United Kingdom, Oct. 25 -- Nelly Furtado is stepping back from performing "for the foreseeable future".

The I'm Like a Bird hitmakerfeels now is the time to switch her focus to "other creative and personal endeavours" as she embarks on the "next phase" of her life.

In a lengthy Instagram post to mark her 25th anniversary of her debut album Woah, Nelly!, she explained: "I have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future and pursue some other creative and personal endeavours that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life.

"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. I'll identify as a songwriter forever."

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