Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson in Hacienda Heights, California, on March 27, 1975. She was raised in a Roman Catholic family with her parents Terri and John (both teachers) and her younger sister Dana. She attended Mesa Robles Middle School and Glen A. Wilson High School, where she was a member of the cheering squad and won spelling bees. Fergie was a teenager when John and Terri separated.
Personal Life
Fergie began dating actor Josh Duhamel in 2004 after seeing the Black Eyed Peas on his programme “Las Vegas.” They married on January 10, 2009, and their son Axl was born on August 29, 2013. The pair divorced in November 2019 after splitting in 2017. Fergie suffered from drug addiction and became hooked on crystal meth as a member of Wild Orchid; she attributes her recovery to hypnosis.
Career
Fergie first appeared as Sally in the “Peanuts” television special “It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown” in 1984, and she returned in “Snoopy’s Getting Married, Charlie Brown” (1985) and “The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show” (1986). (1985–1986). She also joined the cast of “Kids Incorporated” in 1984 which lasted for six seasons. Fergie created Wild Orchid with Stefanie Ridel and “Kids Incorporated” co-star Renee Sandstrom in 1990 and the trio signed with RCA Records in 1994. Wild Orchid’s self-titled first album was published in 1997, and they went on to produce two more studio albums, “Oxygen” in 1998 and “Fire” in 2001 before Fergie quit the group.
Will.i.am requested Fergie to audition for their song “Shut Up” on the Black Eyed Peas’ third album, 2003’s “Elephunk.” She sailed through the audition and ended up recording six songs for the CD. Fergie was given a permanent position as lead vocalist, and “Elephunk” was rated 2x Platinum in the United States, spawning the smash songs “Where Is the Love?,” “Shut Up,” “Hey Mama,” and “Let’s Get It Started.” The Black Eyed Peas’ following album, “Monkey Business,” was certified three times platinum and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Fergie’s debut solo album, “The Dutchess,” was released in September 2006, and the singles “London Bridge,” “Glamorous,” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry” all charted at number one on the “Billboard” Hot 100 list. Around this time, Fergie appeared in several films, including “Poseidon,” “Planet Terror,” and “Nine,” for which she received a Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture, and she voiced a hippo in the animated feature “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” which grossed a whopping $603.9 million at the box office. She began anchoring the Hollywood concert parts on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in 2007, and she held the position until 2016.
Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas signed with Interscope in 2009, and their first album with the label, the 2x Platinum “The E.N.D.,” debuted at number one in five countries, including the United States, and featured the #1 singles “Boom Boom Pow,” “I Gotta Feeling,” and “Imma Be.” Fergie debuted the fragrance Outspoken with Avon in 2010 and performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary alongside U2 and Mick Jagger. The Black Eyed Peas performed in the Super Bowl XLV halftime performance on February 6, 2011, with special guests Slash and Usher, and the band declared a break a few months later. Fergie’s wax figure debuted at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas in September of that year, and she then launched four additional Avon fragrances: Outspoken Intense (2011), Viva (2012), Outspoken Fresh (2013), and Outspoken Party! (2015). Fergie departed Interscope in May 2017 and released her second solo album, “Double Dutchess,” in September on Dutchess Music, which she co-founded with BMG Rights Management. Fergie quit the Black Eyed Peas to pursue her solo career in early 2018.
Honours and Awards
Fergie has received over 60 honours for her work, including nine American Music Awards, eleven ASCAP awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, five NRJ Music Awards, and five Teen Choice Awards. She has 20 Grammy nominations, six with the Black Eyed Peas and two for “All of the Lights,” her duet with Kanye West, Rihanna, and Kid Cudi. Fergie was selected Woman of the Year at the “Billboard” Women in Music event in 2010 and “Glamour” Woman of the Year at the “Glamour” Awards the same year. Fergie got the “Always Next, Forever Now” award from Logo TV in 2013 for her support of LGBT groups, and she earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Young Entertainer Awards in 2016.
Net Worth
Fergie and Josh spent $4.875 million for an 8,232-square-foot property in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighbourhood in 2007. After their divorce, Duhamel purchased a new home in Encino, but Fergie allegedly continued to live in the estate, which had eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a pool, and a spa.
Fergie is a $45 million net-worth American singer and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the Black Eyed Peas, a hip-hop group with an estimated 80 million album sales and smash singles including “Let’s Get It Started,” “My Humps,” and “Don’t Phunk with My Heart.” Fergie was also a part of the Wild Orchid female group from 1990 to 2001.
She has four studio albums with the Black Eyed Peas, three with Wild Orchid, and two solo albums to her credit, and she was a cast member on Disney’s “Kids Incorporated” from 1984 to 1989. Fergie has also been featured in various films, including “Be Cool” (2005), “Planet Terror” (2007), and “Nine” (2009), as well as on the television shows “Mr Belvedere” (1986), “Married… with Children” (1994), “California Dreams” (1995), and “Las Vegas” (1995). (2004). Since 2009, Fergie has been a part-owner of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
Facts
| Net Worth: | $45 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Mar 27, 1975 (47 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Hacienda Heights |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 5 ft 2 in (1.6 m) |
| Profession: | Actor, Singer-songwriter, Fashion designer, Rapper, Presenter, Musician, Television presenter, Voice Actor |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
