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Pop music artist from Victoria, Canada (born 1978). Nelly Furtado makes music in the pop music, rhythm and blues and traditional folk music genres.
6 Nelly Furtado Music Videos from 1999–2012
Directed by Director X
A bold, swagger‑filled visual directed by Director X (Little X), featuring Nelly towering on stilts across downtown L.A., flanked by hoop dancers and vibrant urban color—mirroring the…
Directed by Micah Meisner
A dramatic and symbolic duet video for James Morrison’s 2008 hit “Broken Strings,” featuring Nelly Furtado in adjacent hotel rooms with objects spectacularly shattering around…
Directed by Francis Lawrence
A whimsical, nature‑kissed music video featuring Nelly dancing barefoot in a sunny meadow and by a lake, intercut with playful creatures and dynamic camera movements—visualizing…
Directed by Sophie Muller
A period-piece visual directed by Sophie Muller, set on a snowy Portuguese-style farm and starring actor Jack St. James. It captures intimate domestic rituals—like hanging laundry,…
Directed by Anthony Mandler
A high‑energy club visual directed by Anthony Mandler, featuring Nelly leading a cinematic underground dance party in a dilapidated building, searching for her missing dog, and…
Directed by Sophie Muller
A visually rich and symbolic music video directed by Sophie Muller, featuring Nelly in swamp, temple, and domestic settings—each representing shifts between inner turmoil, cultural…
Born 1978 · Victoria, Canada · pop music, rhythm and blues · DreamWorks Records
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted Furtado's musical versatility and experimentation with genres. Furtado rose to prominence with her trip hop-influenced debut studio album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial success and spawned the top-10 Billboard Hot 100 singles "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light". The former track earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop… via Wikipedia
Awards: Commander of the Order of Prince Henry; Canada's Walk of Fame; Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “I'm Like a Bird”; Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for “Mi plan”; NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year
Nelly Furtado’s studio albums / EPs · 8
Everything you need to know about Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado was born in 1978.
Nelly Furtado is from Victoria, Canada.
Nelly Furtado’s music spans pop music, rhythm and blues and traditional folk music.
Nelly Furtado has released music through DreamWorks Records, Geffen Records, Mosley Music Group, Interscope Records and Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
Nelly Furtado has released 8 studio albums, from Whoa, Nelly! (2000) to 7 (2024).
Nelly Furtado’s most recent studio album is 7, released in 2024.
Nelly Furtado’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “I’m Like a Bird”, “Maneater”, “Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)” and “Try”.
Nelly Furtado’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “I’m Like a Bird” (2000), with 180.7 million views, directed by Francis Lawrence. A whimsical, nature‑kissed music video featuring Nelly dancing barefoot in a sunny meadow and by a lake, intercut with playful creatures and dynamic camera movements—visualizing the song’s themes of freedom and self-discovery.
Nelly Furtado has received Commander of the Order of Prince Henry, Canada's Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “I'm Like a Bird”, Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for “Mi plan” and NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year.
You can listen to Nelly Furtado on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and SoundCloud, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.
