Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian (Canada) singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide. Furtado grew up in Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia), BC (British Columbia), Canada, and currently resides in Toronto. Citation neededdate=March 2010

Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "Im Like a Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful Folklore (Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)) (2003), she returned to prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose (Loose (Nelly Furtado album)) and its hit singles "Promiscuous (Promiscuous (song))", "Maneater (Maneater (Nelly Furtado song))", "All Good Things (Come to an End)", "In Gods Hands", and "Say It Right".