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Tue19Dec2006

Nelly Furtado recording Spanish disc

11:25 H | Topics: Celebrities - Language - Music

Nelly%20Furtado.jpgNelly Furtado is pretty hot right now, and she seems to know that recording in English and en español a la Shakira is hot, too, as she's in the midst of recording a CD in Spanish:

"I'm in the midst of recording a Latin album," Furtado revealed when she stopped by the MTV offices Wednesday. "It's like, 'Wow, I'm writing a song in Spanish.' It's really bizarre, but really great."

Furtado, who grew up speaking Portuguese, didn't learn Spanish until she was in high school at age 14. Although she has sung a few songs in Spanish already (such as "Te Busqué" on Loose), this is the first time she's attempted to write songs in Spanish from scratch.

Like Beyonce, Nelly might also be after a piece of the Latino wallet, but at least her first attempt at recording in Spanish with Juanes yielded a great song. I'm not a huge fan but anxious to hear what she comes up with.

Via / VH-1.com

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1. Chapin ~ Thursday, Dec 21 2006 | 15:43H:

Correction: her second collaboration with Juanes - on his album "Un Dia Normal" Nelly and Juanes sang a duet (Fotografías).

Exciting news btw - let's hope more mainstream artists make the reverse crossover to Spanish :)

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