Stacy
Ann Ferguson was born on March 27th, 1975, in Hacienda Heights,
California. Her parents, Terri and Pat, encouraged Stacy and her
younger sister Dana to pursue careers in the entertainment industry.
Stacy began her acting career as the voice of Sally on the Saturday
morning cartoon The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show in 1983, as well as
on two TV specials: It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984) and Snoopy's
Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985).
In 1984, following a commercial for Rice Krispies, she appeared in the
pilot for the long-running musical television show, Kids Incorporated.
The show, which also starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and the girl who
would become goth pop princess Martika, was a hit with Saturday morning
audiences and she sang backup on it until 1989.
stacy incorporated
In 1986, she appeared in the horror comedy movie Monster in the Closet
as well as two TV specials: Kids Incorporated: Chartbusters and Kids
Incorporated: Rock In the New Year. She left the spotlight in 1989 and
settled down to live a normal teenager's life.
But music was always her first passion and she teamed up with Stefanie
Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated member Renee Sandstrom to form the
band Wild Orchid. In 1999, they even had their own Saturday morning
show on the FOX Family Channel.
They released their first album, Wild Orchid, in 1997 on RCA and it was
followed the next year with Oxygen. They scored a minor hit when the
song "Declaration" was featured in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.
stacy bounces back
In 2001, Wild Orchid was ready to launch a third album but the label
declined to release it. Wild Orchid ceased to exist and it triggered an
emotional crisis for Stacy, forcing her to seek therapy.
For the next few years, she continued to perform, albeit in obscurity.
She became a dance floor regular and backup singer at a number of Los
Angeles venues. And that's when she met will.i.am of the Black Eyed
Peas.
They had a number of meetings after shows and before long, she was
invited to join the trio in the recording studio. They recorded five
songs together and the band invited her to join them permanently.
fergie joins black eyed peas
The Black Eyed Peas actually began as Atban Klann in 1989, with
will.i.am and apl.de.ap. They became Black Eyed Peas in 1995 after
recruiting Taboo and then singer Kim Hill. In 1998, they released their
first opus, Behind The Front, and it was followed up in 2000 with
Bridging the Gap.
Even though their musical style was out there and they had collaborated
with big shots like Macy Gray and Wyclef Jean, the group's
relationships deteriorated and Hill left the band. It took two years
for their third album, Elephunk, to be produced and the arrival of
Stacy, who took the stage name of Fergie, to make the Black Eyed Peas
appreciated in mainstream circles.
While she's finally enjoying major success, she's hoping to embark on a
solo career. The first step has already been taken since she
contributed to the soundtrack of Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates (2004)
on the remake of "True" along with will.i.am.
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