Biography of Michael Jackson

It was evident that Michael Jackson was destined for super-stardom from his earliest Motown recordings at the age of nine. For a child, Michael Jackson could belt out a ballad or shout a soul song with the best of his mature contemporaries. On stage, his dance steps and timing were amazing -- enough so to start a rumor that he was actually a midget. Today Michael Jackson is the undisputed king of pop music. ~ Rick A. Bueche

Biography of Fergie

Like Martika, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Rahsaan Patterson, Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson got her first major break as a youngster on the television program Kids Incorporated. Born in 1975, she did voice work for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, as well as commercials, prior to becoming a Kids Incorporated regular from 1984 through 1989. Along with Stefanie Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated alum Renee Ilene Sandstrom, Ferguson formed Wild Orchid, a teen pop group that released a pair of albums during the late '90s. A few years after the group's split, Ferguson joined the Black Eyed Peas in time to record 2003's Elephunk. She became central to the group's mainstream success ("Let's Get It Started," "My Humps") and released her first solo album, The Dutchess, during September 2006. ~ Andy Kellman