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Fergie, whose real name is Stacy Ann Ferguson, is a member of the Black Eyed Peas. Her hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry" from "The Dutchess" has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the best female pop vocal category.
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Fergie has been a member of the Black Eyed Peas since 2002, when the group became a global sensation with the release of Elephunk. The Black Eyed Peas are an international success story, selling over 17M worldwide.
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Before the "humps" and "lady lumps," Fergie formed the girl group Wild Orchid. But, when the group fell apart, so too did Fergie; her escalating drug use spiraled into a crystal-meth addiction. With her mother's help, she rehabbed and joined the Black Eyed Peas.
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London, Sep 14: Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has revealed that performing saved her from drug addiction. According to ananova.com, Fergie confessed that she suffered from a dangerous addiction to crystal meth.
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Born Stacy Ferguson in 1975, the woman now simply known as Fergie rose to fame as essentially a set-piece for one of the most popular pop-rap bands of the new millennium. But things weren't always so rosy for the California native. Her first go around in the music industry, with group the Wild Orchid, left her confused and depressed. After Orchid was dropped from their recording contract in the late-'90s, Fergie struggled with addiction and mental instability. But then she landed a role as a temporary background singer for up-and-coming hip-hop act the Black Eyed Peas. In 2003, she was offered a permanent position.
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After recording 2 hit albums with Black Eyed Peas, Fergie set to work on a solo album. The Dutchess will be released September 19, 2006, and its lead single "London Bridge" is already a major pop hit single. Fergie has made it clear she has no intentions of leaving Black Eyed Peas. Her solo work is a side project.
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