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Nelly Furtado
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Nelly Furtado to Step Away From Performing ‘For the Foreseeable Future’ to Focus On Other Artistic Endeavours
“I have enjoyed my career immensely, and I still love writing music as I have always seen it as a hobby I was lucky enough to make into a career,” she shared with fans via social media.
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Nelly Furtado is stepping out of the stage lights.
On Friday (Oct. 24), the Canadian singer-songwriter shared with fans and followers that she will not be performing for the foreseeable future.
The news coincided with the 25th anniversary of Furtado’s debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, which she celebrated on social media. Back in 2001, the project peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.
In the post, the “Promisicious” singer thanked fans for rediscovering her music. She said seeing her discography reach new generations has been “surreal ” and “joyful,” 25 years later.
“It’s been so fun embracing this opportunity, getting out on stages again and seeing up close, the true lasting power of good music,” she wrote. “It’s made me really believe in magic.”
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Furtado said she decided to step away and embark on other creative and personal endeavours to better suit her next phase of life, but didn’t provide any concrete details about what’s on the horizon.
“I have enjoyed my career immensely, and I still love writing music as I have always seen it as a hobby I was lucky enough to make into a career,” she said. “I’ll identify as a songwriter forever.”
She continued: “I deeply thank all of those who have worked so hard to help me make my pop dreams come true on a creative and organizational level.”
Furtado ended the post by thanking everyone who made her “pop dreams come true” and wished the new generation of musical talent years of success.
This year, Furtado has been touring in support of her 2024 studio album, 7, which wrapped up in August. During one of her festival performances, the Grammy winner brought out Billboard Canada Women of the Year, The Beaches, to perform her chart-topping hit “Maneater” in Budapest.
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