Fergie is an American singer from Hacienda Heights, California, who began her career in the early 1990s as part of a pop-R&B group before rising to prominence as the lead vocalist in a hip-hop-influenced ensemble and subsequently launching a solo pop and R&B career. Her music blends pop, R&B and hip-hop elements, shifting between dance-oriented singles and more reflective solo material and exemplifying a crossover between mainstream pop production and urban styles in the 2000s and 2010s.