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Stacy Ferguson (born March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California, USA), also known as Fergie, is the female vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas. She joined the band in 2003, replacing Kim Hill.

Stacy Ferguson was a child actor, and appeared on the television program Kids Incorporated for several years with Renee Sands, who herself would become another member of Wild Orchid. Her well-scrubbed image on that show presents quite a contrast with the ghetto-funk image she has recently begun to cultivate.

Later, Stacy was a member of the female trio Wild Orchid. Wild Orchid released two albums, but after completing a third album, their record label declined to release it. This may have prompted an emotional crisis, as Stacy has referred in interviews to seeking therapy. She left the group shortly thereafter.

Her disappointment with Wild Orchid led to an addiction to ecstacy and crystal meth. She told a Glasgow paper: "I started doing Ecstasy. Then I got addicted to crystal methamphetamine. My weight dropped to 90 lb so I lied to my friends and said I was bulimic. Finally, I started going crazy."

On July 2003, she had a guest role on the Rocket Power special, Reggie's Big Beach Break, on Nickelodeon, voicing a fictitious pop music star named Shaffika.

• 1975 births