- Member of: Black Eyed Peas
- Genre: R & B
- Influenced by: Salt-N-Pepa, Taylor Dayne, Mariah Carey
- Followed By: Prima J
- Similar Artists: God Made Me Funky, Lil Mama, Kat DeLuna, Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Brooke Hogan
Like Martika, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Rahsaan Patterson, Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson got her first major break as a youngster on the television program Kids Incorporated. Born in 1975, she did voice work for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, as well as commercials, prior to becoming a Kids Incorporated regular from 1984 through 1989. Along with Stefanie Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated alum Renee Ilene Sandstrom, Ferguson formed Wild Orchid, a teen pop group that released a pair of albums during the late '90s. A few years after the group's split, Ferguson joined the Black Eyed Peas in time to record 2003's Elephunk. She became central to the group's mainstream success ("Let's Get It Started," "My Humps") and released her first solo album, The Dutchess, during September 2006. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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