Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship.Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "I'm like a Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful Folklore (2003), she returned to prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose and its hit singles "Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It Right", and "All Good Things (Come to an End)". Furtado is known for experimenting with different instruments, sounds, genres, vocal styles and languages. This diversity has been influenced by her wide-ranging musical taste and her interest in different cultures.
"I'm Like A Bird
" is a song written by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado
, and produced by Gerald Eaton and Brian West for her first album Whoa, Nelly! (2000). It was one of the year's critically acclaimed songs and widely considered as Furtado's signature song. Nelly Furtado said that "I'm like a Bird" is her favourite song: "There's a simplicity about it that I love", she explained. "It's my freedom song." It was one of the most successful singles of 2001, reaching number one in Canada and Brazil, number two in Australia and New Zealand, number five in the UK, and number nine in the U.S. It peaked at 9 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay, It won a 2001 Juno Award for "Single of the Year" and a 2002 Grammy for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". She performed an arrangement of the song at the Grammys featuring accompaniment by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai.The song was covered by the band Element 101, whose version appears on the compilation album Punk Goes Pop (2002). Furtado 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!".
The music video for "I'm Like A Bird" was directed by Francis Lawrence.
The video begins in the sky where the camera slowly pans down onto Nelly Furtado, who is lying in the grass. It then shows her singing on the tree stem in mid-air. In the chorus she gets up and she starts singing to the camera while birds are flying around her. The second verse shows her sitting in mid-air in a forest, while singing to the camera. The chorus consists of flashes of Nelly Furtado singing in mid-air, again, while leaning on the tree stem. At the bridge she is singing to a bug while her eyes are changing color. The conclusion of the video shows her on a branch and she falls backwards into a mosh-pit of people as she sings the lines of the song.
The music video for "I'm Like A Bird" was directed by Francis Lawrence.The video begins in the sky where the camera slowly pans down onto Nelly Furtado
, who is lying in the grass. It then shows her singing on the tree stem in mid-air. In the chorus she gets up and she starts singing to the camera while birds are flying around her. The second verse shows her sitting in mid-air in a forest, while singing to the camera. The chorus consists of flashes of Nelly Furtado singing in mid-air, again, while leaning on the tree stem. At the bridge she is singing to a bug while her eyes are changing color. The conclusion of the video shows her on a branch and she falls backwards into a mosh-pit of people as she sings the lines of the song.
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