Stefan Kendal Gordy (Redfoo)

Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975; age 45), commonly known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American singer, dancer, DJ and rapper best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO.  He formed the duo with his nephew, Sky Blu  in 2006.

Early life
Stefan Kendal Gordy was born on September 3, 1975 to parents  Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of the  Motown record label, [1]  and Nancy Leiviska. He attended junior high school with  will.i.am and  GoonRock. [2]  Redfoo graduated from  Palisades Charter High School in  Pacific Palisades,  Los Angeles,  California<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> in 1995. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[3]

Music career
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">Redfoo started writing and producing his first songs around 1997 and also formed a hip-hop duo with Dre Kroon. They released an album,  Balance Beam<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> in that year. The group later split up and Redfoo worked as a  day trader<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[4] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> He also did engineering work for rapper  Defari<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">'s album  Focused Daily<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. In 2004, Redfoo collaborated with rappers  Figgkidd<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> and  Tech N9ne<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> on the song "I Gotta Know" which charted at number 50 on  Australian Charts<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. <sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> He formed the electropop band  LMFAO<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> with his nephew  SkyBlu<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> in 2006 and their first single " I'm in Miami Bitch<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">". They were featured on French DJ  David Guetta<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">'s 2010 single  Gettin' Over You<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, which peaked at number-one in France, the UK and Scotland. They released their second studio album  Sorry for Party Rocking<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> in 2010. The album spawned worldwide hits " Party Rock Anthem<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">", " Champagne Showers<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">", " Sexy and I Know It<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">" and " Sorry for Party Rocking<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">". Redfoo also worked on songs for rapper  Pitbull<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">'s album and wrote and produced three songs for pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">'s second album  Kiss<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. And he appears in the video  Live My Life<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> by  Far East Movement<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">.

In 2015, Redfoo recorded his solo studio album, Party Rock Mansion. It is expected to be released in 2016. Also, he released singles, including New Thang and Let's Get Ridiculous.