50 facts about Redfoo: best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO

Redfoo's 50 things.

1. Stefan Kendal Gordy, better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, dancer, record producer, DJ and singer best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO.

2. Redfoo formed the duo with his nephew Sky Blu in 2006 and they released two studio albums before going solo in 2013.

3. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Record Company founder Berry Gordy, Jr.

4. Redfoo was born on September 3, 1975 to Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of the Motown record label, and writer-producer Nancy Leiviska.

5. Redfoo attended junior high school with will.i.am and GoonRock.

6. 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.

7. Redfoo graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California in 1995.

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

9. 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.

10. Interscope A&R and will.i.am manager Neil Jacobson told HitQuarters that the demos sounded like "finished records", and that so little artist development work was needed it was essentially a "turnkey operation" for the label.

11. LMFAO released Party Rock EP on the iTunes music store on July 1, 2008 and released their full album on July 7, 2009.

12. Los Angeles Times described Party Rock as "14 virtually interchangeable odes to night life."

13. Their first single was "I'm in Miami Bitch", which was released in December 2008, and peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 in Canada.

14. 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 a cappella of LMFAO, creating "Bass Kick in Miami".

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

16. That same year, LMFAO was featured in The Crystal Method's song "Sine Language".

17. In 2010, they were featured in David Guetta's song "Gettin' Over You", which was an international hit, peaking in the top ten in eleven countries and at number one in three of them, including in the United Kingdom.

18. 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.

19. The first single taken from the album, "Party Rock Anthem", was released on January 1, 2011. It features British singer Lauren Bennett formerly of the girl pop group Paradiso Girls and producer GoonRock, and showcases the Melbourne Shuffle dance style in its popular video. 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.

20. Also in 2011, LMFAO embarked on their first Asian tour.

21. On June 30, 2011, LMFAO performed a set on the Isle of MTV 2011 Malta Special on the Fosos (Granaries) in Floriana, Malta, in front of a crowd of 50,000, together with Far East Movement and Snoop Dogg.

22. During 2011, the group LMFAO focused on growing their Party Rock clothing line.

23. They were also one of the opening acts for American singer Kesha's "Get Sleazy Tour", along with Spank Rock and Natalia Kills, for the third and fifth legs of the tour in 2011.

24. On August 13, 2011, they opened for Kesha at the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu hot air balloon festival in Quebec, Canada, attracting close to 100,000 fans.

25. The group guested on the first elimination show of the 13th series of Dancing with the Stars on September 20, 2011, which was broadcast live.

26. In October 2011, LMFAO's song "Party Rock Anthem" was used in a Halloween house light show when a Southern California man timed lights to the popular song.

27. In December 2011, the group played "Party Rock Anthem" on live national television broadcast of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve".

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

29. During the commercial break they also appeared in a Budweiser ad featuring their remix of Madonna's single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", which is included in the video game FIFA Street and the deluxe edition of her album MDNA.

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

31. 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.

32. In December 2012, he released his first solo single "Bring Out the Bottles" after LMFAO announced their hiatus in September 2012.

33. The song was used as soundtrack in the Hollywood feature production Last Vegas, starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline. Redfoo also appeared in the film (as himself).

34. 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.

35. In September 2013, Redfoo released a new 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 for selling 280,000 copies.

36. On January 8, 2014, Redfoo performed under the LMFAO moniker at the FACE club located in Guangzhou, China.

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

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

39. Redfoo began dating former #1 ranked tennis player Victoria Azarenka in 2012, but the couple split in 2014, though they still remain good friends.

40. Redfoo attended the 2012 US Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2014 Australian Open as a member of Azarenka's player box.

41. As a tennis player, he attempted to qualify for the 2013 US Open as a wild-card entry.

42. Redfoo entered the USTA Northern California Sectional qualifying tournament in June and was knocked out 6-1, 6-2 in his first match.

43. Redfoo, through his line of Party Rock clothing, sponsors the Party Rock Open, an ITF Women's Circuit tournament held in Las Vegas since 2009.

44. Tyler Weeks, a tennis pro at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, mentioned to Foo that his tournament needed a new sponsor after giving him a lesson, and Foo agreed for Party Rock clothing to be the new sponsor. The event is usually held at the end of September.

45. On August 28 2014, Redfoo was injured in an attack when a glass thrown by a patron struck his head in a Sydney bar.

46. In October 2014, Redfoo was featured on Play-N-Skillz song and video "Literally I Can't" along with Lil Jon and Enertia McFly. The song attracted widespread criticism for being misogynistic, leading many to declare it the 'Worst Song of 2014.'

47. Online petitions for Channel 7 to remove him as a judge on The X Factor Australia also gained traction on social media websites.

48. On February 24, 2015, Redfoo was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars. He is partnered with professional dancer Emma Slater.

49. He previously was a guest judge on the 18th season of the show, and is the first guest judge ever to return as a contestant.

50. He and Slater were the first couple eliminated from the competition on March 23, 2015.

Source: Wikipedia.org