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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
LMFAO Have a Tendancy of Tradition of every 28 Nights They Run into Fields of Farmyard animals and Steal Cows, Whilsts Making love to the Cow the also Eat it for nutritional values And Safe To Say They Are Absolutley EPIC Why Wasn't This Mentioned in Wiki That How Awesome They are And that They Make Love to Farm Animals???

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===Formation and career beginnings (2006–2007)===
===Formation and career beginnings (2006–2007)===
Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy) and SkyBlu (Skyler Gordy) both grew up in the affluent [[Los Angeles]]
Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy) and SkyBlu (Skyler Gordy) both grew up in the affluent [[Los Angeles]]

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LMFAO
LMFAO performing in Fort Wayne, Indiana
LMFAO performing in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Background information
OriginPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California
GenresHip Hop, Hip pop, Dance-pop, Electro-pop
Years active2006–present
Labelswill.i.am, Cherrytree, Interscope Records
MembersRedfoo
SkyBlu
Websitelmfaomusic.com partyrockpeople.com partyrockclothing.com

LMFAO is an American electro hop duo that formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California, consisting of rappers, dancers and DJs Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy, born September 3, 1975)[1][2] and SkyBlu (Skyler Husten Gordy, born August 23, 1986).[3] They are the son and grandson, respectively, of Motown record label founder Berry Gordy, making them uncle and nephew.[4][5] Their music incorporates a theme of partying and drinking, and the group commonly refers to their music style as "party rock". The name LMFAO is an acronym for "Laughing My Fucking Ass Off" (although it is often sanitised to "Loving My Friends And Others") and is pronounced letter by letter.[6]

Life and career

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Formation and career beginnings (2006–2007)

Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy) and SkyBlu (Skyler Gordy) both grew up in the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, where they formed the group LMFAO in 2006.[7] Redfoo and SkyBlu are uncle and nephew respectively. Redfoo is son of Berry Gordy, the founder of the Motown label and Nancy Leiviska, a music video director and writer. SkyBlu is Berry Gordy and Thelma Coleman's grandson through their son Berry Gordy IV. In an interview with Shave Magazine the duo stated that their original name was 'Sexy Dudes' and they subsequently changed it at the advice of their grandmother.[8] They signed to record company Interscope in November 2008.[9]

Rise to fame and Party Rock (2008–2009)

LMFAO released Party Rock EP on the iTunes music store on July 1, 2008, and released their full album on July 7, 2009. The album charted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the U.S Dance Chart. Los Angeles Times described Party Rock as "14 virtually interchangeable odes to night life."[9]

Their first single was "I'm in Miami Bitch", which was released in December 2008, and peaked at No.51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.37 in Canada.


In early 2009 a little known DJ/producer 'DJ Inphinity' created a bootleg using the Silvio Ecomo remix of DJ Chuckie's 2008 hit "Let the Bass Kick" and the acapella of LMFAO, creating "Bass Kick in Miami". The bootleg was spread across the internet and became a massive success at the Miami Winter Music Conference 2009. Weeks later the song became the theme song for the E! television show Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and "Get Crazy" was used for Jersey Shore in 2009.

LMFAO were a featured storyline on MTV's The Real World: Cancun in August 2009, which covered the band's appearance in Cancun during 2009 Spring Break.

International breakthrough and Sorry for Party Rocking (2010–present)

In mid 2010, they were featured in David Guetta's song "Gettin' Over You", which was an international hit, peaking top ten in eleven countries and three of them at number one, including in the United Kingdom. It also peaked 31 on the U.S. Hot 100 and 12 in Canada. The duo then recorded their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking in the remainder of 2010 and released it on June 21, 2011 in the U.S. The first single taken from the album, "Party Rock Anthem", which features British singer Lauren Bennett and producer GoonRock. The song is so far the most successful of their career, peaking at number-one in the United States,[10] Canada, the United Kingdom, and over ten other countries, as well as the top ten in many others. The second single from Sorry for Party Rocking was released on May 27, 2011, and is titled "Shots," which reached 68 on U.S charts, and 53 on Canadian charts. The third single from the album is titled, "Champagne Showers," and it features British singer-songwriter Natalia Kills.[11]

Also in 2011, LMFAO embarked on their first Asian tour. They performed in Singapore; Manila, Philippines; Taipei, Taiwan, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, among other cities.[12] Also, on 30 June 2011, LMFAO performed a set on the Isle of MTV 2011 Malta Special on the Fosos (Granaries) in Floriana, Malta, in front of a 50000 crowd, together with Far East Movement and Snoop Dogg.[13]

Furthermore, the group LMFAO is focused on growing their Party Rock clothing line and is also one of the opening acts for American singer Ke$ha's "Get Sleazy Tour" , along with Spank Rock and Natalia Kills, for the third and fifth legs of the tour in 2011.

Influences

LMFAO cites a vast range of different influences, such as rappers like Tupac Shakur, hip hop groups like The Black Eyed Peas, R&B artists like James Brown and Michael Jackson, and rock bands such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.[14] Both are devoted fans of Michael Jackson and they use many of his dance steps in their dance routines. Also, LMFAO cites taking a huge inspiration from Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, who first got them introduced to electronic music.[15] Notably, Redfoo is a former brother-in-law of Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's older brother, and is also an uncle of Jermaine Jackson, Jr.[1] In 2007, LMFAO attended the Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida, in which the duo says was an experience that inspired their musical and creative style.[16]

Controversy

In February 2010, SkyBlu was involved in an altercation on an airplane with Mitt Romney, a former-Massachusetts governor and candidate for the 2012 U.S. presidential election, while the plane was en route to Los Angeles from Vancouver, during the 2010 Olympics. SkyBlu was reported to have attacked Romney and was subsequently removed from the airplane. SkyBlu was repeatedly asked by Romney to bring his seat up from a reclining position. The claims were mentioned in a TMZ video (which shows SkyBlu being escorted off the aircraft by authorities).[17][18] Mitt Romney later joked that SkyBlu "gave a good swat – and broke my hair." [19]

Discography

Main article: LMFAO discography

Awards and nominations

Hip-Hop Nation Awards

  • (2010) Best Rap Song with Group – "La La La" – Nominated
  • (2010) Best New Artist – Nominated

Grammy Award

  • (2009) Best Dance Album – Party Rock – Nominated

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Redfoo's IMDb Page". IMDb. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Chareunsy, Don. "Photos: Kourtney Kardashian, Lo Bosworth promote new endeavors". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  3. ^ McCabe. "Yo Happy Birthday SkyBlu!". KAMP-FM. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Caramanica, Jon. "Early-Morning Party With Club Rap and Female Audience Participation". New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  5. ^ DeClerk, Hannah. "Q&A Redfoo, from LMFAO". University Daily Kansan. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Kevin. "LMFAO to perform party rock at Cell Block". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "date2009-11-30" ignored (help)
  7. ^ Rogers, Paul. "The L.A. sound machine known as LMFAO is on a quest for fame and fortune". freeculturemag.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  8. ^ Karmali, Ziyah. "Interview: LMFAO". Shave Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "LMFAO sign to Interscope". CrazedHits.com. Retrieved November 15, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "interscopelatimes" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ Trust, Gary (July 6, 2011). "LMFAO Brings the 'Party' to Top of Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html
  12. ^ "LMFAO Live in Malaysia, Philippines & Singapore". mistazam.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  13. ^ "Spectacular Isle of MTV on the Granaries". timesofmalta.com. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  14. ^ "20 Questions: LMFAO (Bamboozle Festival)". popmatters.com. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "LMFAO Interview". youtube. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  16. ^ "LMFAO Biography". artistdirect.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  17. ^ "www.shortformblog.com report on Romney incident". Shortformblog.com. February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  18. ^ "''Christian Science Monitor'' report of Romney incident". Csmonitor.com. February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010. [dead link]
  19. ^ AP Coverage of Romney's Response Associated Press. March 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

External links

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