Background information 


 Birth name Stacy Ann Ferguson 
 Born March 27, 1975 (1975-03-27) (age 35)
 Hacienda Heights, California 
 Genres Pop, R&B, hip hop 
 Occupations Singer-songwriter, rapper, actress, fashion designer 
 Instruments Vocals 
 Years active 1984–present 
 Labels A&M, Interscope, will.i.am music group 
 Associated acts Wild Orchid, The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am 
 Website fergie.com 

 
 Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), better known by her stage 
name Fergie, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, fashion 
designer and actress. She was a member of the children's television 
series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. She is 
the female vocalist for the hip hop group the The Black Eyed Peas 
with whom she has attained much charting success worldwide. Her own 
debut album spawned four Billboard Hot 100 top five singles,[1] 
three of which went to number one.

 Having left Wild Orchid in 2001, Ferguson joined The Black Eyed Peas. 
With The Black Eyed Peas, she enjoyed a series of hits and albums 
before releasing her debut album, The Dutchess, in September 2006 
to similar success. The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed further success with 
the release of their third album with Ferguson; they attained their 
first string of Billboard Hot 100 number one songs. As Fergie's five 
solo singles and six singles with the Black Eyed Peas have reached 
two million downloads in the United States, Fergie is the artist 
with most two-million sellers as of January 2011.[2]

 Ferguson married actor Josh Duhamel in early 2009 after five 
years of dating.

       1975–1991: Early life and career beginnings


  Ferguson was born in Hacienda Heights, California, the daughter of 
devout Roman Catholic school teachers Theresa Ann (née Gore) and Jon 
Patrick Ferguson. She is of Irish, Scottish, Mexican (from 
a great-grandmother), and Native American descent. She was 
raised Roman Catholic and attended Mesa Robles Middle School and 
Glen A. Wilson High School. She studied dance and began to do 
voiceover work, providing the voice for Sally in two 
made-for-television Peanuts cartoons, (It's Flashbeagle, Charlie 
Brown, 1984, and Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown, 1985) as 
well as on four episodes of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.[9]From 
1984 to 1989, she starred on the TV show Kids Incorporated. All that 
time, she was a cheerleader, straight-A student, and spelling bee 
champion, as well as a Girl Scout.

 1992–2001: Beginnings with Wild OrchidFerguson was a member of the 
female trio Wild Orchid, which she fronted with Stefanie Ridel and 
fellow Kids Incorporated star Renee Sandstrom. By 1992, the girls 
began meeting with record labels, but they still could not get a 
recording contract. They eventually signed a music publishing deal 
with Sony Publishing before signing a record contract with RCA 
Records in 1994. In April 2007, she gave an interview in which 
she admitted that she went on a sex and drugs spree when she turned 
eighteen, 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."

 Their first single, "At Night I Pray", debuted on the Billboard 
charts in Fall 1996. In March 1997, Wild Orchid released their 
self-titled debut album. In September 1998, they released their 
second album, Oxygen. From June 16 to August 28, 1999, they opened 
for Cher's Do You Believe? Tour alongside Cyndi Lauper, which took 
them to 52 cities across the USA and Canada. After completing a third 
album, their record label declined to release it and Ferguson left 
the group in September 2001. In a 2006 interview with Entertainment 
Weekly, Ferguson revealed that both frustrations with the band's 
image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid.

 While performing with Wild Orchid, Ferguson developed an addiction to 
crystal methamphetamine which followed her after she left the group 
in 2001. In September 2006, Ferguson talked with Time magazine 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][14] Ferguson has stated in several interviews that she is an 
avid user of hypnotherapy, which she used to overcome her crystal meth 
addiction and to relax. At some point prior to 2001, Ferguson 
dated pop star Justin Timberlake.

           2002–06: Success with The Black Eyed Peas
 
The Black Eyed Peas in November 2004.The Black Eyed Peas were recording 
their third album, 2003's Elephunk, when will.i.am invited Ferguson to 
try out for a song called "Shut Up". She got the gig and instantly 
bonded with the trio, going on to record five additional songs on the 
album. The following spring, shortly before Elephunk came out, 
Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine offered Ferguson a permanent spot to 
take over vocal duties and fill the void left by background singer Kim 
Hill's departure in 2000.

 From Elephunk came "Where is the Love?", which became The Black Eyed 
Peas' first major hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 
100, but topping the charts in several other countries. The album 
subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which topped the charts in many markets. 
The third single from the album, "Hey Mama" hit top 10 in many European 
countries and later reached number twenty-three in the US. In 2004, The 
Black Eyed Peas embarked on the worldwide Elephunk Tour.

 Their next album, Monkey Business, was released in June 2005. Monkey 
Business debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The album's first 
single, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", reached number three in the US and 
earned them a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. "Don't 
Lie", the second single from the album, saw success on the Billboard 
Hot 100, reaching number fourteen. "My Humps", another song from the 
album, immediately achieved commercial success in the US, reaching 
number three on the Hot 100 and number one in Australia. In autumn 
2005, The Black Eyed Peas set off to tour with Gwen Stefani, as 
supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour". 
In March 2006, The Black Eyed Peas hit the road again as the featured 
headliner for the Honda Civic Tour.

          2006–08: Solo success and continued acting career

 Ferguson's debut solo album, The Dutchess, was released in September 
2006. The Dutchess spawned six hits for Ferguson, beginning with 
"London Bridge", "Fergalicious", "Glamorous", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Clumsy"
, and "Finally". Ferguson scored her fifth consecutive Top 5 hit from The 
Dutchess after "Clumsy" reached a peak position of number five on the 
Billboard Hot 100. On November 18, 2007, Ferguson won the Pop or Rock 
"Favorite Female Artist" at the American Music Awards. In 
addition, her song "Big Girls Don't Cry" also earned Ferguson a 
Grammy nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". In 
December 2007, Blender picked Ferguson as their woman of the year.
[20] In 2007, The Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Black Blue & You 
World Tour, visiting more than 20 countries.

 Ferguson finally returned to acting in 2006, appearing as a lounge 
singer in the Poseidon remake and later had supporting roles in 
2007's Grindhouse and the 2009 musical film Nine filmed in 2008.

                   2009–present: 

 Marriage, and continued success with The Black Eyed Peas 
The Black Eyed Peas in February 2009.Ferguson and Josh Duhamel married 
in a Catholic ceremony on January 10, 2009, after five years of dating.
Ferguson and Duhamel met and began dating in September 2004
when she and the band appeared on Duhamel's show Las Vegas.

 The Black Eyed Peas released "Boom Boom Pow" from the album The E.N.D. 
in late March 2009, it went to number one in the US,[24][25] making it 
the group's first chart topper.[24] They subsequently released a 
second single from the album, "I Gotta Feeling", which proved an even 
greater success than the first, moving from number 2 behind 
"Boom Boom Pow" to the top spot on July 11,[25] and staying 14 straight 
weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[26] the longest stay at 
the top of 2009. The two hit singles back to back kept 
The Black Eyed Peas on the top for 26 consecutive weeks, from April 18 
through October 16. "Meet Me Halfway" was released as the third single 
from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the 
UK and Australia. It also peaked at seven on the Billboard Hot 100. 
"Imma Be" was released as the fourth single, reaching number 1 on the 
Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. "Rock That Body" was then released as 
the fifth single, and has reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

 The Black Eyed Peas' sixth album, The Beginning, was released on 30 
November 2010 and is their fourth studio album to feature the singer. 
The first single from the album, "The Time (Dirty Bit)", topped the 
charts in various countries.

                     Fragrance Debut


She launched her debut fragrance, Outspoken under Avon in May 2010.