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Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer, actress, and part-owner of the Miami Dolphins. She was a member of the children's television series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. Ferguson was also a co-host of the television show Great Pretenders. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop/pop group the Black Eyed Peas, as well as a solo artist, having released her debut album, The Dutchess, in September 2006. The album spawned five Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 singles (three of which went to number one) making The Dutchess the seventh album from a female artist to spawn five Top 5 hits.
Early lifeFerguson was born in Hacienda Heights, California, the daughter of Terri Jackson (née Gore) and Patrick Ferguson. Her parents are of Mexican, Irish, Scottish and Native American descent.[first=Rob Blender] The daughter of devout Roman Catholic school teachers, she was raised in that faith and attended Mesa Robles Middle School and Glen A. Wilson High School.[title=Give Peas A Chance Article] She studied dance and began to do and voice-over 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.[title=IMDB Stacy Ferguson Actress in the 1980s] From 1984 to 1989, she starred on the TV show Kids Incorporated''
. All that time, she was a cheerleader, straight-A student and a spelling bee champion,[title=Lindsey Lohan Digs Fergie's Handbags]
Acting careerAs a child actress, Ferguson was on the television program Kids Incorporated for several years with her TV sister Renee Sands, who became a fellow member of Wild Orchid. 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 played Ann in the episode of Married... with Children, "Nooner or Nothing" (1994).
In 2003, Ferguson had a guest role on the Rocket Power special, ''Reggie's Big Beach Break'', on Nickelodeon; she voiced a pop music star named Shaffika. In March 2005, casting for Revolution Studios's big-budget remake of John Carpenter's The Fog was underway. Ferguson was set to return to acting in the role of lighthouse radio deejay Stevie Wayne (a part originated by Adrienne Barbeau). A last minute conflict arose, preventing her contract from closing, and Ferguson left the project. The role eventually went to Selma Blair. Ferguson finally returned to acting in 2006, appearing as a lounge singer in Wolfgang Peterson's remake of The Poseidon Adventure. She later appeared in 2007's Grindhouse. She has a supporting role in the 2009 musical film, Nine.
Music career(1991–2001) Wild OrchidFerguson 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.
(2003–present) The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas were recording their third album, 2003's Elephunk, when William Adams (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.
After releasing her debut solo album, she and the Black Eyed Peas in late March 2009 released their song "Boom Boom Pow" from the album The E.N.D., which went to number-one in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts,[title=Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 On Hot 100][title=Chart Beat Bonus, "'Feeling' Like The Second Time"] the group's first chart topper
When Adams was asked to sum up his bandmates, he called Ferguson the "body" of the group.
(2006–present) Solo career
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