Redfoo

Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and DJ from Los Angeles, California.

Gordy graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades in 1993.

Redfoo is a former day trader and has been featured on business television CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer.

Through his father Gordy is a second cousin once removed of President Jimmy Carter.

In 1994, Redfoo scored his first major production credit for the song "Back in the Day" by Los Angeles rapper Ahmad and co-produced seven other tracks on Ahmad's self-titled debut album.

In 1996, he signed with Bubonic Records, and he worked in collaboration with the rapper Dre' Kroon for an album together.

The album, Balance Beam, was released on October 10, 1997.

Redfoo and Kroon released two singles: "Life Is a Game Of Chess" and "The Freshest".

In 1999, he collaborated on "Duet" with The Black Eyed Peas, from their album Behind the Front.

He also produced Focused Daily for Defari.

In 2004, Figgkidd released "I Gotta Know" as single which featured vocals from Redfoo and Tech N9ne.

The song peaked at number 50 in Australia.

He is known as part of the EDM-hip house duo LMFAO, which he formed with his half-nephew Sky Blu in 2006.

He formed the electro-pop band LMFAO with his nephew Sky Blu in 2006.

The duo started building a local buzz through their shows and radio play.

Once they had recorded some demos, Redfoo's friend will.i.am introduced them to Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, who gave the green light for them to be signed to Interscope/will.i.am Music.

They released two studio albums: Party Rock (2009) and Sorry for Party Rocking (2011) through will.i.am Music Group, an imprint of Interscope Records until their disbandment in 2012.

LMFAO released the debut album, Party Rock on July 7, 2009.

The duo are best known for their 2011 singles "Party Rock Anthem" (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) and "Sexy and I Know It," both of which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100.

The duo then recorded their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking, late in 2010 and released it on June 17, 2011, in the U.S. The first single taken from the album, "Party Rock Anthem", was released on January 1, 2011.

The song is so far the most successful of their career, peaking at number one in the United States, Canada, the UK and over ten other countries, as well as being in the top ten in many others.

The third single, "Sexy and I Know It", was released on October 3, 2011, and reached number one on the iTunes charts worldwide and number one on the Australian and Canadian Hot 100.

Also in 2011, LMFAO embarked on the world tour Sorry for Party Rocking Tour.

On February 5, 2012, the group appeared with Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI during the Bridgestone Halftime Show.

Also in 2012, Redfoo was sued by a previous management company for $7 million, claiming breach of contract.

On September 21, 2012, the duo released a statement announcing their hiatus.

Redfoo said, "I feel like we've been doing this for so long, five or six years", and that he and Sky Blu would not be performing together anytime soon as they would be taking their careers in different directions.

In December 2012, Redfoo released his first solo single "Bring Out the Bottles" and appeared in the film Last Vegas.

On April 21, 2013, Redfoo was confirmed as Guy Sebastian's replacement for the fifth season of the Australian version of The X Factor, a singing talent television show, joining Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and fellow debuting judge Dannii Minogue, who replaced Mel B.

Because of commitments to The X Factor, he relocated to Sydney, Australia in 2013.

In September, Redfoo released a new hit single titled "Let's Get Ridiculous", which he premiered on The X Factor Australia, performing live during the third live show.

The single debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

On October 19, 2013, Redfoo released the pilot episode of his new comedy web series, Behind the Speedo.

A second episode was released on March 25, 2014.

In 2014, Redfoo returned for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia.

Redfoo released his debut solo album, Party Rock Mansion in 2016.

Gordy was born in Los Angeles, California, to Berry Gordy, the founder of the Motown record label, and writer-producer Nancy Leiviska.

His maternal grandfather was Finnish.

His half-brother is recording artist Rockwell.

He attended junior high school with will.i.am and GoonRock.