Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson is a self-motivated Aries who began her show business career at the age of 8. The fire of her Sun sign is well-balanced by her Moon in people-oriented Libra, which knows how to please an audience.

Stacy Ferguson, better known as "Fergie," was made for fame. She was born on March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California with her Sun in Aries, the fiery first sign of the zodiac. Most Rams are highly independent pioneers who do their thing and don't care who's watching. But Fergie has the Moon in Libra, which shows a strong need to share. In fact, Libra is the sign opposite Aries, which makes Fergie a Full Moon baby. This face-off between the Sun and Moon is the emotional high point of the month, one that can carry those born during it into the spotlight. This works especially well in this case as the Aries Sun sense of originality combines perfectly with the Libra gift of knowing what an audience wants.

Young Stacy's show biz career got off to an early start when she did the voice of Sally in a Charlie Brown special when she was only 8. She was in an episode of 'Mr. Belvedere' and several other TV shows before switching her attention to music and joining the all woman trio 'Wild Orchid.' The drive commonly associated with Fergie's Aries Sun is magnified enormously by its conjunction with Jupiter, the planet of expansion. The need for more experience and more success is virtually unlimited. Life has to be an adventure with Jupiter so strongly place in a chart, but there's a deeply serious side to her personality as well. Saturn, representing hard, cold reality, forms a tense 90-degree square to Fergie's Sun. The prominence of this highly responsible planet adds ambition that has kept Stacy's career climbing in spite of problems she had with drugs. The curvaceous singer's weight fell to 90 pounds before she gained control of her life and decided to get clean.

Extremes are a big part of Fergie's story. Over-the-top Jupiter and her Sun are opposed by powerful Pluto, the planet of transformation. A tight connection between the solar symbol of identity and the mythological Lord of the Underworld is frequently found in the charts of individuals who must descend to their own version of hell before ascending to an even higher level of success. Fergie's turn to regain fame came in 2003 when she joined the Black Eyed Peas and shared in their great success. But never one to stand still, and demonstrating the independence of her Aries Sun, Fergie released her own solo album in the fall of 2006. With Jupiter constantly asking her to go further and Pluto prodding her to dig deeper, we should expect Fergie to continue pushing herself as a performer with plenty of surprises for us in the years to come.

About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals and magazines and Web sites around the world. He holds a B.A. in The History and Science of Astrology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and teaches and lectures both in the United States and abroad.