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Nelly Kim Furtado, ComIH (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, "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light". "I'm 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 two number-one hits: "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right." 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, Furtado's fourth English-language studio album, ''The Spirit Indestructible'', was released. Furtado's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, 10 Juno Awards, three MuchMusic Video Awards and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. Furtado was awarded "Commander of the Order of Prince Henry" on February 28, 2014, in Toronto by Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the President of Portugal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=abola.pt )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cavaco condecora personalidade portuguesas e luso-canadiana, entre as quais a cantora Nelly Furtado )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cavaco Silva condecora Nelly Furtado com a comenda da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique )〕 == Early life == Furtado was born on December 2, 1978, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her Portuguese parents, Maria Manuela and António José Furtado, were both from São Miguel Island in the Azores〔(Nelly Furtado Interview ) at DailyMusicGuide.com〕 who had emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Furtado Goes Portuguese )〕 Nelly was named after Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim.〔 Her siblings are Michael Anthony and Lisa Anne. They were raised Roman Catholic.〔 At age four, she began performing and singing in Portuguese.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ENTREVISTA: NELLY FURTADO )〕 Furtado's first public performance was when she sang a duet with her mother at a church on Portugal Day. She began playing musical instruments at the age of nine, learning the trombone, ukulele and – in later years – the guitar and keyboards. At the age of 12, she began writing songs,〔 and as a teenager, she performed in a Portuguese marching band.〔 Furtado has acknowledged her family as the source of her strong work ethic; she spent eight summers working as a chambermaid with her mother, along with her brother and sister, who was a housekeeper in Victoria. She has stated that coming from a working-class background has shaped her identity in a positive way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nelly Furtado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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