releasing Her Indie-Pop Sixth Album The Ride In 2017 Under Her Own Label Nelstar Entertainment. She Has Won Many Awards Throughout Her Career Including One Grammy Award From Seven Nominations One Latin Grammy Award Ten Juno Awards One BRIT Award One Billboard Music Award One MTV Europe Music Award One World Music Award And Three Much Music Video Awards. Furtado Has A Star On Canada's Walk Of Fame And Was Awarded Commander Of The Order Of Prince Henry On February 28 2014 By Aníbal Cavaco Silva The Then-President Of Portugal.
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"I'm Like A Bird" Was The Debut Single Released By Canadian Singer-Songwriter Nelly Furtado On September 26 2000. It Went On To Become One Of The Best-Selling Singles The Following Year Peaking At Number One In Portugal Where Nelly's Parents Are From Number Two In Australia And New Zealand Number Five In The United Kingdom And Number Nine In The United States. It Helped Establish Nelly Furtado As One Of The Up-And-Coming Pop Stars Of The New Millennium. In 2002 "I'm Like A Bird" Was Nominated For Song Of The Year At The Grammy Awards But Lost Out To "Fallin" By Alicia Keys. The Song Did Win A Grammy For Best Vocal Performance Making Furtado The First Woman To Win The Award With Her Debut Single Since Mariah Carey Did 10 Years Earlier And The Most Recent Canadian Recipient. It Also Won "Best Single" At The Juno Awards An Annual Canadian Music Prize. It Is A Soaring Folk-Pop Anthem That Remains One Of Furtado's Most Recognizable Tracks. In 2006 She Said Of The Song "I've Heard It Sung At Karaoke Or By Cover Bands And It Was Awesome — I Was Like Wow I've Got One Of Those Songs. Somebody Once Called It A 'hairbrush Song' One That Girls And Guys Sing In Front Of The Mirror With Their Hairbrush. I Just Think I'm Lucky I Have It — It's Paying The Bills!"
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Biography - Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado Born December 2 1978 In Vancouver British Columbia Is A Canadian Singer And Songwriter. Furtado Has Sold Over 40 Million Records Worldwide Making Her One Of The Most Successful Canadian Artists. She Is Widely Known For Her Musical Versatility And Genre Experimentation. She First Gained Fame With Her Trip Hop-Inspired Debut Album Whoa Nelly! 2000 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success That Spawned Two Top-10 Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 "I'm Like A Bird" And "Turn Off The Light". The First Of The Two Singles Won Her A Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's Introspective Folk-Heavy 2003 Second Album Folklore Explored Her Portuguese Roots. Its Singles Received Moderate Success In Europe But The Album's Underperformance Compared To Her Debut Was Regarded As A Sophomore Slump. Furtado's Third Album Loose 2006 Was A Smash Hit And Became Her Bestselling Album With More Than 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide Also Making It One Of The Bestselling Albums Of The 2000s. Considered A Radical Image Reinvention Furtado Continued To Explore Her Portuguese Heritage While Leaning Heavier Into Hip Hop. The Album Spawned Four Successful Number-One Singles Worldwide "Promiscuous" "Maneater" "Say It Right" And "All Good Things Come To An End ". She Released Her First Spanish-Language Album Mi Plan In 2009 Which Won Her A Latin Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2012 Furtado Released Her Nostalgia-Inspired Fifth Album The Spirit Indestructible. Furtado Split With Her Management And Went Independent Thereafter Releasing Her Indie-Pop Sixth Album The Ride In 2017 Under Her Own Label Nelstar Entertainment. She Has Won Many Awards Throughout Her Career Including One Grammy Award From Seven Nominations One Latin Grammy Award Ten Juno Awards One BRIT Award One Billboard Music Award One MTV Europe Music Award One World Music Award And Three Much Music Video Awards. Furtado Has A Star On Canada's Walk Of Fame And Was Awarded Commander Of The Order Of Prince Henry On February 28 2014 By Aníbal Cavaco Silva The Then-President Of Portugal.
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"I'm Like a Bird" was the debut single released by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, on September 26, 2000. It went on to become one of the best-selling singles the following year, peaking at number one in Portugal (where Nelly's parents are from), number two in Australia and New Zealand, number five in the United Kingdom, and number nine in the United States. It helped establish Nelly Furtado as one of the up-and-coming pop stars of the new millennium. In 2002, "I'm Like a Bird" was nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards, but lost out to "Fallin" by Alicia Keys. The song did win a Grammy for best vocal performance, making Furtado the first woman to win the award with her debut single since Mariah Carey did 10 years earlier, and the most recent Canadian recipient. It also won "Best Single" at the Juno Awards, an annual Canadian music prize.
It is a soaring folk-pop anthem that remains one of Furtado's most recognizable tracks. In 2006, she said of the song, "I've heard it sung at karaoke or by cover bands and it was awesome — I was like, wow, I've got one of those songs. Somebody once called it a 'hairbrush song', one that girls and guys sing in front of the mirror with their hairbrush. I just think I'm lucky I have it — it's paying the bills!" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.