In honor of all the fans of the Black Eye Peas, show some love for the REAL reason why this hip-hop/pop band finally make it big:







Some info from http://www.askmen.com

biography

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.
[Edited 5/19/05 23:01pm]

Yeah, let's hear it for the great white hope!

Just jiving.....She has a great voice. I like her!

dancerella said:

BTW, Fergie is latina!

She has a great voice with mad sex appeal.

TonyVanDam said:

What does being latina have to do with it?

...unless you are Latina Turner

dancerella said:

Great response.

The Black Eyed Peas make good music.The Secret of Life:Enjoy who you are and what you do.

I do place alot of blame on her for BEP becoming obnoxious corporate whuuuures.

TonyVanDam said:

When did Stacy become latina????

I've known who this girl is since KIDS INC, where she was a main player, not backup as noted in the original post and I know people who went to school with her. As far as I know, she is not latina

Janfriend said:

OK, Fergie is "passible white-looking" just like Christina Aguilera. But she's still latina.

And yes, I'm very aware that the Latino/Latina Communities have different color features. So does the Black Communities (where I'm from).

We all do not look the same (and don't let the media tell you otherwise!!!).

TonyVanDam said:

I'm sorry but where did you hear she was latina and can you plesae specify where she is from?

JANFAN4L said:

That was an accident but I guess it was appropriate.

dancerella said:

Very well. I start my research tonight.

I'm very surprise that none of you can tell that Fergie is so latin!
I'll be dead surprise if I'm ever dead wrong about it.

CinisterCee said:

VoicesCarry said:

I don't think she would have been a child star (Kids Inc.) if she was ever transexual!

possibly THE most vile and grotesque thing to have ever come out of popular music. the face. the body. the voice. the dancing. seeing, hearing, or otherwise being exposed to this bitch is like nails on a chalk board to me.

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Haters gon' hate...

She's a total bad-a**

npgmaverick said:

I'm not a huge fan of her voice. Everything about it says "take me serious as an R&B singer." Just doesn't work for me. Her boyfriend is hella hot though



Naked picture here

RipHer2Shreds said: