Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well.

Furtado and Gahunia who had been good friends for several years remained together for four years until their breakup in 2005. The song was called "Bang The Drum" released on EMI album Sounds Of Vancouver 2010 (a commemorative album). On April 1 2007 Furtado was a performer and host of the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more 20 million singles bringing her total sales to over 40 million records around the world. After a three-year break Nelly Furtado released her first full-length Spanish album Mi Plan and Furtado received a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. Furtado's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades including 2 Grammy Awards 10 Juno Awards 3 MuchMusic Video Awards and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.