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{{Short description|American singer and songwriter (born 1975)}}
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| name = Fergie
| Birth_name = Stacy Ann Ferguson
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| Born = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|3|27}}<br>[[Hacienda Heights, California]], United States
| caption = Fergie in June 2018
| Instrument = [[Vocals]]
| other_names = Fergie Duhamel{{efn|Up until 2019.}}
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| birth_name = Stacy Ann Ferguson
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[rapper]], [[actor|actress]], [[fashion designer]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|3|27}}
| Years_active = 1984–present
| birth_place = [[Hacienda Heights, California]], U.S.<!-- sourced under "Early life" -->
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[will.i.am music group]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actress|businesswoman}}
| Associated_acts = [[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[will.i.am]]
| years_active = 1984–present
| URL = {{url|fergie.com}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Josh Duhamel]]|2009|2019|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Fergie|Full list]]
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| instrument = Vocals
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/fergie-cheryl-could-turn-any-girl-26660793.html|title=Fergie: Cheryl could turn any girl|work=Independent.ie|date=June 18, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/this-just-in-fergalicious-foot|title=This just in: Fergalicious footwear, gossiping about gossip girl, and LA loves Rogan|publisher=[[Teen Vogue]]|date=May 16, 2008|accessdate=December 4, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/236/fergie_finally_talks_hip-hop/|title=Fergie finally talks Hip-Hop!|work=Blue and Soul|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>
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* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* [[will.i.am Music Group|will.i.am]]
* [[Interscope Geffen A&M Records|Interscope]]<!-- A&M has been defunct since 1999; the name only exists as brand or name therefore it is Interscope she records with, not the defunct A&M itself. -->
* [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]
* Dutchess Music
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'''Stacy Ann Ferguson''' (born March 27, 1975), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Fergie''', is an [[United States|America]]n singer, songwriter, rapper, fashion designer and actress. She was a member of the children's [[television program|television series]] ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'', and the girl group [[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]]. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop group [[The Black Eyed Peas]] with whom she has attained charting success worldwide. Her own debut album spawned four [[Billboard Hot 100]] top five singles,<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie Album and Song Charts|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/fergie/chart-history/542673|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=5 September 2010|authorlink=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20091029202652/http%3A//www.billboard.com/%23/artist/fergie/chart-history/542673 |archivedate = October 29, 2009|deadurl=yes}}</ref> three of which went to number one.


'''Stacy Ann''' "'''Fergie'''" '''Ferguson''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɜːr|ɡ|i}} {{respell|FUR|ghee}}; born March 27, 1975)<ref name="biography.com">{{cite web |title=Fergie: Singer (1975–) |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/fergie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925193454/https://www.biography.com/musician/fergie |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |access-date=December 7, 2017 |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])}}</ref><ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Fergie Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fergie-mn0000725395/biography |access-date=December 7, 2017 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman who was a member of the [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Black Eyed Peas|the Black Eyed Peas]] between 2002 and 2018, releasing [[Black Eyed Peas discography|four albums]]. She has sold over 35 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide. In addition to winning eight [[Grammy Awards]] and [[List of awards and nominations received by Fergie|other accolades]], [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] ranked her among the top artists of the 2000s and named her [[Billboard Women in Music#Woman of the Year Award|Woman of the Year]] in 2010.
Having left Wild Orchid in 2001, Ferguson joined The Black Eyed Peas. With The Black Eyed Peas, she enjoyed a series of hits and albums before releasing her debut album, ''[[The Dutchess]]'', in September 2006 to similar success. The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed further success with the release of their third album with Ferguson; they attained their first string of Billboard Hot 100 number one songs. As Ferguson's five solo singles and six singles with the Black Eyed Peas have reached two million downloads in the United States, Ferguson is the artist with most two-million sellers as of January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/73001/chart-watch-extra-thank-you-daniel-powter/|title=Chart Watch Extra: Thank You, Daniel Powter|date=2011-01-07|last=Grein|first=Paul|accessdate=2011-01-07|work=''Chart Watch''|publisher=Yahoo! Inc}}</ref>


Before the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie was a member of the girl group [[Wild Orchid (group)|Wild Orchid]] from 1990 to 2001, releasing [[Wild Orchid (group)#Discography|two albums]]. Her debut solo studio album, ''[[The Dutchess]]'', was released in 2006 to commercial success, peaking at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Its singles "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]", "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]" and "[[London Bridge (Fergie song)|London Bridge]]" topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], while "[[Clumsy (Fergie song)|Clumsy]]" and "[[Fergalicious]]" peaked within the top five. Her second studio album, ''[[Double Dutchess]]'', was released in 2017. Its singles "[[L.A. Love (La La)]]" and "[[M.I.L.F. $]]" appeared on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and [[UK Singles Chart]]s.
Ferguson married actor [[Josh Duhamel]] in early 2009 after a five year relationship.


As a child, Fergie starred on the children's television series ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' (1982–1987). As an adult, she has appeared in films such as ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' (2006), ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' (2007), ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'' (2009) and [[Marmaduke (2010 film)|''Marmaduke'']] (2010). She launched two footwear lines in 2009, and launched her first [[Perfume|fragrance]], ''Outspoken'', under [[Avon Products|Avon]] in 2010. She has released four more fragrances and several product lines.
==Life and career==
===1975–1991: Early life and career beginnings===
Ferguson was born in [[Hacienda Heights, California|Hacienda Heights]], [[California]], the daughter of devout [[Roman Catholic]] school teachers Theresa Ann ([[Married and maiden names|née]] Gore) and Jon Patrick Ferguson.<ref name="blender"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Black_Eyed_Peas/2005/06/05/pf-1072398.html| title=Interview with Stacy Ferguson|publisher=Canoe.ca}}</ref><ref name=egaeht>{{Cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=The Peerage: Stacy Annn Ferguson1|publisher=The Peerage|date=2010|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p2127.htm#i21268|accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref> She is of [[Irish American|Irish]], [[Scottish American|Scottish]], [[Mexican American|Mexican]] (from a great-grandmother), and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070421/ai_n19037880|title=Fergie Singer, age 32 Independent, The (London)|publisher=BNET.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2010}}</ref><ref name="Blender">{{cite web|last=Tannenbaum|first=Rob|title=Fergie: Woman of the Year|date=2007-12-17|url=http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=10686&pg=2|accessdate=2008-09-28}} ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''</ref><ref name="anital">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/exclusive-fergie-breaks-down-her-latina-roots|title=Exclusive: Fergie Breaks Down Her Latina Roots|date=2008-04-10|publisher=Latina.com|accessdate=2010-06-07}}</ref> She was raised Roman Catholic and attended Mesa Robles Middle School and [[Glen A. Wilson High School]].<ref name="blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1852|title=Give Peas A Chance Article|publisher=Blender}}</ref> She studied dance and began to do [[Voice acting|voiceover]] work, providing the voice for [[Sally Brown|Sally]] in two made-for-television ''[[Peanuts (comic strip)|Peanuts]]'' cartoons, (''[[It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown]]'', 1984, and ''[[Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown]]'', 1985) as well as on four episodes of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show''.<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004914/#actress1980|title=IMDB Stacy Ferguson Actress in the 1980s}}</ref> From 1984 to 1989, she starred on the TV show ''[[Kids Incorporated]]''. All that time, she was a [[cheerleader]], straight-A student, and [[spelling bee]] champion,<ref name="blender" /> as well as a [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]].<ref name="GirlScout">{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55411/index.html|title=Lindsey Lohan Digs Fergie's Handbags|date=2007-11-13|publisher=Entertainment Tonight|accessdate=2008-06-29 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080418014845/http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55411/index.html |archivedate = April 18, 2008}}</ref>


==Early life==
===1992–2001: Beginnings with Wild Orchid===
Fergie was born as Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975, in [[Hacienda Heights, California]],<ref>The confusion of whether she was born in Whittier or Hacienda Heights may be due to the local hospital being located in Whittier. But the Whittier Daily News says she was born in Hacienda Heights. {{cite news|url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2008/08/20/fergie-from-films-and-concerts-to-flooring-her-brentwood-home/|title= Fergie: From films and concerts to flooring her Brentwood home|quote= The Hacienda Heights-born rap singer and Black Eyed Peas frontperson,[...]|date=August 20, 2008|work=Whittier Daily News|access-date=January 2, 2021|publisher=MediaNews Group, Inc.}}</ref> to Terri ([[née]] Gore) and Jon Patrick Ferguson. Her father died in September 2021 at age 74.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=September 30, 2021 |first=Glenn |last=Garner |title=Fergie Mourns Death of Her Father Pat in Heartfelt Tribute: "Best Dad a Girl Could Ever Ask For" |url=https://people.com/music/fergie-mourns-death-father-pat-tribute/ |access-date=June 10, 2022 |magazine=People}}</ref> She has a younger sister named Dana Ferguson. Her ancestry includes English, Irish, Mexican, and Scottish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Philby|first=Charlotte|url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070421/ai_n19037880|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714001622/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070421/ai_n19037880|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2007|title=Fergie Singer, age 32|newspaper=The Independent|date=April 21, 2007}}</ref><ref name="anital">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/exclusive-fergie-breaks-down-her-latina-roots|title=Exclusive: Fergie Breaks Down Her Latina Roots|date=April 10, 2008|work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|access-date=June 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Fergie: Hot or not?|url=http://www.chron.com/life/gallery/Fergie-Hot-or-not-18770/photo-1264080.php|date=April 22, 2010|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|page=5|access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Fergie|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/bios/46/|magazine=[[OK!]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011080923/http://www.ok.co.uk/bios/46/|archive-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was raised Roman Catholic and attended Mesa Robles Middle School and [[Glen A. Wilson High School]].<ref name="blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1852 |title=Give Peas A Chance Article |magazine=Blender |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215033817/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1852 |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She was a cheerleader, straight-A student, [[spelling bee]] champion,<ref name="blender" /> and [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]].<ref name="GirlScout">{{cite news|url=http://new.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55411/ |title=Lindsay Lohan Digs Fergie's Handbags |date=November 13, 2007 |work=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=July 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106002756/http://new.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55411/ |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ferguson was a member of the female trio [[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]], which she fronted with [[Stefanie Ridel]] and fellow ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' star [[Renee Sandstrom]]. By 1992, the girls began meeting with record labels, but they still could not get a recording contract. They eventually signed a music publishing deal with [[Sony|Sony Publishing]] before signing a record contract with [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|RCA Records]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Wild+Orchid&as_pt=MAGAZINES |title=Billboard - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date=1996-10-12 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}</ref> In April 2007, she gave an interview in which she admitted that she went on a sex and drugs spree when she turned eighteen, saying: "I have had [[lesbian]] experiences in the past. I won't say how many men I've had sex with&nbsp;— but I am a very sexual person."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=fergie--i-was-a-lesbian&method=full&objectid=18844637&siteid=89520-name_page.html|title=Fergie: I was a lesbian|publisher=Mirror.co.uk}}</ref>


==Career==
Their first single, "At Night I Pray", debuted on the Billboard charts in Fall 1996. In March 1997, Wild Orchid released their self-titled debut album. In September 1998, they released their second album, ''[[Oxygen (Wild Orchid album)|Oxygen]]''. From June 16 to August 28, 1999, they opened for [[Cher]]'s [[Do You Believe? Tour]] alongside [[Cyndi Lauper]], which took them to 52 cities across the USA and Canada. After completing a third album, their record label declined to release it and Ferguson left the group in September 2001. In a 2006 interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Ferguson revealed that both frustrations with the band's image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid.
=== 1984–2001: Early work and Wild Orchid ===
Fergie studied dance and began to do [[Voice acting|voiceover]] work. She provided the voice for [[Sally Brown]] in two made-for-television ''[[Peanuts (comic strip)|Peanuts]]'' cartoons, ''[[It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown]]'' (1984) and ''[[Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown]]'' (1985), as well as on four episodes of ''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]''. From 1984 to 1989, Fergie starred on the TV show ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' and was the longest running cast member. She starred in the first six of the show's nine seasons. Fergie was a member of the female trio [[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]], which she fronted with [[Stefanie Ridel]] and fellow ''Kids Incorporated'' star [[Renee Sandstrom]]. By 1992, the girls began meeting with record labels, but they still could not get a recording contract. They eventually signed a music publishing deal with [[Sony|Sony Publishing]] before signing a record contract with [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|RCA Records]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Wild+Orchid&pg=PA14 |title=Billboard – Google Books |date=October 12, 1996|access-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref>


Wild Orchid released their [[Wild Orchid (album)|self-titled debut album]] in March 1997, which charted at #153 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In September 1998, they released their second album, ''[[Oxygen (Wild Orchid album)|Oxygen]]'', which was a commercial failure, only selling 200,000 copies worldwide. From June 16 to August 28, 1999, they opened for [[Cher]]'s [[Do You Believe? (tour)|Do You Believe?]] tour alongside [[Cyndi Lauper]], which took them to 52 cities across the United States and Canada. They completed a third album, which their record label declined to release, and Fergie left the group in September 2001. In 2006, Fergie told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that both frustrations with the band's image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/25/dutchess-could-launch-fergie-super-celebrity/|title=''The Dutchess'' could launch Fergie into super-celebrity|date=August 25, 2006|access-date=September 21, 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
While performing with Wild Orchid, Ferguson developed an addiction to [[Methamphetamine|crystal methamphetamine]] which followed her after she left the group in 2001. In September 2006, Ferguson talked with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine about quitting her crystal meth addiction. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she says. "It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting. A lot of it was being a [[child actor]]; I learned to suppress feelings."<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=2006-09-11|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/fergie-meth-was-hardest-boyfriend_1007895|title=BLACK EYED PEAS&nbsp;— FERGIE: METH WAS 'HARDEST BOYFRIEND'|publisher=[[Contact Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Amy Bonawitz|date=2006-09-10|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/11/entertainment/main1992860.shtml|title=Fergie Talks About Kicking Meth|publisher=[[CBS]]}}</ref> Ferguson has stated in several interviews that she is an avid user of [[hypnotherapy]], which she used to overcome her [[Methamphetamine|crystal meth]] addiction and to relax.<ref name="Contact Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/fergie%20goes%20hypnotic|title=Black Eyed Peas&nbsp;— Fergie Goes Hypnotic|publisher=Contact Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dotspotter.com/news/710810_Fergie_Uses_Hypnotherapy_to_Fight_Meth_Urge|title=Fergie Uses Hypnotherapy to Fight Meth Urge at The Insider|publisher=Dotspotter}}</ref> At some point prior to 2001, Ferguson dated pop star [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>http://www.blender.com/guide/68195/give-peas-chance.html</ref>


===2002–2006: Success with The Black Eyed Peas===
=== 2002–2005: Breakthrough with the Black Eyed Peas ===
[[File:Black Eyed Peas 2.jpg|thumb|The Black Eyed Peas in November 2004.]]
[[File:Black Eyed Peas.jpg|left|thumb|Fergie with [[apl.de.ap]] of the [[Black Eyed Peas]] in 2005]]
[[The Black Eyed Peas]] were recording their third album, 2003's ''[[Elephunk]]'', when [[will.i.am]] invited Ferguson to try out for a song called "[[Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas song)|Shut Up]]". She got the gig and instantly bonded with the trio, going on to record five additional songs on the album. The following spring, shortly before ''Elephunk'' came out, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] chairman [[Jimmy Iovine]] offered Ferguson a permanent spot to take over vocal duties and fill the void left by background singer [[Kim Hill (soul musician)|Kim Hill]]'s departure in 2000.
The [[Black Eyed Peas]] were recording their third album, ''[[Elephunk]]'' (2003), when [[will.i.am]] invited Fergie to try out for the song "[[Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas song)|Shut Up]]". She secured the gig and instantly bonded with the trio, going on to record five additional songs on the album. The following spring, shortly before ''Elephunk'' came out, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] chairman [[Jimmy Iovine]] offered Fergie a permanent spot to take over vocal duties and fill the void left by background singer [[Kim Hill (soul musician)|Kim Hill]]'s departure in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-07 |title=The Story of Fergie's Dramatic Comeback After Hitting Rock Bottom |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/898787/the-story-of-fergie-s-dramatic-comeback-after-hitting-rock-bottomnull |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=E! Online}}</ref> In a positive review of the Black Eyed Peas' new-found style, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted that since 2002, when the group "hired a blond bombshell named Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson and gave up their pursuit of backpack-rapper cred, they have made a kind of spiritual practice of recording futuristic songs – a total aesthetic commitment that extends from their garish wardrobes to their [[Benetton Group|United Colors of Benetton]] worldview."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-e-n-d-the-energy-never-dies-252109/|title=The E.N.D (The Energy Never Dies)|last=Rosen|first=Jody|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 8, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> From ''Elephunk'' came "[[Where Is the Love?]]", which became the Black Eyed Peas' first major hit: it peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the charts in several other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2004 |title=Road to the Grammys: The Making of Black Eyed Peas' 'Where Is the Love' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1484775/road-to-the-grammys-the-making-of-black-eyed-peas-where-is-the-love/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110070952/http://www.mtv.com/news/1484775/road-to-the-grammys-the-making-of-black-eyed-peas-where-is-the-love/ |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2016 |website=MTV News}}</ref> The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which topped the charts in many markets. The third single from the album, "[[Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)|Hey Mama]]", reached the top 10 in several European countries and later peaked at number twenty-three in the United States in 2004.


Their next album, ''[[Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)|Monkey Business]]'', was released on June 7, 2005, and debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart, selling over 295,000 copies in its first week and was later [[RIAA certification|certified]] triple platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. Their next and last commercially released single from the album was "[[Pump It]]", which borrows much of its sound from "[[Misirlou]]", specifically [[Dick Dale]]'s version; it peaked at number 8 in Australia but 18 in America. The album's first single, "[[Don't Phunk with My Heart]]", was a hit in the United States, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and earned them another Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]]. "[[Don't Lie]]", the second single from the album, saw success on the U.S. Hot 100, reaching No. 14, although becoming somewhat more successful in the UK and Australia, reaching a peak of No.6 in both countries. "[[My Humps]]", another song from the album, immediately achieved commercial success in the U.S. and fairly substantial radio play despite the sexually suggestive lyrics, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one in Australia, making it their fourth Australian number one single. However, many mocked the song for its poor lyrical content; John Bush, writing for [[AllMusic]], described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium".<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r740971|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic.com}}</ref> Later in 2005, the Black Eyed Peas toured with [[Gwen Stefani]], as supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour". In March 2006, the Black Eyed Peas toured again, as the featured headliner for the [[Honda Civic Tour]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2006-01-09 |title=Black Eyed Peas Launch First U.S. Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/black-eyed-peas-launch-first-u-s-tour-120094/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
From ''Elephunk'' came "[[Where is the Love?]]", which became The Black Eyed Peas' first major hit, peaking at number eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], but topping the charts in several other countries. The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which topped the charts in many markets. The third single from the album, "[[Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)|Hey Mama]]" hit top 10 in many European countries and later reached number twenty-three in the US. In 2004, The Black Eyed Peas embarked on the worldwide ''Elephunk Tour''.


===2006–2008: ''The Dutchess'' and expansion===
Their next album, ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]'', was released in June 2005. ''Monkey Business'' debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200]]. The album's first single, "[[Don't Phunk with My Heart]]", reached number three in the US and earned them a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]]. "[[Don't Lie]]", the second single from the album, saw success on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], reaching number fourteen. "[[My Humps]]", another song from the album, immediately achieved commercial success in the US, reaching number three on the Hot 100 and number one in Australia. In autumn 2005, The Black Eyed Peas set off to tour with [[Gwen Stefani]], as supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour". In March 2006, The Black Eyed Peas hit the road again as the featured headliner for the [[Honda Civic Tour]].
[[File:MuchMusic Video Awards 2007 563.jpg|thumb|Fergie at the [[2007 MuchMusic Video Awards]], holding her award for Best International Video ("[[Fergalicious]]")<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-16 |title=MuchMusic.com {{!}} MMVA07 |url=http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva07/nominees/index.aspx |access-date=2024-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416210259/http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva07/nominees/index.aspx |archive-date=April 16, 2008 }}</ref>]]
Fergie's debut solo album, ''[[The Dutchess]]'', was released in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stagestars.net/fergie/discography/ |title=Fergie Discography and Lyrics |publisher=Stagestars.net |access-date=August 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012213408/http://www.stagestars.net/fergie/discography/ |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was initially recorded in 2005.<ref name=business>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62635/black-eyed-peas-back-in-business |title=Black Eyed Peas Back In "Business" |magazine=Billboard |date=June 11, 2005 |access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=canoe>{{cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Black_Eyed_Peas/2005/06/05/pf-1072398.html|date=June 5, 2005|title=Interview with hip-hop diva Stacy Ferguson|first=Jane|last=Stevenson|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|via=Canoe.ca|archive-date=May 25, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525102344/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Black_Eyed_Peas/2005/06/05/pf-1072398.html|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all|access-date=April 2, 2007}}</ref> The songs on the album are "from a seven-year period, but [Interscope CEO] [[Jimmy Iovine]] heard some [tracks] and was like, 'This is great, let's put it out'.<ref name=q&a>{{cite magazine|title=Q&A: Fergie And Will.I.Am On "The Dutchess"|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57140/qa-fergie-and-william-on-the-dutchess|access-date=September 16, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 26, 2006}}</ref> One of the album's executive producers and fellow Black Eyed Peas member [[will.i.am]] stated that she was "writing about her personal struggles and casting her demons away and feminine power. [It's] her singing for young girls to be strong, and what they're going through in life, just growing up in this world of uncertainty."<ref name=mtvnews1>{{cite news|last1=Vineyard|first1=Jennifer|title=Black Eyed Peas' Fergie Gets Rough And Regal In First Video From Solo LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1536116/black-eyed-peas-fergie-gets-rough-and-regal-in-first-video-from-solo-lp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041417/http://www.mtv.com/news/1536116/black-eyed-peas-fergie-gets-rough-and-regal-in-first-video-from-solo-lp/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2014|work=[[MTV News]]|date=July 11, 2006}}</ref> "[[London Bridge (Fergie song)|London Bridge]]" was released as the album's lead single on July 18, 2006, to radio stations<ref name=r&r>{{cite news|title=Going for Adds-CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/17/2006&Format=1 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |work=[[Radio and Records]] |date=July 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222070136/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07%2F17%2F2006&Format=1 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 }}</ref> and on August 7, 2006, on the iTunes Store.<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - London Bridge - Fergie|url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/london-bridge-single/id179332976|website=[[iTunes]]|date=January 2006 |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> The [[urban pop]] track caused controversy due to its [[double entendre]] title,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Caroline|title=Caroline Sullivan talks to Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/sep/08/urban.popandrock|access-date=September 17, 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 8, 2006}}</ref> but became a huge success, topping the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (for three weeks) and New Zealand charts, while also reaching the top-ten in over twelve countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie - London Bridge - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/10646|website=Music Charts|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> The music video for the song features the Black Eyed Peas members as well as Fergie on the [[Tower Bridge]], among other scenes.<ref name=mtvnews1/>


The following single, "[[Fergalicious]]", was released on October 23, 2006.<ref name=r&r2>{{cite news|title=Going for Adds-CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=10/22/2006&Format=1 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |work=Radio and Records |date=October 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222070139/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=10%2F22%2F2006&Format=1 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 }}</ref> The track, which features [[will.i.am]], managed to reach number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the top-five in Australia and New Zealand, although it peaked lower than "London Bridge" in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie and Will.I.Am - Fergalicious - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/11082|website=Music Charts|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Its music video features Fergie as [[Willy Wonka]] in a candy factory.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Slezak|first1=Michael|title=Snap judgment: Fergie's 'Fergalicious'|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2006/10/23/snap_judgment_f_1/|access-date=September 17, 2014|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 23, 2006}}</ref> "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]" was released as the third single from the album, on February 20, 2007.<ref name=r&r3>{{cite news|title=Going for Adds-CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=02/20/2007&Format=9 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |work=Radio and Records |date=February 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109051952/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=02%2F20%2F2007&Format=9 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 }}</ref> The track, which features [[Ludacris]], became another number-one single for Fergie in the United States, and also reached the top-ten in over seven countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie and Ludacris - Glamorous - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/11849|website=Music Charts|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> The fourth single, "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]", was released on May 22, 2007.<ref name=r&r4>{{cite news|title=Going for Adds-CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=05/22/2007&Format=1 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |work=Radio and Records |date=May 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109051813/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=05%2F22%2F2007&Format=1 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 }}</ref> The ballad became a huge success worldwide, topping the charts of ten countries, including Australia, Canada and the United States; it was also the album's most successful single in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/16148|website=Music Charts|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> The music video for the song features American actor [[Milo Ventimiglia]] as her love interest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fergie grava cenas "quentes" com Milo Ventimiglia para clipe |url=http://www.cifraclubnews.com.br/noticias/8275-fergie-grava-cenas-quentes-com-milo-ventimiglia-para-clipe.html|access-date=September 17, 2014|work=Cifra Club|date=April 23, 2007 |language=pt}}</ref> "[[Clumsy (Fergie song)|Clumsy]]" was then selected to be the fifth and final single from the album. It was released on September 25, 2007<ref name=r&r5>{{cite news|title=Going for Adds-CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=09/25/2007&Format=9 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |work=Radio and Records |date=September 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109051855/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=09%2F25%2F2007&Format=9 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and became a top-ten hit in five countries, including in Australia and the United States, becoming her fifth consecutive top-five hit in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie - Clumsy - Music Charts |url=http://acharts.us/song/28296|website=Music Charts|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref>
===2006–2008: Solo success and continued acting career===
Ferguson's debut solo album, ''[[The Dutchess]]'', was released in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stagestars.net/fergie/discography/|title=Fergie Discography and Lyrics|publisher=Stagestars.net|accessdate=2008-08-05}}</ref> ''The Dutchess'' spawned six hits for Ferguson, beginning with "[[London Bridge (song)|London Bridge]]", "[[Fergalicious]]", "[[Glamorous (song)|Glamorous]]", "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]", "[[Clumsy (Fergie song)|Clumsy]]", and "[[Finally (Fergie song)|Finally]]". Ferguson scored her fifth consecutive Top 5 hit from ''The Dutchess'' after "Clumsy" reached a peak position of number five on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 18, 2007, Ferguson won the Pop or Rock "Favorite Female Artist" at the [[American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/primetime/ama/index?pn=winners|title=2007 AMA Winners|publisher=ABC}}</ref> In addition, her song "Big Girls Don't Cry" also earned Ferguson a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". In December 2007, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' picked Ferguson as their woman of the year.<ref name="E">{{cite news | title = E! report about Fergie and Blender magazine | url = http://test.redlasso.com/service/svc/clip/playClip?fid=bdb589a4-b21f-431a-8ef0-4781745ce966 | publisher = E! | accessdate = 2007-12-19}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2007, The Black Eyed Peas embarked on the [[Black Blue & You Tour|Black Blue & You World Tour]], visiting more than 20 countries.


Ferguson returned to acting in 2006, appearing as a lounge singer in the ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' remake and later had supporting roles in 2007's ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' and the 2009 musical film ''[[Nine (film)|Nine]]'' filmed in 2008.
In 2007, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on the [[Black Blue & You Tour|Black Blue & You World Tour]] and visited more than 20 countries. Fergie returned to acting in 2006, appearing as a lounge singer in the ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' remake. She later had supporting roles in 2007's ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' and the 2009 musical film ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]''. Fergie and other members of the cast of ''Nine'' received a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] nomination for their performance in that film. On December 31, 2006, Fergie began hosting ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for the pre-taped Hollywood segments after the [[Times Square Ball|New Year Ball]] came down in [[Times Square]].<ref name=tvg-nye2008>{{cite web|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|title=Preview: New Year's Eve Programming Guide!|date=December 28, 2007|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/new-years-eve-39170.aspx|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>


===2009–present: Marriage, and continued success with The Black Eyed Peas===
===2009–2012: Continued success with the Black Eyed Peas===
[[File:Black Eyed Peas @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 02.jpg|thumb|The Black Eyed Peas in February 2009.]]
[[File:Black Eyed Peas @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 01.jpg|thumb|alt=Fergie performing using a mouthpiece, and wearing a gray and silver full-bodied outfit|Fergie performing at [[Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena]], 2010|left]]
In early 2009, Fergie and the group left [[A&M Records]]; both remained with [[Interscope Records]].<ref>[[List of former A&M Records artists]]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/fergie/info |title=Fergie |publisher=Interscope |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112001304/https://www.facebook.com/fergie/info |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The group's fifth studio album, ''[[The E.N.D]]'' ("The ''E''nergy ''N''ever ''D''ies"), was released on June 9, 2009. The overall sound of the album has a more electro hop beat rather than the usual hip pop/R&B feeling of their previous albums. In its first week, the album sold 304,000 copies and debuted at number 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25719032-5018684,00.html|author=Adelaide Now|title=Peas Step Out Of Pod|date=July 1, 2009 | work=The Advertiser}}</ref> They released "[[Boom Boom Pow]]" as the lead single from their fifth album, ''[[The E.N.D.]]'', in March 2009. It went to number one in the United States and became the group's first chart topper.<ref name="first">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268980/black-eyed-peas-score-first-no-1-on-hot-100|title=Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 on Hot 100|author=Pietroluongo, Silvio|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2009|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="second">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268218/chart-beat-michael-jackson-the-black-eyed-peas-jay-z |title=Chart Beat Bonus, "'Feeling' Like The Second Time" |date=July 2, 2009 |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606072655/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268218/chart-beat-michael-jackson-the-black-eyed-peas-jay-z |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }}</ref> As of March 2011, the album has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the US alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74339/week-ending-march-6-2011-albums-across-the-pond/;_ylt=AkIETKnzDnQweSnnBob9P6UPwiUv|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713163418/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74339/week-ending-march-6-2011-albums-across-the-pond/;_ylt=AkIETKnzDnQweSnnBob9P6UPwiUv|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=Week Ending March 6, 2011: Albums: Across the Pond|publisher=Yahoo! Chart Watch|date=March 9, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> In France, the album proved to be very successful. It spent 55 weeks inside of the top 10 with 11 at No. 1.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=The+E.N.D.&cat=a |title=the Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D |publisher=lescharts.com |access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref> They subsequently released a second single from the album, "[[I Gotta Feeling]]", which proved an even greater success than the first: it moved from number two behind "Boom Boom Pow" to the top spot in July,<ref name="second" /> and stayed for 14 straight weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267156/jay-sean-sends-peas-packing-from-hot-100-penthouse|title='Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|date=October 7, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref> the longest stay at the top of 2009. The two hit singles back to back kept the Black Eyed Peas on the top for 26 consecutive weeks, from April 18 through October 16. Fergie bought a stake in the [[Miami Dolphins]] in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fergie Buys A Stake In Miami Dolphins |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/Fergie+Buys+A+Stake+In+Miami+Dolphins-72542.html |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=femalefirst.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-14 |title=Fergie approved for Dolphins stake; no deal yet |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4557360 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> and has performed at the team's football games numerous times.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munzenrieder |first=Kyle |title=Fergie Gets Her Boom Boom Pow on for Miami Dolphins |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/fergie-gets-her-boom-boom-pow-on-for-miami-dolphins-6560689 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Miami New Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins celebrity owners |url=https://www.nfl.com/photos/miami-dolphins-celebrity-owners-09000d5d829c5daa |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
Ferguson and [[Josh Duhamel]] married in a Catholic ceremony on January 10, 2009, after five years of dating.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Fergie-and-Josh|title=Fergie and Josh|publisher=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|work=|date=2009-03-04|quote = |accessdate=2010-09-12|first=|last=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251507,00.html|title=It's Official: Fergie & Josh Are Married!|date=2009-01-10|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> Ferguson and Duhamel met and began dating in September 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/art[icle/0,,20043023,00.html|title=Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=2007-06-19}}</ref> when she and the band appeared on Duhamel's show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''.


"[[Meet Me Halfway]]" was released as the third single from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom and Australia. It also peaked at seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In October 2009, Fergie became a part owner of the National Football League's [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergie To Become Part-Owner of Miami Dolphins|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623776/fergie-become-partowner-miami-dolphins.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115215451/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623776/fergie-become-partowner-miami-dolphins.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2011|date=October 14, 2009|publisher=MTV|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref> "[[Imma Be]]" was released as the fourth single; it reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959266/black-eyed-peas-back-on-top-of-hot-100-with-imma-be|title=Black Eyed Peas Back On Top Of Hot 100 With 'Imma Be'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 25, 2010}}</ref> "[[Rock That Body]]" was then released as the fifth single and reached number nine on the U.S. charts.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black eyed peas|chart=Hot 100}} The Black Eyed Peas reach #9 and crack fifth consecutive top-ten - Billboard News]. Retrieved June 10, 2010.</ref> In September 2009, the group embarked on [[The E.N.D World Tour]], visiting Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. In October 2009, they also were the opening acts for 5 concerts of the [[U2 360° Tour]] North America leg.
The Black Eyed Peas released "[[Boom Boom Pow]]" from the album ''[[The E.N.D.]]'' in late March 2009, it went to number one in the US,<ref name="first">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/black-eyed-peas-score-first-no-1-on-hot-1003960617.story|title=Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 On Hot 100|author=Pietroluongo, Silvio|date=2009-04-08|accessdate=2009-04-08|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref><ref name="second">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart-beat-bonus/chart-beat-michael-jackson-the-black-eyed-1003990416.story|title=Chart Beat Bonus, "'Feeling' Like The Second Time"|date=2009-07-02|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-07-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> making it the group's first chart topper.<ref name="first" /> They subsequently released a second single from the album, "[[I Gotta Feeling]]", which proved an even greater success than the first, moving from number 2 behind "Boom Boom Pow" to the top spot on July 11,<ref name="second" /> and staying 14 straight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/jay-sean-sends-peas-packing-from-hot-100-1004020213.story|title='Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|date=2009-10-07|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> the longest stay at the top of 2009. The two hit singles back to back kept The Black Eyed Peas on the top for 26 consecutive weeks, from April 18 through October 16. "[[Meet Me Halfway]]" was released as the third single from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the UK and Australia. It also peaked at seven on the Billboard Hot 100. "[[Imma Be]]" was released as the fourth single, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. "[[Rock That Body]]" was then released as the fifth single, and has reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.


The Black Eyed Peas performed at the [[2010 Grammy Awards|Grammys]] on January 31, 2010. They performed a mash-up of "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling". They won 3 out of the 6 awards they were nominated for including Best Pop Vocal Album for ''The E.N.D.'', Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group for "I Gotta Feeling" and Best Short Form Video for "Boom Boom Pow". On July 27, 2010, the Black Eyed Peas released a remix album: ''[[The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection]]''. It was released on [[iTunes]] in Canada only, during the Canadian leg of The E.N.D World Tour. It mostly features remixes of the singles taken from ''The E.N.D.'' It also features a remix of "Let's Get It Started" taken from ''[[Elephunk]]''; the remix was also a bonus track on the deluxe edition of ''The E.N.D.''. She launched her debut fragrance, ''Outspoken'', under [[Avon Products|Avon]] in May 2010.<ref>K., Robin (April 19, 2010). [http://www.nstperfume.com/2010/04/19/avon-fergie-outspoken-new-perfume/ "Avon + Fergie Outspoken ~ new perfume"] (Blog). ''Now Smell This''. Retrieved January 10, 2011.</ref> Her performance of Gimme Shelter with Mick Jagger and U2 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary in 2010 has over 13 million views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o42zmYN2_-k&feature=player_embedded | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129130049/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o42zmYN2_-k&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2012-01-29|title=U2, Mick Jagger, Fergie - "Gimme Shelter" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Shows |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2010-12-14 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
She launched her debut fragrance, ''Outspoken'' under [[Avon Products|Avon]] in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.nstperfume.com/2010/04/19/avon-fergie-outspoken-new-perfume/ Outspoken by Fergie] at ''nstperfume.com''. Retrieved on 10 January 2011.</ref> The Black Eyed Peas' sixth album, ''[[The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)|The Beginning]]'', was released on 30 November 2010 and is their fourth studio album to feature the singer. The first single from the album, "[[The Time (Dirty Bit)]]", topped the charts in various countries.
[[File:Fergie e Will.i.am.jpg|thumb|Fergie and [[Will.i.am]] performing during [[Walmart]] Shareholders' Meeting in 2011]]
Their sixth studio album, ''[[The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)|The Beginning]]'', was released on November 30, 2010, and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicsearch.comlu.com/blog/?p=1530 |title=MusicSearch Blog – Black Eyed Peas Reveal New Album Details! |publisher=BlackEyedPeas.com |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=September 10, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The album's first single release was called "[[The Time (Dirty Bit)]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicsearch.comlu.com/blog/?p=2614 |title=MusicSearch Blog – Black Eyed Peas reveal new single "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [AUDIO] |publisher=MusicSearch |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In January 2011, she began appearing in [[Dr Pepper]] Cherry commercials. "[[Just Can't Get Enough (The Black Eyed Peas song)|Just Can't Get Enough]]", the album's second single, was released on February 18, 2011. The music video was released on March 16, 2011, and it was filmed in [[Tokyo]], one week before the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and the tsunami]]. The video was directed by Ben Mor. The group's third single was "[[Don't Stop the Party (The Black Eyed Peas song)|Don't Stop the Party]]" and it was released on May 10, 2011. On the same day, a music video for the song was released on [[iTunes]], along with the single. The video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during [[The E.N.D. World Tour]] in 2009–10. The video premiered on [[Vevo]] on May 12, 2011. On May 22, the group appeared on the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards]] and won 1 of their 4 nominations, for "Top Duo/Group".<ref>{{cite web|title=Minot Rising: A Fundraising Concert for Flood Recovery |url=http://www.minotrising.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006230201/http://www.minotrising.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2011 |publisher=Minot Area Recovery Fund }}</ref> On the July 6, 2011 during a concert at [[Alton Towers]] in [[Staffordshire]], the Black Eyed Peas announced they are taking an indefinite hiatus following the completion of their current tour, as they did between 2005 and 2009.<ref name="Breakup">{{Cite news|title=Black Eyed Peas Take Indefinite Break|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/black-eyed-peas/news/322913-black-eye-peas-take-indefinite-break-william-fergie|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904161114/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/black-eyed-peas/news/322913-black-eye-peas-take-indefinite-break-william-fergie|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2012|date=July 9, 2011|publisher=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV UK]]|access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> On September 22, Fergie visited [[Madame Tussauds]] for the unveiling of her wax figure in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} In 2012, she became the owner and celebrity partner for Voli Light Vodkas, a low-calorie vodka with natural flavors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-10 |title=Fergie is the new celebrity partner and owner of Voli Light Vodka |url=https://chilledmagazine.com/fergie-is-the-new-celebrity-partner-and-owner-of-voli-light-vodka/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Chilled Magazine}}</ref>

===2013–2017: ''Double Dutchess''===
[[File:Life Ball 2013 - opening show 042 Fergie.jpg|thumb|left|Fergie at the 2013 Life Ball Vienna]]
In 2013, Fergie announced that she had begun writing her second solo studio album.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a444416/fergie-i-will-definitely-release-a-new-solo-album.html "Fergie: 'I will definitely release a new solo album'"], ''Digital Spy'', December 11, 2012. Retrieved on April 13, 2013.</ref> In April, Fergie received the "Always Next, Forever Now" award from [[Logo TV]] in recognition of her work in the [[LGBT]] community.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gay TV Network To Honor Black Eyed Peas Singer Fergie|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/04/01/fergie-gets-always-next-forever-now-award-from-logo/2043329/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=February 4, 2013|first=Steve|last=Jones}}</ref> The same year, Fergie filed a claim at the [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]] to legally change her name to Fergie Duhamel and take the last name of her husband, [[Josh Duhamel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-aug-16-la-et-mg-fergie-duhamel-name-change-20130816-story.html#:~:text=Fergie!-,Thanks%2C%20legal%20name%20change!,Ann%20Ferguson%20to%20Fergie%20Duhamel.&text=Is%20Fergie%20warming%20up%20for,with%20choosing%20a%20baby%20name%3F|title=Fergie is now ... Fergie! Thanks, legal name change!|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=16 August 2013|accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> On January 6, 2014, it was announced, again, that Fergie was beginning the process of her second studio album. She stated in an interview with radio host [[Ryan Seacrest]] that will.i.am would be handling the production, with a release through Interscope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7500288/fergie-returns-new-album |title=Fergie Is (Finally) Working on a Follow Up To 2006 Solo Album "The Dutchess" |publisher=Idolator |date=January 6, 2014 |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/fergie-release-new-album-year |title=Fergie To Release New Album This Year? |publisher=Vibe |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, it was announced that Fergie's second studio album had been slated for a 2015 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6251552/fergie-new-album-2015 |title=Fergie Working on New Album for 2015 Release |publisher=billboard.com|date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> A new single from Fergie, titled "[[L.A. Love (La La)]]", was released to [[contemporary hit radio]] on September 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=CHR Available For Airplay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220406/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 97 and peaked at number 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6274160/chart-highlights-fergie-returns-enrique-iglesias-hits-no-1 |title=Chart Highlights: Fergie Returns, Enrique Iglesias Hits No. 1 |website=billboard.com|date=October 6, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref> It also reached number 16 on the Rhythmic Songs, number eight on Hot Rap Songs, number 24 on the Digital Songs and number 20 on the Pop Songs radio chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302083/fergie/chart?f=381 |title=Fergie: Chart History |website=billboard.com |access-date=November 30, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910050449/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302083/fergie/chart?f=381 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 22, 2015, the singer performed a song with the Black Eyed Peas at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] as part of [[David Guetta]]'s set. Fergie announced in June 2015 that she was putting the finishing touches on the album, titled ''[[Double Dutchess]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.gulfnews.com/life-style/music/fergie-s-comeback-a-cornucopia-of-music-1.1535648|title=Fergie's comeback: A cornucopia of music|date=June 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7628193/fergie-finishing-touches-new-album-double-dutchess|title=Fergie Is Putting The Finishing Touches On 'Double Dutchess'|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817170815/https://www.idolator.com/7628193/fergie-finishing-touches-new-album-double-dutchess|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A teaser for the album titled "Hungry (1st Byte)" was released on June 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/06/fergie-hungry-first-byte-intro-new-music-video-new-song-stream/|title=Fergie Comes Snarling Back With 'Hungry (1st Byte)'|work=[[Spin.com|Spin]]|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> On July 1, she released a new single, titled "[[M.I.L.F. $]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/m.i.l.f.-$-single/id1127148199|title=M.I.L.F. $ - Single by Fergie on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] }}</ref> Fergie was inspired to write the song after the birth of her son, Axl.<ref name="Chan">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7430968/fergie-stylist-milfs-music-video|title=Fergie's Stylist Spills on Outfitting the 'M.I.L.F.$' Music Video|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The music video was conceptualized by Fergie and features a group of famous mothers as [[lingerie]]-clad 1950s housewives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/fergie-releases-brand-new-single-m-l-f-today-via-digital-retailers/ |title=Fergie Releases Brand New Single Today Via All Digital Retailers |date=July 1, 2016 |publisher=U Music (Canada) |access-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307233905/http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/fergie-releases-brand-new-single-m-l-f-today-via-digital-retailers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November 11, 2016, Fergie released the third single from the album, "[[Life Goes On (Fergie song)|Life Goes On]]".<ref name="hhpnmore13345">{{cite web |url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2016/11/new-music-fergie-life-goes-on/ |title=NEW MUSIC: FERGIE – "LIFE GOES ON" |website=Hip Hop & More |date=November 11, 2016 |access-date=November 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061234/http://hiphop-n-more.com/2016/11/new-music-fergie-life-goes-on/ |archive-date=November 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In November 2016, during a live Facebook chat, Fergie confirmed that the album would see its release in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/fergie/videos/10155076796623676/|title=Fergie - About the new album... "Life Goes On"... - Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref> In May 2017, it was announced that Fergie had parted ways—by mutual decision—with Interscope and would launch her own imprint, Dutchess Music, as part of a global partnership with [[BMG Rights Management]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|title=Fergie Exits Interscope After 10 Years at the Label, Signs With BMG (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/fergie-black-eyed-peas-interscope-bmg-1202440514/|access-date=May 24, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 24, 2017|location=United States}}</ref>

On June 2, 2017, a ''Billboard'' article rumored that Fergie was departing from the Black Eyed Peas. Band frontman will.i.am dismissed this, but stated that Fergie was taking a break from the group opting to concentrate on her solo career whilst the remaining members are working on a side project.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fresh|first1=Mikey|title=Fergie Takes A Break From Black Eyed Peas To Focus On Solo Career|url=http://www.vibe.com/2017/06/fergie-leaves-black-eyed-peas-solo-album/|website=Vibe|date=June 2, 2017|publisher=Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> The pre-order of ''Double Dutchess'' was made available on August 25, 2017, along with instant downloads of "Hungry" and "[[You Already Know (Fergie song)|You Already Know]]", collaborations with [[Rick Ross]] and [[Nicki Minaj]] respectively, with the latter being the fourth single from the album. On September 16, 2017, Fergie performed a solo set live from the [[Rock in Rio]] stage in [[Rio de Janeiro]] for over a hundred thousand people with surprise guests [[Pabllo Vittar]], [[Sergio Mendes]] and [[Gracinha Leporace]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://g1.globo.com/musica/rock-in-rio/2017/noticia/fergie-faz-show-pop-eficiente-com-cara-de-programa-de-auditorio-e-dueto-surpresa-com-pabllo-vittar.ghtml|title=Fergie faz show pop eficiente com cara de programa de auditório e dueto surpresa com Pabllo Vittar|date=September 17, 2017 |publisher=G1|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Double Dutchess]]'' was finally released on September 22, 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7941966/fergie-new-album-double-dutchess-release-date-track-list-songs|title=Fergie Officially Announces Sophomore Album "Double Dutchess," Unveils First Two Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

=== 2018–present: Decrease in work ===
On February 18, 2018, will.i.am confirmed Fergie's departure from the band in an interview with the ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will.i.am says Fergie out of Black Eyed Peas; could Nicole Scherzinger be the new member? |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/262847/p2fb-will-says-fergie-black-eyed-peas-nicole-scherzinger-new-member |access-date=6 January 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=21 February 2018}}</ref> At the [[2018 NBA All-Star Game]], Fergie performed a controversial rendition of "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]",<ref name="Fergiepeoplestar">{{cite web|last1=Runtagh|first1=Jordan|title=Fergie Speaks Out About Controversial National Anthem Performance: I 'Honestly Tried My Best'|url=http://people.com/music/fergie-apologizes-nba-all-star-national-anthem/|website=People|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="DeadlineFergie">{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Fergie's National Anthem Performance Panned At NBA'S All-Star Game|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/fergie-national-anthem-performance-panned-nba-all-star-game-1202295068/|website=Deadline|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> which ''People'' described as a "slowed-down jazzy rendition"<ref name="Fergiepeoplestar" /> and ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' reported it as being "bluesy" and "breathy".<ref name="DeadlineFergie" /> She would later acknowledge that "clearly this rendition didn't strike the intended tone."<ref name="Fergiepeoplestar" /> In 2018, Fergie hosted the singing competition series ''[[The Four: Battle for Stardom]]'', which ran for two seasons on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Kayla Kumari |date=2018-01-04 |title='The Four: Battle For Stardom' Debuts on Fox |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/four-battle-stardom-debuts-fox-1071796/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In September 2018, Fergie re-recorded ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]''<nowiki/>'s theme song "Feel It" to celebrate the show's 10th season.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |date=2018-09-06 |title=Fergie Recreates "Wendy Williams Show" Theme Song "Feel It" For Season 10: Exclusive Sneak Peek |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/fergie-wendy-williams-show-theme-song-feel-it-season-10-clip-8473906/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-06 |title=Fergie Records "Wendy Show" Theme Song |url=https://www.wendyshow.com/2018/09/06/fergie-wendy-show-theme-song/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=The Wendy Williams Show |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211210004/https://www.wendyshow.com/2018/09/06/fergie-wendy-show-theme-song/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2019, she competed against actress [[Octavia Spencer]] on [[VH1]]'s [[variety show]] ''[[Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party]].'' Spencer and Fergie competed on who can make the best brunch spread for [[Mother's Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/martha-and-snoops-potluck-dinner-party/episodes-season-3/1000102294/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=TVGuide.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cahn |first=Lauren |date=2021-03-15 |title=Martha & Snoop's Best On-Screen Moments |url=https://www.mashed.com/356419/martha-snoops-best-on-screen-moments/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Mashed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com |url=https://thetvdb.com/series/martha-and-snoops-potluck-dinner-party/allseasons/official |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=thetvdb.com}}</ref>

Rapper [[Jack Harlow]]'s ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one song "[[First Class (song)|First Class]]", released in April 2022, samples Fergie's song "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Fergie Is Back On The Charts With A Huge New Hit Single...Sort Of |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2022/04/fergie-is-back-on-the-charts-with-a-huge-new-hit-single-sort-of/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Metro Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=Listen to Jack Harlow's Fergie-sampling new single "First Class" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-jack-harlows-fergie-sampling-new-single-first-class-3201157 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=NME}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-05-27 |title=Revisiting Fergie's "Glamorous" as Jack Harlow's "First Class" Interpolation Takes the 2006 Hit to New Heights |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/fergie-glamorous-jack-harlow-first-class-ron-fair-interview-1235278021/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Variety}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that after Harlow's single release, "Glamorous" had a 70% increase in streams and 125% increase in digital song sales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-04-26 |title=Jack Harlow's Fergie-Sampling Smash "First Class" Gives "Glamorous" a Streaming Bump |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jack-harlow-first-class-fergie-glamorous-baby-streaming-bump-1235241543/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Variety}}</ref> Harlow and Fergie opened the [[2022 MTV Video Music Awards]] with a live performance of "First Class", which marked her first televised performance in four years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-29 |title=Jack Harlow Brought Fergie Out for 'First Class' Performance |url=https://www.papermag.com/jack-harlow-fergie-vmas-2022-2657956060.html?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7?rebelltitem=7 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Harlow Brings Out Fergie For A Shocking 'First Class' Performance |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-28-jack-harlow-brings-out-fergie-for-a-shocking-first-class-performance/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=iHeart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2022-08-29 |title=Fergie Opens VMAs, Performing 'First Class' and 'Glamorous' With Jack Harlow |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/fergie-jack-harlow-vmas-first-class-glamorous-1235353023/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Variety}}</ref> ''[[New York Post]]'' called it one of the best performances of the night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Chuck |date=2022-08-29 |title=VMAs 2022 best and worst performances: Nicki Minaj, Fergie were hot, Blackpink not so much |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/vmas-2022-best-worst-performances-from-blackpink-to-nicki-minaj/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=New York Post}}</ref>

== Other ventures ==

=== Business ===
In 2007, Fergie launched two handbag collections for [[Kipling (brand)|Kipling]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Fergie signs with Kipling for own handbag line |url=https://www.purseblog.com/fashion/fergie-signs-with-kipling-for-own-handbag-line/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=PurseBlog |date=March 27, 2007}}</ref> In 2008, she signed a deal with [[Caleres|Brown Shoe]] to create a licensed footwear brand.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Kavita |date=September 3, 2010 |title=Brown Shoe hopes Fergie line goes "boom, boom, pow" |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/brown-shoe-hopes-fergie-line-goes-boom-boom-pow/article_70e8ace3-7dcb-57fe-80ab-b1effd86d6bd.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=STLtoday.com}}</ref> In 2010, Fergie launched her first fragrance, ''Outspoken by Fergie'', under direct selling beauty and cosmetics company, Avon and release more fragrances in her ''Outspoken'' line, including ''Outspoken Intense'' in 2011,<ref>{{cite web |title=Outspoken Intense by Fergie Avon for women |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Avon/Outspoken-Intense-by-Fergie-11923.html |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> ''Viva by Fergie'' in 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Viva by Fergie Avon for women |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Avon/Viva-by-Fergie-14960.html |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> ''Outspoken Fresh'' in 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Outspoken Fresh Avon for women |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Avon/Outspoken-Fresh-18591.html |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> and ''Outspoken Party!'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Outspoken Party! by Fergie |url=http://pages.avon.ca/outspoken-party-en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042945/http://pages.avon.ca/outspoken-party-en |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=Avon}}</ref> Her tagline to her fragrance line is "Say What You Mean It".

In 2012, Fergie released a 24-piece [[nail polish]] collection with the Wet 'n' Wild.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Camille |date=2012-09-05 |title=Fergie releases nail polish line with Wet N Wild |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fergie-releases-nail-polish-line-with-wet-n-wild/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=CBS News}}</ref> She debuted her cosmetics line for Wet 'n' Wild in 2013, consisting of numerous make-up products such as lip gloss, primer, lipstick, eyeliner and mascara.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-21 |title=Fergie's New Wet 'n' Wild Makeup Collection Is Oh So Fergalicious |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fergie-wet-n-wild-makeup_n_1902896 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=HuffPost}}</ref> In 2019, Fergie visited [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada to promote her two [[footwear]] lines, Fergalicious by Fergie and Fergie Footwear, which became available at Canadian [[luxury goods]] [[department store]] [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudson's Bay]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slone |first=Isabel |date=2019-03-27 |title=We Spoke With Fergie About Her Shoe Line, Motherhood and the True Meaning of Fergalicious |url=https://fashionmagazine.com/style/fergie-interview/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=FASHION Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie Talks Favourite TV Show, Dessert And More! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJFwfFa6jSY |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref> Fergie Footwear is an upscale line, sold at luxury department such as [[Nordstrom]], while Fergalicious by Fergie is sold at lower prices at outlets such as [[Famous Footwear]] stores.<ref name=":2" />

In 2020, Fergie and her father Pat Ferguson's winery Ferguson Crest, which was founded in 2006,<ref name=":0" /> released three new wines called 2012 Syrah, 2012 Fergalicious and 2013 Viognier.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Fergie New Wines Paired With Her Song Lyrics; Ferguson Crest |url=https://people.com/food/fergie-new-song-wine-lyric-pairing/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> The wines were named after song lyrics by Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas.<ref name=":1" /> In 2023, ''[[Architectural Digest]]'' reported that she sold the vineyard property in [[Solvang, California]] for $3.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wingfield |first=Sydney |date=2023-06-23 |title=Fergie's Custom-Built California Vineyard Estate Sells for $3.7 Million |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/fergies-custom-built-california-vineyard-sells |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Architectural Digest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Musto |first=Julia |date=2022-10-15 |title=Fergie lists $4.2M luxury California estate that she built with her father; vineyard, mountain views included |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/fergie-lists-4m-luxury-california-estate-built-father-vineyard-mountain-views |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=FOXBusiness}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of product lines by Fergie
!Year
!Name
!Brand
!Notes
|-
|2007–2008
|"Fergie for Kipling"
|[[Kipling (brand)|Kipling]]
|Handbag collection<ref name=":3" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009–present
|"Fergalicious by Fergie"
| rowspan="2" |[[Caleres|Brown Shoe Company]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-06 |title=Fergie Reviews Latest Shoe Line at Brown Shoe Company Showroom |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120605006932/en/Fergie-Reviews-Latest-Shoe-Line-at-Brown-Shoe-Company-Showroom |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=businesswire.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Footwear line<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Scoop on Fergie's New Shoe Line |url=https://people.com/style/the-scoop-on-fergies-new-shoe-line/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Peoplemag}}</ref>
|-
|"Fergie Footwear"
|-
|2012
|"Fergie by Wet 'n' Wild"
| rowspan="2" |Wet 'n' Wild
|Nail color collection
|-
|2013–2016
|"The Fergie CenterStage Collection"
|Cosmetics line<ref>{{Cite press release |last=wild |first=wet n |title=Fergie CenterStage Collection By wet n wild Hits Stores Nationwide In 2013 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fergie-centerstage-collection-by-wet-n-wild-hits-stores-nationwide-in-2013-189852971.html |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=prnewswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fergie Makeup for Wet n Wild |url=https://people.com/style/fergie-taking-wet-n-wild-up-a-notch-with-new-makeup-collection/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Peoplemag}}</ref>
|}

=== Philanthropy ===
[[File:Deputy Secretary Burns, Vital Voices CEO Nelson, Avon Global Ambassador Fergie, Avon Products CEO McCoy, and Assistant Secretary Zerya Pose for a Photo.jpg|thumb|Bill Burns; Alyse Nelson, Fergie (middle), Sheri McCoy and Assistant Secretary Zerya pose for a photo at the launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection Initiative at the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 2014.]]
Fergie has supported charity organizations such as [[Habitat for Humanity|Habitat For Humanity]], [[Lopez Family Foundation]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]], [[Stand Up to Cancer|Stand Up To Cancer]], [[The Trevor Project]] and [[Treatment Action Campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fergie: Charity Work & Causes |url=https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/fergie |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Look to the Stars}}</ref> In April 2011, Fergie and the [[Black Eyed Peas]] teamed up with children's clothing brand [[Aéropostale (clothing)|P.S. from Aeropostale]] to design a charity T-shirt that will benefit the band's Peapod Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2011 |title=Fergie and P.S. Aéropostale Team Up for Charity T-Shirt |url=https://people.com/parents/fergie-black-eyed-peas-and-ps-aeropostale-team-up-for-charity-t-shirt/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>

On March 20, 2014, as [[Avon Products|Avon Foundation]]'s global [[brand ambassador]], Fergie announced the launch of a new global initiative, the Justice Institute on Gender-Based Violence, with Avon Foundation, [[Vital Voices]], and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Heil |first=Emily |date=2021-12-02 |title=Fergie visits State Department to help fight violence against women |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2014/03/21/fergie-visits-state-department-to-help-fight-violence-against-women/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The new public-private initiative aims to improve the enforcement of laws around the globe protecting victims of domestic and gender violence.<ref name=":4" />

In 2020, 100 percent of the proceeds from Fergie Footwear's holiday shoe were donated to [[Dress For Success (organization)|Dress For Success]], a global nonprofit organization that provides professional attire for low-income women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olya |first=Gabrielle |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Fergie Why I Care: Singer Donates Footwear Proceeds to Dress for Success |url=https://people.com/celebrity/fergie-why-i-care-singer-donates-footwear-proceeds-to-dress-for-success/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=people.com}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
Fergie does not consider herself a rapper. In a 2006 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Fergie said of her vocal style: "I love imitating instruments, sometimes you can't understand what I'm saying because I'm going for an instrumental sound. It would ruin the sound if I pronunciated{{Sic}} correctly."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Touré |first= |date=2006-10-19 |title=Fergie Dances With Herself |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fergie-dances-with-herself-90912/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She has cited [[Roxanne Shante]], [[Monie Love]], [[Salt-N-Pepa]], and [[J. J. Fad]] as artists she looks up to, and said that ''The Dutchess'' pays homage to them.<ref name=":5" /> In an interview with [[Entertainment Tonight]], she cited [[Beyoncé]] as a major influence for her album ''Double Dutchess''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Fergie Reveals How Beyonce Inspired Her New Visual Album: 'She Is the Queen B' |url=https://www.etonline.com/exclusive-fergie-reveals-how-beyonce-inspired-her-new-visual-album-she-queen-b-87925 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Media image ==
[[File:Fergie for Avon photoshoot.png|thumb|Fergie in a photoshoot for [[Avon Products|Avon]] in 2012]]Fergie has been featured on the cover of numerous lifestyle and [[Fashion journalism|fashion magazines]] such as ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', [[Lucky (magazine)|''Lucky'']], ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'', ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' and ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fergie Magazine Cover Photos - List of magazine covers featuring Fergie - FamousFix |url=https://www.famousfix.com/topic/fergie/magazines |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=FamousFix.com}}</ref> She has appeared in ad campaigns for Voli,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2012 |title=Behance |url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/4088079/Fergie-Voli-Print-Creative-Summer-Campaign |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.behance.net}}</ref> [[MAC Cosmetics]]' Viva Glam,<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Marie Claire |date=2008-02-06 |title=Fergie signs up to MAC |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/beauty-news/fergie-signs-up-to-mac-195171 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Marie Claire UK}}</ref> [[C&A]] Mexico,<ref>{{Cite web |last=geniusbeauty |date=2009-08-31 |title=Fergie in C&A Mexico Ad Campaign {{!}} Fashion & Wear# |url=https://geniusbeauty.com/fashion-and-wear/fergie-mexico-ad-campaign/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Geniusbeauty}}</ref> [[Candie's]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2007 |title=Fergie To Star In Candie's Campaign |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fergie-to-star-in-candies-campaign/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=CBS News}}</ref> and [[Philipp Plein]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddinger |first=Paige |date=2016-12-07 |title=Fergie Stars in Philipp Plein Spring/Summer 2017 Ad Campaign |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/fergie-stars-in-philipp-plein-springsummer-2017-ad-campaign/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Daily Front Row}}</ref> She has appeared in commercials for Case-Mate,<ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie - Case Mate (Commercial) |date=January 4, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-yYPh1bCr8 |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref> [[Motorola ROKR|Motorola Rokr]] U9,<ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie - Motorola Rokr U9 (Commercial) |date=January 4, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN1PRoMtcyA |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref> [[Pepsi]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie - Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash Commercial 2007 |date=January 4, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ImFflvcUmI |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref> [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Dr Pepper]] and [[Doritos]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie - Doritos (Commercial) |date=April 10, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orPwgmLlDi0 |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref>

Fergie was signed to [[Wilhelmina Models]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WILHELMINA on Instagram: "Fergie. Wilhelmina Alumni 2007-2011 #epic50 #willyyearbook 👩‍🎓" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbcn2JUDkbZ/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Instagram}}</ref> Through Wilhelmina Models, she worked with brands such as [[Dean and Dan Caten|Dsquared]], [[Calvin Klein]] and [[Marchesa (brand)|Marchesa]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2010-12-06 |title=Fergie's Fashion Evolution |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/fergies-fashion-evolution/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-04 |title=Fashionable Fergie gets push from Wilhelmina Models |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-us-fergie-idUKTRE6B30LI20101204 |access-date=2023-03-14 |work=Reuters |quote="People see her working with Calvin Klein and Dsquared and see how all these unbelievable people in fashion want Fergie sitting at their table and coming to their show and they say, 'We need to buy into this and create a Fergie brand for us, too.' "}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Fergie - Calvin Klein |date=September 18, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3uAacb-xU |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref> In 2010, she became a spokesperson for [[Avon Products|Avon]]'s haircare line Advanced Techniques, appearing in advertisements and commercials for the brand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fergie Returns To Blond Hair, Weezer Creates Clothing Line And More Fashion News |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/8krl7l/fergie-blond-hair |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314131408/https://www.mtv.com/news/8krl7l/fergie-blond-hair |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=MTV}}</ref> In 2012, Fergie became a global beauty ambassador for Wet 'n' Wild.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Belisa |date=2012-09-21 |title=Fergie Launching Color Line for Wet 'n' Wild |url=https://wwd.com/feature/fergie-launching-color-line-for-wet-n-wild-6314107-530773/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=WWD}}</ref>

In a [[Paper (magazine)|''Paper'']] article analyzing her image, Katherine Gillespie called her an "imperfect popstar" who "managed to rise above these manufactured circumstances and establish a unique onstage persona that relied on fashion just as much as music to get its point across. [...] She featured in Worst Dressed columns, but also inspired millions of 14-year-olds to spend their allowances on cargo pants. That's real influence."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillespie |first=Katherine |date=30 April 2019 |title=Forgotten Fashion Icon: Fergie in 2005 |url=https://www.papermag.com/fergie-2005-fashion-icon#rebelltitem3 |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]}}</ref>

== Achievements and impact ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Fergie}}

As a solo artist, Fergie has sold over 7.2 million albums and 29 million singles worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-05-25|title=US: Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum superstar Fergie signs worldwide partnership with BMG|url=https://www.bmg.com/us/news/Grammy-Award-Winning-Multi-Platinum-Superstar-Fergie-signs-with-BMG.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=BMG|language=en}}</ref> According to the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), she has sold 27.5 million albums & singles in the United States.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Searchable Database - RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-10-07 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref>'' With her debut album ''The Dutchess'', she became the first singer to have five singles from a debut album peak within the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since [[Milli Vanilli]]'s ''[[Girl You Know It's True (album)|Girl You Know It's True]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=2007-12-13 |title=Chart Beat |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chart-beat-120-1047046/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> With those singles selling over two million digital downloads individually in the United States, she set a record in the digital era for the most multi-platinum singles from one album, which she held until 2012.<ref name="New.music.yahoo.com">{{cite web |title=Week Ending April 19, 2009: She's The Youngest To Ever Do It – Chart Watch |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/33072/week-ending-april-19-2009-shes-the-youngest-to-ever-do-it/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507183256/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/33072/week-ending-april-19-2009-shes-the-youngest-to-ever-do-it/ |archive-date=May 7, 2009 |access-date=2010-09-21 |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref name="music.yahoo.com">{{cite web |date=16 February 2012 |title=Week Ending February 12, 2012. Songs: Luv For Madonna – Chart Watch |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-feb-12-2012-songs-luv-madonna-012009756.html. |access-date=2012-07-19 |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com}}</ref> She is the second female to achieve three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 topping singles from one album, the first being [[Christina Aguilera]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=2007-08-30 |title=Fergie Scores Third Solo No. 1 On Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fergie-scores-third-solo-no-1-on-hot-100-1049612/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Her single "London Bridge" had the second fastest ascent in Hot 100 history, peaking at the top in three weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-29 |title=Fergie's Split-Pea Soup: Reggae, Jazz, Ludacris, B Real On 'Crazy' So… |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1538614/20060815/id_1234831.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129050019/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1538614/20060815/id_1234831.jhtml |archive-date=2013-01-29 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=archive.ph}}</ref>

Fergie has been nominated for five [[Brit Awards]] with the Black Eyed Peas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-01-12 |title=Brits 2004: The nominations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3389755.stm |access-date=2024-08-20 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Radio 1 - Brit Awards 2006 - Nominations |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/brits2006/winners.shtml |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-18 |title=Brit Awards nominations 2010: full list |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7020625/Brit-Awards-nominations-2010-full-list.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> She has been nominated for twenty [[Grammy Awards]], of which she has won eight: [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] in [[47th Annual Grammy Awards|2005]] and [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Tricia |date=2005-02-14 |title=2005 Grammy Award Winners - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2005-grammy-award-winners/# |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grammys 2006: The winners list |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/02/08/grammys-2006-winners-list/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] in [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group or Duo |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/popgroup.htm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] in [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]];<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2010-02-01 |title=Grammy 2010 Winners List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/grammy-2010-winners-list-959534/amp/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and [[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]] in [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=2012-02-13 |title=Adele's '21' wins album of the year at Grammys |url=https://variety.com/2012/music/news/adele-s-21-wins-album-of-the-year-at-grammys-1118050159/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' named Fergie their woman of the year in 2007.<ref name="E">{{cite news |title=E! report about Fergie and Blender magazine |url=http://test.redlasso.com/service/svc/clip/playClip?fid=bdb589a4-b21f-431a-8ef0-4781745ce966 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172635/http://test.redlasso.com/service/svc/clip/playClip?fid=bdb589a4-b21f-431a-8ef0-4781745ce966 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |access-date=December 19, 2007 |publisher=E!}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named Fergie [[Billboard Women in Music#Woman of the Year Award|Woman of the Year]] in 2010,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2010-10-28 |title=Fergie to Receive Billboard's Woman of the Year Award |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fergie-to-receive-billboards-woman-of-the-year-award-952424/amp/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the same publication ranked her 16th on the 2000s Top Female Artists of the Decade list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2009-12-11 |title=Artists of the Decade Page Two |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/artists-of-the-decade-page-two-266419/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Artists who have been influenced by Fergie include [[Ariana Grande]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-18 |title=Ariana Grande: 'Fergie hit inspires me' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a474265/ariana-grande-fergies-clumsy-always-gives-me-inspiration/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Jack Harlow]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=2022-08-28 |title=Jack Harlow Brings Out Fergie for 'First Class' and 'Glamorous' Medley at 2022 MTV VMAs |url=https://people.com/music/vmas-2022-jack-harlow-brings-out-fergie-for-first-class-glamorous-medley/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=People}}</ref> Several notable celebrities are fans of Fergie's music, such as [[Family of Barack Obama|Sasha Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=July 13, 2009 |title=Fergie Cleans Up Her Act – for Young Fans |url=https://people.com/celebrity/fergie-cleans-up-her-act-for-young-fans/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=People magazine |quote=It also turns out that Sasha Obama is one of those little girls, with Fergie recently learning that her hit, "Fergalicious," is a favorite of the First Daughter.}}</ref> In June 2023, singer [[Kim Petras]] performed on the ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' show, which is the same stage where Fergie did her famous one-handed cartwheels in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Fergie 'got to relive' her 2008 cartwheeling TODAY performance through Kim Petras |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/kim-petras-shirt-fergie-cartwheels-today-rcna90787 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=TODAY.com}}</ref> Petras' shirt captured the [[Popular culture|pop culture]] moment, showing Fergie in the middle of a cartwheel.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Kim Petras Wears a T-Shirt with Viral Fergie Cartwheel Meme During 'Today' Performance |url=https://people.com/kim-petras-wears-shirt-viral-fergie-cartwheel-meme-today-performance-7552830 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Peoplemag}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Fergie is [[bisexuality|bisexual]]. She said "I've been in show business since I was a little girl, so [homosexuality] was always very normal to me. My mom taught me that every human is God's child. You have to live your own life and not judge other people. Love is a great thing."<ref>{{cite web |last=Voss |first=Brandon |date=November 10, 2009 |title=Fergie: Labels and Love |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2009/11/10/labels-and-love-fergie |access-date=November 28, 2023 |magazine=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref>

While performing with [[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]], Fergie developed an addiction to [[Methamphetamine|crystal methamphetamine]], which continued after she left the group in 2001. In September 2006, Fergie talked with ''Time'' magazine about quitting her crystal meth addiction. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she said. "It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting. A lot of it was being a child actor; I learned to suppress feelings."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 11, 2006 |title=Black Eyed Peas—Fergie: Meth Was 'Hardest Boyfriend' |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/fergie-meth-was-hardest-boyfriend_1007895 |magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bonawitz |first=Amy |date=September 10, 2006 |title=Fergie Talks About Kicking Meth |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fergie-talks-about-kicking-meth/ |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> She has stated in several interviews that she is an avid user of [[hypnotherapy]], which she used to overcome her crystal meth addiction and to relax.<ref name="Contact Music">{{cite magazine |date=September 12, 2005 |title=Black Eyed Peas—Fergie Goes Hypnotic |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/fergie%20goes%20hypnotic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421035052/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/fergie%20goes%20hypnotic |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |magazine=Contactmusic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fergie Uses Hypnotherapy to Fight Meth Urge at The Insider |url=http://www.dotspotter.com/news/710810_Fergie_Uses_Hypnotherapy_to_Fight_Meth_Urge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081011090900/http://www.dotspotter.com/news/710810_Fergie_Uses_Hypnotherapy_to_Fight_Meth_Urge |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |website=Dotspotter}}</ref>

In April 2007, she gave an interview in which she admitted that she went on a sex and drugs spree when she turned eighteen, saying: "I have had lesbian experiences in the past. I won't say how many men I've had sex with—but I am a very sexual person."<ref>{{cite web |date=April 2, 2007 |title=Fergie: I was a lesbian |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=fergie--i-was-a-lesbian&method=full&objectid=18844637&siteid=89520-name_page.html |access-date=September 21, 2017 |work=The Mirror}}</ref>

Fergie began dating actor [[Josh Duhamel]] in September 2004, after she met him when she and the Black Eyed Peas filmed a cameo appearance for an episode of Duhamel's show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=June 19, 2007 |title=Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043023,00.html |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Isabel |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Fergie's Friends Told Her to "Take One for the Team" and Go Out With Josh Duhamel |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/tbt-fergie-josh-duhamel-relationship |access-date=June 9, 2022 |magazine=InStyle}}</ref> Fergie and Duhamel became engaged in December 2007;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salkin |first1=Karen |last2=Margaret |first2=Mary |date=December 27, 2007 |title=Fergie and Josh Duhamel Engaged |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168269,00.html |access-date=August 29, 2013 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> they married in a Catholic ceremony on January 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 4, 2009 |title=Fergie and Josh |url=http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Fergie-and-Josh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825222310/http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Fergie-and-Josh |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=September 12, 2010 |magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 10, 2009 |title=It's Official: Fergie & Josh Are Married! |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251507,00.html |access-date=January 13, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 20, 2015 |title=Fergie Covers Allure, Talks Therapy With Josh Duhamel |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/616306/fergie-covers-allure-talks-therapy-with-josh-duhamel |access-date=June 9, 2022 |publisher=E!}}</ref> They have one son named Axl Jack who was born on August 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leon |first1=Anya |last2=Jordan |first2=Julie |date=August 29, 2013 |title=Josh and Fergie Duhamel Welcome Son Axl Jack |url=https://people.com/parents/josh-duhamel-fergie-welcome-son-axl-jack/ |access-date=February 18, 2020 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> On September 14, 2017, Fergie and Duhamel announced that they had separated earlier that year.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Fergie and Josh Duhamel Separate After 8 Years of Marriage: 'We Are and Will Always be United' |url=http://people.com/celebrity/fergie-josh-duhamel-split-eight-years-marriage/ |access-date=September 14, 2017 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> On June 1, 2019, the couple filed for divorce after two years of separation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grossman |first=Lena |date=June 1, 2019 |title=Fergie Files for Divorce From Josh Duhamel Almost 2 Years After Separation |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1046207/fergie-files-for-divorce-from-josh-duhamel-almost-2-years-after-separation |access-date=June 27, 2019 |publisher=[[E!]]}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in November 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mizoguchi |first=Karen |date=November 25, 2019 |title=Fergie and Josh Duhamel Finalize Their Divorce Over 2 Years After Announcing Separation |url=https://people.com/music/fergie-josh-duhamel-finalize-divorce-2-years-after-split/ |access-date=November 28, 2019 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>

==Discography==
'''Solo albums'''
{{Main|Fergie discography}}

* ''[[The Dutchess]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Double Dutchess]]'' (2017)

'''With Wild Orchid'''
{{Main|Wild Orchid (band)#Discography}}

* ''[[Wild Orchid (album)|Wild Orchid]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Oxygen (Wild Orchid album)|Oxygen]]'' (1998)

'''With the Black Eyed Peas'''
{{Main|Black Eyed Peas discography}}

* ''[[Elephunk]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)|Monkey Business]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The E.N.D.]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)|The Beginning]]'' (2010)

==Tours==
'''Headlining'''
*[[Verizon VIP Tour#Fergie (2007)|Verizon VIP Tour]] (2007)

'''Opening act'''
*[[FutureSex/LoveShow]] (2007)
*[[The Police Reunion Tour]] (2008)


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{{Pending films key}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
|[[1986 in film|1986]] || ''[[Monster in the Closet]]'' || Lucy ||
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 1986
|[[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[Outside Ozona]]'' || Girl ||
| ''[[Monster in the Closet]]''
| Lucy
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 1998
|[[2000 in film|2000]] || ''The Gentleman Bandit'' || Zeke's Girlfriend ||
| ''[[Outside Ozona]]''
| Girl
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2000
|[[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Be Cool]]'' || Herself || Appeared along with The Black Eyed Peas
| ''The Gentleman Bandit''
| Zeke's Girlfriend
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2005
|[[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' || Gloria ||
| ''[[Be Cool]]''
| Herself
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2006
|[[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Planet Terror]]'' || Tammy Visan ||[[Robert Rodriguez]]' half of ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''
| ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]''
| Gloria
| Credited as Stacy Ferguson
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2007
|[[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]'' || Hippo Girlfriend || Voice role
| ''[[Planet Terror]]''
| Tammy Visan
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" ! scope="row"| 2008
|rowspan="2"| [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard]]'' || Replay || Voice role
|''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]''
|[[Christina Aguilera]] / Skinny Woman / Additional Voices
|[[Voice acting|Voice role]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| ''[[Nine (film)|Nine]]'' || Saraghina ||
| ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
| Hippo Girlfriend
|Voice role
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" ! scope="row"| 2009
|[[2010 in film|2010]] || ''[[Marmaduke (film)|Marmaduke]]'' || Jezebel || Voice role
| ''[[Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard]]''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Replay
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|Voice role
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
| style="text-align:center;" |
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|-
| ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]''
|1984–1989 ||''[[Kids Incorporated]]''|| Stacy || Holds the record for longest running cast member
| Saraghina
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2010
|1984 ||''[[It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown]]''|| [[Sally Brown]] || Voice role
| ''[[Marmaduke (2010 film)|Marmaduke]]''
| Jezebel
| Voice role
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2011
|rowspan="2"| 1985 ||''[[Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown]]''|| Sally Brown || Voice role
| ''Steve Jobs: One Last Thing''
| Herself
| Documentary
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| ''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]'' || Sally Brown/[[Patty (Peanuts)|Patty]] || Voice role
|''[[Double Dutchess#Double Dutchess: Seeing Double|Double Dutchess: Seeing Double]]''
|Fenix/Herself
|Also executive producer
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
! scope="row"| 1984–1989
| ''[[Kids Incorporated]]''
| Stacy
| Main role
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1984
| ''[[It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown]]''
| [[Sally Brown]]
| Voice role; [[television special]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1985
| ''[[Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown]]''
|Sally Brown
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1985–1986
| ''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]''
| Sally Brown / [[Patty (Peanuts)|Patty]]
| Main voice role
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1986
| ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''
| Beth
| Episode: "Valentine's Day"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1986
| ''Kids Incorporated: Rock in the New Year''
| Stacy
| [[Television film]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1994
| ''[[Married... with Children]]''
| Ann
| Episode: "Nooner or Later"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1995
| ''[[California Dreams]]''
| Christy
| Episode: "Tiffani's Gold"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 1998–2001
| ''Great Pretenders''
| Herself
| Host; season 1–3
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2003
| ''[[Rocket Power]]''
| Shaffika
| Voice role; episode: "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2004
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Montecito Lancers"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2006
| ''[[Instant Def]]''
| Ella Fitzpatrick (Tag) / Bad Seed Ella
| Main role
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2007–2016
| ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]''
| Herself
| Host; Hollywood concert segments
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2007
| ''[[Class of 3000]]''
| Mrs. Claus
| Voice role; episode: "Class of 3000 Christmas Special"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2009–2012
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Jane / Mrs. Richter / Vanessa
| Voice role; 3 episodes
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row"| 2011
| ''[[Avon Voices]]''
| Herself
| Judge/mentor
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" ! scope="row"| 2012
| ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]''
| Copy Kitten / Teacher's Pet
| Episode: "Super Chums"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| ''[[Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil]]''
|1986 || ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]'' || Beth || Episode: "Valentine's Day"
| April
| Voice role; episode: "Bromance"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
|1994 || ''[[Married... with Children]]'' || Ann || Episode: "Nooner or Nothing"
| ''[[Fashion Police]]''
| Herself
| Mentor; episodes: "April 12, 2013", "June 11, 2013"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" ! scope="row"| 2018
|1995 || ''[[California Dreams]]'' || Christy || Episode: "Tiffani's Gold"
| ''[[The Four: Battle for Stardom]]''
| Herself
| Host; season 1–2
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Arnowitz |first=Leora |date=January 2018 |title=Fergie reveals emotional experience filming 'The Four': 'I was just tearing up' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/fergie-reveals-emotional-experience-filming-the-four-i-was-just-tearing-up |access-date=December 28, 2019 |work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[The Launch]]''
|1998–2001|| ''[[Great Pretenders]]'' || Herself || Hosted with her band Wild Orchid
| Herself
| Mentor; episode: "Soldier of Love"
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowsher |first1=Allison |date=1 February 2018 |title=The Launch just showed us the stunning evolution of new artist POESY |url=http://www.theloop.ca/launch-just-showed-us-stunning-evolution-new-artist-poesy/ |access-date=11 March 2018 |work=The loop}}</ref>
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|2003 || ''[[Rocket Power]]'' || Shaffika || Voice role
| ''[[The Talk (talk show)|The Talk]]''
| Herself
| Guest host; episode: "8.186"
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Hooyman |first=Sabrina |date=June 19, 2018 |title=Valentine joins guest Fergie on The Talk |url=https://news.iheart.com/featured/valentine-in-the-morning/content/2018-06-19-valentine-joins-guest-fergie-on-the-talk/ |access-date=June 19, 2018 |work=iHeartRadio}}</ref>
|-
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! scope="row"| 2019
|2009–2010 || ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' || Jill/Holt's Mother || Two characters, season one, episodes [[Pilot (The Cleveland Show)|1]] and [[Buried Pleasure|13]]
| ''[[Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party]]''
| Herself
| Also contestant; episode: "Mother of All Battles"
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==Discography==
{{main|Fergie discography}}
*''[[The Dutchess]]'' (2006)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Fergie]]
*[[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]


==References==
==References==
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==Notes==
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* [http://www.childrenoftheworldproject.com/ Children of the World Project]
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* [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/236/fergie_finally_talks_hip-hop/ Fergie in-depth interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2008]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033623/http://www.childrenoftheworldproject.com/ Children of the World Project]
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* [https://www.ahlanlive.com/world-exclusive-william-reveals-why-fergie-left-the-black-eyed-peas-and-the-truth-about-nicole-scherzinger-619651.html Fergie Left the Black Eyed Peas]
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Fergie
Fergie in June 2018
Born
Stacy Ann Ferguson

(1975-03-27) March 27, 1975 (age 49)
Other namesFergie Duhamel[a]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • businesswoman
Years active1984–present
Spouse
(m. 2009; div. 2019)
Children1
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Formerly of
Websitefergie.com

Stacy Ann "Fergie" Ferguson (/ˈfɜːrɡi/ FUR-ghee; born March 27, 1975)[4][5] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman who was a member of the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas between 2002 and 2018, releasing four albums. She has sold over 35 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide. In addition to winning eight Grammy Awards and other accolades, Billboard ranked her among the top artists of the 2000s and named her Woman of the Year in 2010.

Before the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie was a member of the girl group Wild Orchid from 1990 to 2001, releasing two albums. Her debut solo studio album, The Dutchess, was released in 2006 to commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200. Its singles "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Glamorous" and "London Bridge" topped the Billboard Hot 100, while "Clumsy" and "Fergalicious" peaked within the top five. Her second studio album, Double Dutchess, was released in 2017. Its singles "L.A. Love (La La)" and "M.I.L.F. $" appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Charts.

As a child, Fergie starred on the children's television series Kids Incorporated (1982–1987). As an adult, she has appeared in films such as Poseidon (2006), Grindhouse (2007), Nine (2009) and Marmaduke (2010). She launched two footwear lines in 2009, and launched her first fragrance, Outspoken, under Avon in 2010. She has released four more fragrances and several product lines.

Early life

Fergie was born as Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975, in Hacienda Heights, California,[6] to Terri (née Gore) and Jon Patrick Ferguson. Her father died in September 2021 at age 74.[7] She has a younger sister named Dana Ferguson. Her ancestry includes English, Irish, Mexican, and Scottish.[8][9][10][11] She was raised Roman Catholic and attended Mesa Robles Middle School and Glen A. Wilson High School.[12] She was a cheerleader, straight-A student, spelling bee champion,[12] and Girl Scout.[13]

Career

1984–2001: Early work and Wild Orchid

Fergie studied dance and began to do voiceover work. She provided the voice for Sally Brown in two made-for-television Peanuts cartoons, It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984) and Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985), as well as on four episodes of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. From 1984 to 1989, Fergie starred on the TV show Kids Incorporated and was the longest running cast member. She starred in the first six of the show's nine seasons. Fergie was a member of the female trio Wild Orchid, which she fronted with Stefanie Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated star Renee Sandstrom. By 1992, the girls began meeting with record labels, but they still could not get a recording contract. They eventually signed a music publishing deal with Sony Publishing before signing a record contract with RCA Records in 1994.[14]

Wild Orchid released their self-titled debut album in March 1997, which charted at #153 on the Billboard 200. In September 1998, they released their second album, Oxygen, which was a commercial failure, only selling 200,000 copies worldwide. From June 16 to August 28, 1999, they opened for Cher's Do You Believe? tour alongside Cyndi Lauper, which took them to 52 cities across the United States and Canada. They completed a third album, which their record label declined to release, and Fergie left the group in September 2001. In 2006, Fergie told Entertainment Weekly that both frustrations with the band's image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid.[15]

2002–2005: Breakthrough with the Black Eyed Peas

Fergie with apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas in 2005

The Black Eyed Peas were recording their third album, Elephunk (2003), when will.i.am invited Fergie to try out for the song "Shut Up". She secured the gig and instantly bonded with the trio, going on to record five additional songs on the album. The following spring, shortly before Elephunk came out, Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine offered Fergie a permanent spot to take over vocal duties and fill the void left by background singer Kim Hill's departure in 2000.[16] In a positive review of the Black Eyed Peas' new-found style, Rolling Stone noted that since 2002, when the group "hired a blond bombshell named Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson and gave up their pursuit of backpack-rapper cred, they have made a kind of spiritual practice of recording futuristic songs – a total aesthetic commitment that extends from their garish wardrobes to their United Colors of Benetton worldview."[17] From Elephunk came "Where Is the Love?", which became the Black Eyed Peas' first major hit: it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in several other countries.[18] The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which topped the charts in many markets. The third single from the album, "Hey Mama", reached the top 10 in several European countries and later peaked at number twenty-three in the United States in 2004.

Their next album, Monkey Business, was released on June 7, 2005, and debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling over 295,000 copies in its first week and was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Their next and last commercially released single from the album was "Pump It", which borrows much of its sound from "Misirlou", specifically Dick Dale's version; it peaked at number 8 in Australia but 18 in America. The album's first single, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", was a hit in the United States, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and earned them another Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. "Don't Lie", the second single from the album, saw success on the U.S. Hot 100, reaching No. 14, although becoming somewhat more successful in the UK and Australia, reaching a peak of No.6 in both countries. "My Humps", another song from the album, immediately achieved commercial success in the U.S. and fairly substantial radio play despite the sexually suggestive lyrics, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one in Australia, making it their fourth Australian number one single. However, many mocked the song for its poor lyrical content; John Bush, writing for AllMusic, described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium".[19] Later in 2005, the Black Eyed Peas toured with Gwen Stefani, as supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour". In March 2006, the Black Eyed Peas toured again, as the featured headliner for the Honda Civic Tour.[20]

2006–2008: The Dutchess and expansion

Fergie at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards, holding her award for Best International Video ("Fergalicious")[21]

Fergie's debut solo album, The Dutchess, was released in September 2006.[22] It was initially recorded in 2005.[23][24] The songs on the album are "from a seven-year period, but [Interscope CEO] Jimmy Iovine heard some [tracks] and was like, 'This is great, let's put it out'.[25] One of the album's executive producers and fellow Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am stated that she was "writing about her personal struggles and casting her demons away and feminine power. [It's] her singing for young girls to be strong, and what they're going through in life, just growing up in this world of uncertainty."[26] "London Bridge" was released as the album's lead single on July 18, 2006, to radio stations[27] and on August 7, 2006, on the iTunes Store.[28] The urban pop track caused controversy due to its double entendre title,[29] but became a huge success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 (for three weeks) and New Zealand charts, while also reaching the top-ten in over twelve countries.[30] The music video for the song features the Black Eyed Peas members as well as Fergie on the Tower Bridge, among other scenes.[26]

The following single, "Fergalicious", was released on October 23, 2006.[31] The track, which features will.i.am, managed to reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100, the top-five in Australia and New Zealand, although it peaked lower than "London Bridge" in Europe.[32] Its music video features Fergie as Willy Wonka in a candy factory.[33] "Glamorous" was released as the third single from the album, on February 20, 2007.[34] The track, which features Ludacris, became another number-one single for Fergie in the United States, and also reached the top-ten in over seven countries.[35] The fourth single, "Big Girls Don't Cry", was released on May 22, 2007.[36] The ballad became a huge success worldwide, topping the charts of ten countries, including Australia, Canada and the United States; it was also the album's most successful single in Europe.[37] The music video for the song features American actor Milo Ventimiglia as her love interest.[38] "Clumsy" was then selected to be the fifth and final single from the album. It was released on September 25, 2007[39] and became a top-ten hit in five countries, including in Australia and the United States, becoming her fifth consecutive top-five hit in the U.S.[40]

In 2007, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Black Blue & You World Tour and visited more than 20 countries. Fergie returned to acting in 2006, appearing as a lounge singer in the Poseidon remake. She later had supporting roles in 2007's Grindhouse and the 2009 musical film Nine. Fergie and other members of the cast of Nine received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination for their performance in that film. On December 31, 2006, Fergie began hosting Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC for the pre-taped Hollywood segments after the New Year Ball came down in Times Square.[41]

2009–2012: Continued success with the Black Eyed Peas

Fergie performing using a mouthpiece, and wearing a gray and silver full-bodied outfit
Fergie performing at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, 2010

In early 2009, Fergie and the group left A&M Records; both remained with Interscope Records.[42][43] The group's fifth studio album, The E.N.D ("The Energy Never Dies"), was released on June 9, 2009. The overall sound of the album has a more electro hop beat rather than the usual hip pop/R&B feeling of their previous albums. In its first week, the album sold 304,000 copies and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200.[44] They released "Boom Boom Pow" as the lead single from their fifth album, The E.N.D., in March 2009. It went to number one in the United States and became the group's first chart topper.[45][46] As of March 2011, the album has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the US alone.[47] In France, the album proved to be very successful. It spent 55 weeks inside of the top 10 with 11 at No. 1.[48] They subsequently released a second single from the album, "I Gotta Feeling", which proved an even greater success than the first: it moved from number two behind "Boom Boom Pow" to the top spot in July,[46] and stayed for 14 straight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[49] the longest stay at the top of 2009. The two hit singles back to back kept the Black Eyed Peas on the top for 26 consecutive weeks, from April 18 through October 16. Fergie bought a stake in the Miami Dolphins in 2009,[50][51] and has performed at the team's football games numerous times.[52][53]

"Meet Me Halfway" was released as the third single from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom and Australia. It also peaked at seven on the Billboard Hot 100. In October 2009, Fergie became a part owner of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins.[54] "Imma Be" was released as the fourth single; it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.[55] "Rock That Body" was then released as the fifth single and reached number nine on the U.S. charts.[56] In September 2009, the group embarked on The E.N.D World Tour, visiting Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. In October 2009, they also were the opening acts for 5 concerts of the U2 360° Tour North America leg.

The Black Eyed Peas performed at the Grammys on January 31, 2010. They performed a mash-up of "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling". They won 3 out of the 6 awards they were nominated for including Best Pop Vocal Album for The E.N.D., Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group for "I Gotta Feeling" and Best Short Form Video for "Boom Boom Pow". On July 27, 2010, the Black Eyed Peas released a remix album: The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection. It was released on iTunes in Canada only, during the Canadian leg of The E.N.D World Tour. It mostly features remixes of the singles taken from The E.N.D. It also features a remix of "Let's Get It Started" taken from Elephunk; the remix was also a bonus track on the deluxe edition of The E.N.D.. She launched her debut fragrance, Outspoken, under Avon in May 2010.[57] Her performance of Gimme Shelter with Mick Jagger and U2 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary in 2010 has over 13 million views.[58]

Fergie and Will.i.am performing during Walmart Shareholders' Meeting in 2011

Their sixth studio album, The Beginning, was released on November 30, 2010, and received mixed reviews.[59] The album's first single release was called "The Time (Dirty Bit)".[60] In January 2011, she began appearing in Dr Pepper Cherry commercials. "Just Can't Get Enough", the album's second single, was released on February 18, 2011. The music video was released on March 16, 2011, and it was filmed in Tokyo, one week before the earthquake and the tsunami. The video was directed by Ben Mor. The group's third single was "Don't Stop the Party" and it was released on May 10, 2011. On the same day, a music video for the song was released on iTunes, along with the single. The video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during The E.N.D. World Tour in 2009–10. The video premiered on Vevo on May 12, 2011. On May 22, the group appeared on the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and won 1 of their 4 nominations, for "Top Duo/Group".[61] On the July 6, 2011 during a concert at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, the Black Eyed Peas announced they are taking an indefinite hiatus following the completion of their current tour, as they did between 2005 and 2009.[62] On September 22, Fergie visited Madame Tussauds for the unveiling of her wax figure in Las Vegas, Nevada.[citation needed] In 2012, she became the owner and celebrity partner for Voli Light Vodkas, a low-calorie vodka with natural flavors.[63]

2013–2017: Double Dutchess

Fergie at the 2013 Life Ball Vienna

In 2013, Fergie announced that she had begun writing her second solo studio album.[64] In April, Fergie received the "Always Next, Forever Now" award from Logo TV in recognition of her work in the LGBT community.[65] The same year, Fergie filed a claim at the Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally change her name to Fergie Duhamel and take the last name of her husband, Josh Duhamel.[66] On January 6, 2014, it was announced, again, that Fergie was beginning the process of her second studio album. She stated in an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest that will.i.am would be handling the production, with a release through Interscope.[67][68] In September 2014, it was announced that Fergie's second studio album had been slated for a 2015 release.[69] A new single from Fergie, titled "L.A. Love (La La)", was released to contemporary hit radio on September 30, 2014.[70] The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 and peaked at number 27.[71] It also reached number 16 on the Rhythmic Songs, number eight on Hot Rap Songs, number 24 on the Digital Songs and number 20 on the Pop Songs radio chart.[72] On April 22, 2015, the singer performed a song with the Black Eyed Peas at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as part of David Guetta's set. Fergie announced in June 2015 that she was putting the finishing touches on the album, titled Double Dutchess.[73][74]

A teaser for the album titled "Hungry (1st Byte)" was released on June 9, 2016.[75] On July 1, she released a new single, titled "M.I.L.F. $".[76] Fergie was inspired to write the song after the birth of her son, Axl.[77] The music video was conceptualized by Fergie and features a group of famous mothers as lingerie-clad 1950s housewives.[78] On November 11, 2016, Fergie released the third single from the album, "Life Goes On".[79] In November 2016, during a live Facebook chat, Fergie confirmed that the album would see its release in 2017.[80] In May 2017, it was announced that Fergie had parted ways—by mutual decision—with Interscope and would launch her own imprint, Dutchess Music, as part of a global partnership with BMG Rights Management.[81]

On June 2, 2017, a Billboard article rumored that Fergie was departing from the Black Eyed Peas. Band frontman will.i.am dismissed this, but stated that Fergie was taking a break from the group opting to concentrate on her solo career whilst the remaining members are working on a side project.[82] The pre-order of Double Dutchess was made available on August 25, 2017, along with instant downloads of "Hungry" and "You Already Know", collaborations with Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj respectively, with the latter being the fourth single from the album. On September 16, 2017, Fergie performed a solo set live from the Rock in Rio stage in Rio de Janeiro for over a hundred thousand people with surprise guests Pabllo Vittar, Sergio Mendes and Gracinha Leporace.[83] Double Dutchess was finally released on September 22, 2017.[84]

2018–present: Decrease in work

On February 18, 2018, will.i.am confirmed Fergie's departure from the band in an interview with the Daily Star.[85] At the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Fergie performed a controversial rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner",[86][87] which People described as a "slowed-down jazzy rendition"[86] and Deadline reported it as being "bluesy" and "breathy".[87] She would later acknowledge that "clearly this rendition didn't strike the intended tone."[86] In 2018, Fergie hosted the singing competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom, which ran for two seasons on Fox.[88] In September 2018, Fergie re-recorded The Wendy Williams Show's theme song "Feel It" to celebrate the show's 10th season.[89][90] In May 2019, she competed against actress Octavia Spencer on VH1's variety show Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party. Spencer and Fergie competed on who can make the best brunch spread for Mother's Day.[91][92][93]

Rapper Jack Harlow's Billboard Hot 100 number one song "First Class", released in April 2022, samples Fergie's song "Glamorous".[94][95][96] Variety reported that after Harlow's single release, "Glamorous" had a 70% increase in streams and 125% increase in digital song sales.[97] Harlow and Fergie opened the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance of "First Class", which marked her first televised performance in four years.[98][99][100] New York Post called it one of the best performances of the night.[101]

Other ventures

Business

In 2007, Fergie launched two handbag collections for Kipling.[102] In 2008, she signed a deal with Brown Shoe to create a licensed footwear brand.[103] In 2010, Fergie launched her first fragrance, Outspoken by Fergie, under direct selling beauty and cosmetics company, Avon and release more fragrances in her Outspoken line, including Outspoken Intense in 2011,[104] Viva by Fergie in 2012,[105] Outspoken Fresh in 2013[106] and Outspoken Party! in 2015.[107] Her tagline to her fragrance line is "Say What You Mean It".

In 2012, Fergie released a 24-piece nail polish collection with the Wet 'n' Wild.[108] She debuted her cosmetics line for Wet 'n' Wild in 2013, consisting of numerous make-up products such as lip gloss, primer, lipstick, eyeliner and mascara.[109] In 2019, Fergie visited Toronto, Ontario, Canada to promote her two footwear lines, Fergalicious by Fergie and Fergie Footwear, which became available at Canadian luxury goods department store Hudson's Bay in 2015.[110][111] Fergie Footwear is an upscale line, sold at luxury department such as Nordstrom, while Fergalicious by Fergie is sold at lower prices at outlets such as Famous Footwear stores.[103]

In 2020, Fergie and her father Pat Ferguson's winery Ferguson Crest, which was founded in 2006,[7] released three new wines called 2012 Syrah, 2012 Fergalicious and 2013 Viognier.[112] The wines were named after song lyrics by Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas.[112] In 2023, Architectural Digest reported that she sold the vineyard property in Solvang, California for $3.7 million.[113][114]

List of product lines by Fergie
Year Name Brand Notes
2007–2008 "Fergie for Kipling" Kipling Handbag collection[102]
2009–present "Fergalicious by Fergie" Brown Shoe Company[115] Footwear line[116]
"Fergie Footwear"
2012 "Fergie by Wet 'n' Wild" Wet 'n' Wild Nail color collection
2013–2016 "The Fergie CenterStage Collection" Cosmetics line[117][118]

Philanthropy

Bill Burns; Alyse Nelson, Fergie (middle), Sheri McCoy and Assistant Secretary Zerya pose for a photo at the launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection Initiative at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. in 2014.

Fergie has supported charity organizations such as Habitat For Humanity, Lopez Family Foundation, Red Cross, Stand Up To Cancer, The Trevor Project and Treatment Action Campaign.[119] In April 2011, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas teamed up with children's clothing brand P.S. from Aeropostale to design a charity T-shirt that will benefit the band's Peapod Foundation.[120]

On March 20, 2014, as Avon Foundation's global brand ambassador, Fergie announced the launch of a new global initiative, the Justice Institute on Gender-Based Violence, with Avon Foundation, Vital Voices, and the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.[121] The new public-private initiative aims to improve the enforcement of laws around the globe protecting victims of domestic and gender violence.[121]

In 2020, 100 percent of the proceeds from Fergie Footwear's holiday shoe were donated to Dress For Success, a global nonprofit organization that provides professional attire for low-income women.[122]

Artistry

Fergie does not consider herself a rapper. In a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone, Fergie said of her vocal style: "I love imitating instruments, sometimes you can't understand what I'm saying because I'm going for an instrumental sound. It would ruin the sound if I pronunciated [sic] correctly."[123] She has cited Roxanne Shante, Monie Love, Salt-N-Pepa, and J. J. Fad as artists she looks up to, and said that The Dutchess pays homage to them.[123] In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, she cited Beyoncé as a major influence for her album Double Dutchess.[124]

Media image

Fergie in a photoshoot for Avon in 2012

Fergie has been featured on the cover of numerous lifestyle and fashion magazines such as Marie Claire, Paper, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Lucky, Cleo, Elle, Glamour, Allure, Shape and Seventeen.[125] She has appeared in ad campaigns for Voli,[126] MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam,[127] C&A Mexico,[128] Candie's[129] and Philipp Plein.[130] She has appeared in commercials for Case-Mate,[131] Motorola Rokr U9,[132] Pepsi,[133] Hewlett-Packard, Dr Pepper and Doritos.[134]

Fergie was signed to Wilhelmina Models from 2007 to 2011.[135] Through Wilhelmina Models, she worked with brands such as Dsquared, Calvin Klein and Marchesa.[136][137][138] In 2010, she became a spokesperson for Avon's haircare line Advanced Techniques, appearing in advertisements and commercials for the brand.[139] In 2012, Fergie became a global beauty ambassador for Wet 'n' Wild.[140]

In a Paper article analyzing her image, Katherine Gillespie called her an "imperfect popstar" who "managed to rise above these manufactured circumstances and establish a unique onstage persona that relied on fashion just as much as music to get its point across. [...] She featured in Worst Dressed columns, but also inspired millions of 14-year-olds to spend their allowances on cargo pants. That's real influence."[141]

Achievements and impact

As a solo artist, Fergie has sold over 7.2 million albums and 29 million singles worldwide.[142] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has sold 27.5 million albums & singles in the United States.[143] With her debut album The Dutchess, she became the first singer to have five singles from a debut album peak within the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 since Milli Vanilli's Girl You Know It's True (1989).[144] With those singles selling over two million digital downloads individually in the United States, she set a record in the digital era for the most multi-platinum singles from one album, which she held until 2012.[145][146] She is the second female to achieve three Billboard Hot 100 topping singles from one album, the first being Christina Aguilera.[147] Her single "London Bridge" had the second fastest ascent in Hot 100 history, peaking at the top in three weeks.[148]

Fergie has been nominated for five Brit Awards with the Black Eyed Peas.[149][150][151] She has been nominated for twenty Grammy Awards, of which she has won eight: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2005 and 2006;[152][153] Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2007;[154] Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Music Video in 2010;[155] and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song in 2012.[156] Blender named Fergie their woman of the year in 2007.[157] Billboard named Fergie Woman of the Year in 2010,[158] and the same publication ranked her 16th on the 2000s Top Female Artists of the Decade list.[159]

Artists who have been influenced by Fergie include Ariana Grande[160] and Jack Harlow.[161] Several notable celebrities are fans of Fergie's music, such as Sasha Obama.[162] In June 2023, singer Kim Petras performed on the Today show, which is the same stage where Fergie did her famous one-handed cartwheels in 2008.[163] Petras' shirt captured the pop culture moment, showing Fergie in the middle of a cartwheel.[164]

Personal life

Fergie is bisexual. She said "I've been in show business since I was a little girl, so [homosexuality] was always very normal to me. My mom taught me that every human is God's child. You have to live your own life and not judge other people. Love is a great thing."[165]

While performing with Wild Orchid, Fergie developed an addiction to crystal methamphetamine, which continued after she left the group in 2001. In September 2006, Fergie talked with Time magazine about quitting her crystal meth addiction. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she said. "It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting. A lot of it was being a child actor; I learned to suppress feelings."[166][167] She has stated in several interviews that she is an avid user of hypnotherapy, which she used to overcome her crystal meth addiction and to relax.[168][169]

In April 2007, she gave an interview in which she admitted that she went on a sex and drugs spree when she turned eighteen, saying: "I have had lesbian experiences in the past. I won't say how many men I've had sex with—but I am a very sexual person."[170]

Fergie began dating actor Josh Duhamel in September 2004, after she met him when she and the Black Eyed Peas filmed a cameo appearance for an episode of Duhamel's show Las Vegas.[171][172] Fergie and Duhamel became engaged in December 2007;[173] they married in a Catholic ceremony on January 10, 2009.[174][175][176] They have one son named Axl Jack who was born on August 29, 2013.[177] On September 14, 2017, Fergie and Duhamel announced that they had separated earlier that year.[178] On June 1, 2019, the couple filed for divorce after two years of separation.[179] The divorce was finalized in November 2019.[180]

Discography

Solo albums

With Wild Orchid

With the Black Eyed Peas

Tours

Headlining

Opening act

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1986 Monster in the Closet Lucy
1998 Outside Ozona Girl
2000 The Gentleman Bandit Zeke's Girlfriend
2005 Be Cool Herself
2006 Poseidon Gloria Credited as Stacy Ferguson
2007 Planet Terror Tammy Visan
2008 Immigrants Christina Aguilera / Skinny Woman / Additional Voices Voice role
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Hippo Girlfriend Voice role
2009 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Replay Voice role
Nine Saraghina
2010 Marmaduke Jezebel Voice role
2011 Steve Jobs: One Last Thing Herself Documentary
2017 Double Dutchess: Seeing Double Fenix/Herself Also executive producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984–1989 Kids Incorporated Stacy Main role
1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown Sally Brown Voice role; television special
1985 Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Sally Brown
1985–1986 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Sally Brown / Patty Main voice role
1986 Mr. Belvedere Beth Episode: "Valentine's Day"
1986 Kids Incorporated: Rock in the New Year Stacy Television film
1994 Married... with Children Ann Episode: "Nooner or Later"
1995 California Dreams Christy Episode: "Tiffani's Gold"
1998–2001 Great Pretenders Herself Host; season 1–3
2003 Rocket Power Shaffika Voice role; episode: "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"
2004 Las Vegas Herself Episode: "Montecito Lancers"
2006 Instant Def Ella Fitzpatrick (Tag) / Bad Seed Ella Main role
2007–2016 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve Herself Host; Hollywood concert segments
2007 Class of 3000 Mrs. Claus Voice role; episode: "Class of 3000 Christmas Special"
2009–2012 The Cleveland Show Jane / Mrs. Richter / Vanessa Voice role; 3 episodes
2011 Avon Voices Herself Judge/mentor
2012 Fanboy & Chum Chum Copy Kitten / Teacher's Pet Episode: "Super Chums"
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil April Voice role; episode: "Bromance"
2013 Fashion Police Herself Mentor; episodes: "April 12, 2013", "June 11, 2013"
2018 The Four: Battle for Stardom Herself Host; season 1–2 [181]
The Launch Herself Mentor; episode: "Soldier of Love" [182]
2018 The Talk Herself Guest host; episode: "8.186" [183]
2019 Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Herself Also contestant; episode: "Mother of All Battles"

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Notes

  1. ^ Up until 2019.