Fergie Biography

Stacy Ann Ferguson (* March 27, 1975 in Whittier, California), [1] better known as Fergie, is an American singer and actress. Since 2003 she has been a member of the hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas.

Stacy Ann Ferguson came on 27 March 1975 was the first child of Terri and Patrick Ferguson in Whittier, California to the world. In recent years she was increasingly seen as an actress. For instance, inter alia, for TV series like "Mr. Belvedere "in front of the camera. They gained notoriety primarily with Kids Incorporated, an entertainment programme for children, in which it from 1984 to 1989 participated. In addition, Ferguson was also known as synchronous spokeswoman for the animated series Charlie Brown.

Later, Fergie member of the vocal trio Wild Orchid. The three-volume published five singles and two less successful albums. After completion of the third album labelinterne conflicts prevented the appearance of the plate. Ferguson then left Wild Orchid and was due to psychological problems (for example, to addiction to ecstasy and Crystal led) forced to attend therapy.

In the summer of 2003 Ferguson replaced the former background singer of the Black Eyed Peas, Kim Hill. Although it initially was dispatched as Gastinterpretin, überredeten will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo Fergie later, the band as a full member to join. The group has since more than 50 million records sold.

In July 2006, Fergie far the band finally her first solo single London Bridge. Even in the second week of the song jumped from place 84 to 5 and was thus in the history of the American Billboard charts; meanwhile reached London Bridge and place 1 of the U.S. charts, as well as the Top 5 in German and Austrian single charts . Your solo debut, The Dutchess, was on 19 September 2006 in the United States [2] and then reached the 2nd place In other countries, the high album chart positions and sold worldwide to date more than five million times, the third single, Glamorous, however, Fergie was in the United States an additional number-one hit overheads and the fourth single, Big Girls Don 'T Cry, rose to the top of the American charts, which Fergie Christina Aguilera since the first female solo artist, it had succeeded, three number-1-Hits from the same album in the U.S. Hot 100 to place. The song has now place 15 in the Top50 of meistverkauftesten songs from 1999-2007 achieved [3] and place 3 in the Media Arts Traffic years Esch 2007. [4] 2008 brought Big Girls Do not Cry Fergie also a Grammy nomination. It is also in the "Guinness Book of World Records 2008" represented, because in one week sold "Fergalicious" 295,000 times and was the single best-selling download in the United States in one week. On 14 May 2007 in Seattle started her solo tour of the United States.

In June 2006, Ferguson was also in her first major supporting role on the cinema screen to see. In Wolfgang Petersen's film remake Poseidon, for its soundtrack they beisteuerte two titles, Ferguson embodied the singer Gloria. 2007 she had a supporting role in the horror film Grindhouse inne. In addition, she sang the title song for Shrek the Third. 2006 she was awarded as the woman with the best legs in show business. The year before had Jennifer Aniston this title. In September 2007 brought Fergie also their first handbag collection on the market.

Fergie was founded in 2006 by the readers of Maxim men's magazine ranked 36 of the 100 most attractive women in the world elected next year, she reached the same list in 10th position Ferguson is with actor Josh Duhamel engaged.

At the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 Fergie won in the category of Best Female Artist Of The Year, at the Teen Choice Awards she was nominated twice and won the award for Choice Female Artist. In the Latin Grammy Awards 2007, it is with Daddy Yankee for "Impacto" nominated. Even when she won the American Music Awards 2007 in the category pop / rock prize as the best artist.

In its hit single "Clumsy" from the year 2008 in the chorus Fergie used a sample of the famous American rapper Jay-Z.

The single "Big Girls Do not Cry" is located in the media traffic [5] Alltime charts since the 1999-2008 mostly verkauftesten songs ranked 10 [6] The album also managed to place 48 of the Media-Traffic Alltime album charts since 2003.

Discography

Awards and nominations
Year     Presenter     Award     Result
2007     MTV Australian Video Music Awards     Sexiest Video:
"Fergalicious"     Won
MuchMusic Video Awards     Best International Video – Artist:
"Fergalicious"     Won
People's Choice: Favourite International Artist:
"Fergalicious"     Nominated
Teen Choice Awards     Choice Female Artist     Won
MTV Video Music Awards     Best Female Artist     Won
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica     Mejor Artista Nuevo Internacional (Best New International Artist)     Won
World Music Awards     World's Best selling R&B Artist     Nominated
World's Best selling New Artist     Nominated
American Music Awards     Best Pop/Rock Female Artist     Won
2008     Grammy Awards     Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
"Big Girls Don't Cry"     Nominated
People's Choice Awards     Favorite Female Singer     Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards     Best International Video - Artist     Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards     Favorite Female Singer     Nominated
Juno Awards     Best International Album     Nominated
ASCAP     Song Of Year:
"Big Girls Don't Cry"     Won
MTV Video Music Awards Japan     Best Female Video:
"Big Girls Don't Cry"     Won

Selected filmography
Year     Title     Role     Other notes     Genre
1984     It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown     Sally Brown     Voice only     Animation/Short/Family/Musical
1985     Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown     Sally Brown     Voice only     Animation/Short
1986     Monster in the Closet     Lucy         Comedy/Horror
1998     Outside Ozona     Girl         Comedy/Drama/Horror
2005     Be Cool     Herself         Comedy
2006     Poseidon     Gloria         Action-Adventure
2007     Planet Terror     Tammy Visan     Robert Rodriguez' half of Grindhouse     Action/Horror
2009     Nine     Saraghina     Currently in pre-production; will be released next year     Musical

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