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Fergie
Fergie at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards
Background information
Birth name Stacy Ann Ferguson
Born March 27, 1975 (1975-03-27) (age 32)
Hacienda Heights, California, United States
Genre(s) Pop, dance-pop, R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress, model, fashion designer
Label(s) A&M, Interscope, will.i.am Music Group
Associated
acts		 Kids Incorporated (as a road act), Wild Orchid, Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am, Polow da Don
Website www.fergie.com

Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975) better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American pop, hip hop, and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a former member of the kids' television series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. Ferguson was also a co-host of the television show Great Pretenders. She is currently a vocalist for the hip hop/pop group the Black Eyed Peas, of which she is the sole female member, as well as a solo artist, releasing her debut album, The Dutchess, in 2006. The album has so far spawned three U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one singles and five Top 5 hits, making The Dutchess only the seventh album from a female artist to spawn five Top 5 hits.[1]

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Ferguson was born in Hacienda Heights, California to Terri Gore and Patrick Ferguson.[2] She has one sister, Dana, who is an actress. Her parents were Catholics of Irish, Scottish and Mexican descent and worked as schoolteachers.[3][4] Ferguson had a strict Catholic upbringing.[5] During her youth, she was "involved" with members of the Mexican gangs in Hacienda Heights, California.[6] Ferguson attended Glen A. Wilson High School. She was also a Girl Scout.

As a child actress, Ferguson appeared on the television program Kids Incorporated for several years with Renee Sandstrom, who became a fellow member of Wild Orchid. Ferguson's well-scrubbed image on that show presents quite a contrast with the "ghetto-funk" image she has more recently begun to cultivate. Ferguson was the voice of Sally Brown in two Charlie Brown specials: It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984), and Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985). She also voiced Sally in the 1985 version of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

In July 2005, Ferguson had a guest role on the Rocket Power special, Reggie's Big Beach Break, on Nickelodeon; she voiced a fictitious pop music star named Shaffika. Ferguson returned to acting in 2006, appearing in a minor role in the film Poseidon. She later appeared in 2007's Grindhouse.

Since September 2004, Ferguson has been dating actor Josh Duhamel,[7] who stars in the television show Las Vegas. She appeared in the series, along with the Black Eyed Peas, in an episode titled "Montecito Lancers", which originally aired on November 1, 2004. She and Duhamel have recently purchased a house together.[8]

In April 2007, she gave an interview in which she admitted that she went on a sex and drugs spree when she turned 18, saying: "I have had lesbian experiences in the past. I won't say how many men I've had sex with—but I am a very sexual person."[9]

Ferguson was featured on Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2006, and voted in at position #36.[10] In 2007, she was voted in at #10.[11]

Recently, Ferguson has been alleged to have had plastic surgery. She denied the allegations and has said that they drove her to seek therapy. Along with other celebrities, she is now assailing the credibility of US Weekly Magazine.[12]

Ferguson was a member of the female trio Wild Orchid, which she fronted with Stefanie Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated star Renee Sandstrom. Wild Orchid released two albums, but after completing a third album, their record label declined to release it, and she left the group shortly thereafter. Her disappointment with Wild Orchid led to an addiction to crystal methamphetamine. In September 2006, Ferguson talked with Time about quitting her crystal meth addiction. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she says. "It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting. A lot of it was being a child actor; I learned to suppress feelings."[13]

In 2003, Ferguson took over the lead female vocal duties for the Black Eyed Peas, replacing background singer Kim Hill, who had left the group in 2000. Ferguson recorded five songs with the group before she was invited to join them permanently. Ferguson's addition to the band, which had enjoyed underground success until then, helped them quickly grow into mainstream popularity.

In 2005, Ferguson inadvertently urinated on stage during a performance at San Diego's Street Scene festival. Ferguson later commented on the incident: "I had a few drinks before the show, but I didn't think to go to the bathroom before we went onstage. We were jumping around...and my bladder just started."[14][15]

In December 2007, Blender picked Ferguson as their woman of the year.[16]

Main article: The Dutchess

After two successful Black Eyed Peas albums, Ferguson began pursuing a solo career. Her first album, released on September 19, 2006, was entitled The Dutchess. The album's name is a misspelled variant of the former title of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, with whom Ferguson shares a surname and popular nickname. The solo deal does not mean the demise of the Black Eyed Peas, as Ferguson intends to remain with the group, alternating between the two duties. The Dutchess is similar in style to that of the Black Eyed Peas, as fellow Peas member will.i.am is the album's executive producer.

Ferguson has had five hit songs from The Dutchess, with "London Bridge", "Glamorous", and "Big Girls Don't Cry" becoming number one singles. Her second single, "Fergalicious", peaked at #2. "London Bridge" reached #2 on the United World Chart, while "Fergalicious" and "Glamorous" both made it to #4. "Big Girls Don't Cry" became Ferguson's first worldwide #1 single, and is her most successful single to date. "Clumsy" has been announced as the fifth single from The Dutchess due to the major success of "Big Girls Don't Cry", and has been set to be released on September 25 in the US. Ferguson has received her fifth Top 5 solo track from The Dutchess after "Clumsy" earned at #5 position on the Billboard Hot 100, on 22 December 2007.

On November 18, 2007, Ferguson won the Pop or Rock "Favorite Female Artist" at the American Music Awards.[17]

Ferguson appeared at Wembley Stadium on 1 July 2007 performing "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry"; the DVD of the concert was released 5 Nov 2007.

Her producer, will.i.am, confirmed that the new album is half done. It is expected to be completed in December.[18] Despite claims that Ferguson will release her second album in January 2008, in an interview with Ryan Seacrest for KIIS FM on 5th December 2007,[19] she stated that she would still be focusing on her highly successful debut and that there was "nothing yet" on her new album.

Year Album Chart positions[20] Sales/certification
U.S. UK CAN BR AUS NZ IRL GER SWI PL AUT WW
2006 The Dutchess
2
18
4
2
1
2
9
11
11
14
17
3
 RIAA: 3x Platinum[citation needed]

ARIA: 3x Platinum[citation needed] RIANZ: Platinum[citation needed]
  • * The Dutchess runs on united world chart for 59 weeks.

Year Title Album Chart positions[21]
US Hot US Pop AUS UK EUR LATIN CAN NZ BR IRL GER FIN CR UWC
2006 "London Bridge"
The Dutchess
1
1
3
3
1
3
16
1
1
3
3
9
3
2
"Fergalicious" (Featuring Will.i.am) 1
2
1
4
-
9
6
24
5
1
38
23
3
7
4
2007 "Glamorous" (Featuring Ludacris)
1
1
2
6
6
-
12
9
36
3
16
7
1
4
"Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
6
10
1
1
"Clumsy"
5
4
3
62
201
-
5
4
26
17
50
-
4
6

Notes:

1 "Clumsy" will be released as a double A-side in the UK with "Fergalicious," as the latter has not yet been released there as a single.[22]

Year Title Length Album
2004 "True" (will.i.am and Fergie)
3:46
 50 First Dates: Love song from the Original Motion Picture
2005 "Shut Up and Dance" (Shaggy featuring will.i.am and Fergie)
3:24
 Clothes Drop
2006 "Won't Let You Fall"
4:36
 Poseidon: Music from the Motion Picture
"Bailamos"
3:10
"All Night Long" (Diddy featuring Fergie)
6:25
 Press Play
2007 "Glad You're Here" (Macy Gray featuring Fergie)
2:54
 Big
"Impacto (remix)" (Daddy Yankee featuring Fergie)
3:26
 El Cartel: The Big Boss
"Barracuda"
4:39
 Shrek the Third: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

Year Title Role Other notes Genre
1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown Sally Brown Voice only Animation/Short/Family/Musical
1985 Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Sally Brown Voice only Animation/Short
1987 Monster in the Closet Lucy Comedy/Horror
1997 An American Vampire Story Fluffy Comedy/Horror
1998 Outside Ozona Girl Comedy/Drama/Horror
2005 Be Cool Herself Comedy
2006 Poseidon Gloria Action-Adventure
2007 Planet Terror Tammy Visan Robert Rodriguez's half of Grindhouse Action/Horror

Year Category Recording Result
MTV Australian Video Music Awards
2007 Sexiest Video "Fergalicious" Won
MuchMusic Video Awards
2007 Best International Video – Artist "Fergalicious" Won
2007 People's Choice: Favourite International Artist "Fergalicious" Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
2007 Choice Female Artist General Won
MTV Video Music Awards
2007 Best Female Artist General Won
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
2007 Mejor Artista Nuevo Internacional (Best New International Artist) General Won
World Music Awards
2007 World's Best selling R&B Artist General Nominated
2007 World's Best selling New Artist General Nominated
American Music Awards
2007 Best Pop/Rock Female Artist General Won
Grammy Awards
2008 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)"

  1. ^ http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003633227 Billboard.com
  2. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Black_Eyed_Peas/2005/06/05/pf-1072398.html
  3. ^ http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/02/21/details-magazine-on-gwen-stefani-and-fergie/
  4. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070421/ai_n19037880
  5. ^ http://www.ecanadanow.com/entertainment/2007/04/02/fergie-admits-to-having-lesbian-relationship/
  6. ^ http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1852
  7. ^ "Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie", People, 2007-06-19. 
  8. ^ "Duhamel is hot, but he calls Fergie bigger star", MSNBC, 2007-06-19. 
  9. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=fergie--i-was-a-lesbian&method=full&objectid=18844637&siteid=89520-name_page.html
  10. ^ http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1941&imgCollectId=94&src=GM7070:MD Maximonline.com
  11. ^ http://www.maximonline.com/Girls/Fergie/slideshow/1134/47.aspx?src=GM7070:MD Maxim Magazine
  12. ^ Fergie Denies Plastic Surgery Claims, Criticizes Magazine (December 9, 2007)
  13. ^ Fergie discusses her past problems Toronto.24hrs.ca
  14. ^ Touré (October 3, 2006). Fergie Dances With Herself. Rollingstone.com. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  15. ^ Fergie discusses the urination incident Askmen.com
  16. ^ "E! report about Fergie and Blender magazine", E!, 19 December 2007. 
  17. ^ http://abc.go.com/primetime/ama/index?pn=winners
  18. ^ Elizabeth Goodman (September 26, 2007). New Fergie Album? Will.i.am Says the Dutchess Has Plenty of Songs. RollingStone. Accessed October 1, 2007.
  19. ^ http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/fergie1205.mp3 A1135.g.akamai.net
  20. ^ 'The Dutchess' chart positions. Mariah-Charts.com
  21. ^ http://acharts.us/song/28296
  22. ^ http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=730376 Source for double A-side information - "Clumsy" / "Fergalicious" in the UK

21. http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/13151

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