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Nelly Furtado<\/a><\/strong> is ready to turn off the stage lights.<\/p>\n The \u201cI\u2019m Like a Bird\u201d singer announced a major career shift, revealing her plans to take an indefinite break from live shows and touring.<\/p>\n \u201cI have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future,\u201d she wrote in a post on Instagram<\/a> Oct. 23, \u201cand pursue some other creative and personal endeavors that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n The 46-year-old went on to thank her fans and collaborators \u201cfor all the years of fun, community and wonder\u201d since the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly! in October 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cI 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,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019ll identify as a songwriter forever.\u201d<\/p>\n Nelly also shared a positive message for budding musicians hoping to follow in her footsteps, wishing \u201cmany years of fruitful and passionate performance\u201d to the \u201cnew generation of artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n