Redfoo

At 48 years old, Redfoo has this physical status:

Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, record player, and DJ best known for his membership in the musical group LMFAO and their hit song, "Party Rock Anthem." In 2006, Redfoo and his nephew, Sky Blu, joined the pair together.

They had two studio albums before Redfoo went solo in 2013.

He is the youngest son of Motown Record Corporation founder Berry Gordy, Jr.

Early life

Gordy was born on September 3, 1975, to Berry Gordy Jr., the Motown record label's producer, and writer-producer Nancy Leiviska. His maternal grandfather was Finnish. He attended junior high school with will.i.am and GoonRock. In 1993, Gordy graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California.

Personal life

Victoria Azarenka, the former number one ranked tennis player, started dating Redfoo in 2012, but the pair split in 2014. As a member of Azarenka's player box, he competed in the 2012 US Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2014 Australian Open. He began qualifying for the 2013 US Open as a wild-card athlete. In his first match, he advanced to the USTA Northern California Sectional qualifying tournament, losing 6–1, 6–2. Since 2018, Jasmine Alkouri, a chef and road manager who now lives with him in his mansion, has been dating him.

Redfoo's Party Rock clothing brand sponsored the Red Rock Pro Open, an ITF Women's Circuit tournament held in Las Vegas from 2012 to 2013. After giving Foo a lesson, Tyler Weeks, a tennis pro at Las Vegas, told Foo that his tournament needed a new sponsor, and Foo decided that Party Rock clothing would be the new sponsor. The festival is usually held at the end of September.

In 2017, Redfoo went vegan.

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Career

Redfoo's first major production credit for Los Angeles rapper Ahmad's song "Back in the Day" was released in 1994, as well as seven other songs on Ahmad's self-titled debut album. He signed with Bubonic Records in 1996, and he worked with Dre' Kroon on an album together. Balance Beam, a 1997 compilation, was released on October 10, 1997. "Life Is a Game Of Chess" and "The Freshest" were two Redfoo and Kroon singles released: From their album Behind the Front, he collaborated on "Duet" with The Black Eyed Peas in 1999. He also created Focused Daily for Defari. Figurgkidd released "I Gotta Know" as a single on 2004, which featured vocals from Redfoo and Tech N9ne. In Australia, the album reached number 50.

In 2006, he formed LMFAO with his nephew Sky Blu. The pair began generating buzz in their local markets through their television and radio performances. They had performed some demos, Redfoo's buddy will.i.am, who supervised them in signing Interscope/will.am Music. The demos looked like "finished records," according to Interscope A&R and Will.i.am's manager, and that no further artist development work was required, so little artist development was required. It was essentially a "turnkey operation" for the label. On July 7, 2009, LMFAO's debut album, Party Rock, was released. The album debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 and at number two on the Billboard Dance Chart, and at number two on the Billboard 200 and number two. "I'm in Miami Bitch," the band's first single, was released in December 2008, and ranked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 in Canada. "DJ Inphinity," a little-known DJ/producer from early 2009, produced a bootleg based on DJ Chuckie's 2008 hit "Let the Bass Kick" and LMFAO's cappella, "Bass Kick in Miami." LMFAO was also featured in The Crystal Method's album "Sine Word" earlier this year.

They were included in David Guetta's song "Gettin' Over You," which was a worldwide hit, peaking in the top ten in ten countries and at number one in three of them, including in the United Kingdom. On the United States, it reached its highest position at number 31. In Canada, he is ranked at number one and at number 12 on the Hot 100. The pair released their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking, in the United States, on June 17, 2011. On January 1, 2011, the first single taken from the album, "Party Rock Anthem," was released. In its famous video, British singer Lauren Bennett, formerly of the girl pop band Paradiso Girls and producer GoonRock, showcases the Melbourne Shuffle dance style. The song is by far the most popular of their career, peaking at number one in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and more than ten other nations, as well as being in the top ten in several others. "Champagne Showers," Sorry for Party Rocking's second single, "Champagne Showers," was released on May 27, 2011 and stars English singer-songwriter Natalia Kills. "Sex and I Know It" was released on October 3, 2011, and it debuted at number one on the iTunes charts worldwide and at number one on the Australian and Canadian Hot 100.

Also in 2011, LMFAO began on the world tour. Sorry for the Party Rocking Tour. They were also the opening acts for American singer Kesha's "Get Sleazy Tour." After releasing "Sex and I Know It" as single, the pair became the second top one in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The group debuted with Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012. They appeared on "Music," a mash-up of "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It" during her live performance. Redfoo was also sued by a former management firm for $7 million in 2012, alleging violation of contract. The pair released a statement on September 21, 2012, announcing their hiatus. "I feel like we've been doing this for so long, five or six years," Redfoo said, and that he and Sky Blu will not be performing together anytime soon because their careers will be diverging in new directions.

Redfoo's first solo single "Bring Out the Bottles" debuted in December 2012 and appeared in the film Last Vegas. Redfoo was named Guy Sebastian's replacement on the fifth season of The X Factor, a singing talent television show on television, alongside Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and Dannii Minogue, who had previously dismissed Mel B. In 2013, he moved to Sydney, Australia, due to commitments to The X Factor. Redfoo released "Let's Get Ridiculous," a new hit single that premiered on The X Factor Australia in September. The single debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was awarded four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, and it was rated four times platinum. Behind the Speedo, Redfoo's first comedy web series, debuted on October 19, 2013. On March 25, 2014, a second episode was released. Redfoo returned to the X Factor Australia for the sixth season in 2014. Eric D-lux and Rio performed "Where The Baes At" in June 2014. Redfoo's "New Thang" album was released in August 2014 and reached number three in Australia.

On September 2, 2014, the promotional single "Like Ya Just Don't Care" was released. The single is part of his solo debut album, Party Rock Mansion, but it's titled "Keep Shining," the first track on the album. Redfoo appeared on Play-N-Skillz's song and film "Literly I Can't" in October 2014 alongside Lil Jon and Enertia McFly. The song attracted widespread mockery for being misogynistic. Redfoo was announced on February 24, 2015, as one of the celebrities to compete on Dancing With the Stars' 20th season. Emma Slater, a professional dancer, was paired with him. He appeared as a guest judge on the 18th season of the show and was the first guest judge to return as a contestant. On March 23, 2015, He and Slater became the first couple to be barred from the competition. Redfoo has revealed that he will not be back for the seventh season of The X Factor Australia on May 1, 2015.

Redfoo's second album, Party Rock Mansion, was released in December 2015. On January 15, 2016, he released "Lights Out," a promotional single. The album was released on March 18, 2016, receiving mixed reviews from music critics as well as being a commercial failure, with only 144 copies sold in Australia in its first week.

Since being released in 2017, including "Brand New Day" and "Sock It to Ya"), he has produced "Everything I Need" in 2018.

"New Thang" by his previously released single on TikTok went viral in 2020, being used in countless videos and gaining newfound fame.

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