Current members

will.i.am – vocals, various instruments (1995–present)

apl.de.ap – vocals, clavinet, strings, programming (1995–present)

Taboo – vocals (1995–present)

Fergie – vocals (2003–present)

Former members

Kim Hill – vocals (1995–2000)

Behind the Front (1998)

Bridging the Gap (2000)

Elephunk (2003)

Monkey Business (2005)

The E.N.D. (2009)

As Themselves


NRJ 12 Grammys Awards 2010 (2010) (TV)

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010) (TV)

Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009)

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010 (2009) (TV)

The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!: Countdown to Music's Biggest Night (2009) (TV)

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2009) (TV)

2009 American Music Awards (2009) (TV)

Saturday Night Live (2 episodes, 2004-2009)

"The Xtra Factor" (1 episode, 2009)

"The X Factor" (1 episode, 2009)

"The 7PM Project" (1 episode, 2009)

The Teen Choice Awards 2009 (2009) (TV)

"So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2009)

Glastonbury 2009 (2009) (TV)

2009 MuchMusic Video Awards (2009) (TV)

Late Show with David Letterman (3 episodes, 2005-2009)

"Le grand journal de Canal+" (1 episode, 2009)

"Schlag den Raab" (1 episode, 2009)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3 episodes, 2005-2009)

2008 ALMA Awards (2008) (TV)

"Musicronik" (2007) TV series

Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate Crisis (2007) (TV)

Live Earth (2007) (TV)

E! Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Grammy Awards (2007) (TV)

Nokia New Year's Eve (2006) (TV)

2006 American Music Awards (2006) (TV)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode, 2006)

The 35th Annual Juno Awards (2006) (TV)

Top of the Pops (3 episodes, 2003-2006)

"Ed's Night Party" (1 episode, 2006)

Brain Fart (2005) (TV)

MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

"The Footy Show" (1 episode, 2005)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode, 2005)

The Teen Choice Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)

G-Phoria 2005 (2005) (TV)

Live 8 (2005) (TV)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2 episodes, 2000-2005)

Live with Regis and Kelly (1 episode, 2005)

"Tout le monde en parle" (1 episode, 2005)

TV total (1 episode, 2005)

Later with Jools Holland (1 episode, 2005)

American Express Jam Sessions (2005) (TV)

"Fox NFL Sunday" (1 episode, 2005)

"The VIP" (1 episode, 2005)

VH1 Big in '04 Awards (2004) (TV)

MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV)

Las Vegas (1 episode, 2004)

"Tanner on Tanner" (2004) TV series

Comet 2004 (2004) (TV)

Summer Music Mania 2004 (2004) (TV)

"Pepsi Smash" (1 episode, 2004)

"Festival di Sanremo" (1 episode, 2004)

The 46th Annual The Grammy Awards 2004 (TV)

"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003) TV series

MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)

E-Books

2008: "Black Eyed Peas: The Chart History"

The Grammy Awards


Record of the Year "Where Is the Love?" 2004 Nominated

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated

Record of the Year "Let's Get It Started" 2005 Nominated

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Won

Best Rap Song Nominated

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "Don't Phunk with My Heart" 2006 Won

Best Rap Song Nominated

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group "Don't Lie" Nominated

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Gone Going" Nominated

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group "My Humps" 2007 Won

Album of the Year "The E.N.D." 2010 Nominated

Best Pop Vocal Album "The E.N.D." 2010 Won

Record of the Year "I Gotta Feeling" 2010 Nominated

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group "I Gotta Feeling" 2010 Won

Best Dance Recording "Boom Boom Pow" 2010 Nominated

Best Short Form Music Video "Boom Boom Pow" 2010 Won

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The Black Eyed Peas are a hip hop band that formed in Los Angeles in 1995. The group is composed of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist will.i.am and vocalists apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Since their album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance-oriented style has sold an estimated 28 million albums worldwide and 31 million singles. They scored their first worldwide hit with "Where Is the Love?" in 2003, which topped over ten charts worldwide. Another single was the European hit "Shut Up".
Their next album Monkey Business was another worldwide hit, certified 3x Platinum in the US, spawning two hit singles "My Humps"and "Don't Phunk With My Heart". In 2009, the group is one of only eleven artists to have ever held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", from the album The E.N.D., and the singles also topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks in 2009.

Before Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am and apl.de.ap were in a group called The Atban Klann signed to Eazy E's Ruthless Records.

The Black Eyed Peas were ranked 12th at the Billboard's Decade-End Chart Artist of the Decade. They were ranked 7th in Hot 100 Artists of the Decade.

Will.i.am mentions several artists who influenced the group's rapping, battle rapping, and production techniques in the book How to Rap, including Biggie, Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah, Nas, Jay-Z, Jaz-O, Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Geto Boys, 2 Live Crew, T.I., Missy Elliott, and Roxanne Shante. He notes that he considers Debbie Harry (of the group Blondie) and Fab Five Freddy to be "the first will.i.am and Fergie", referring to Fab Five Freddy's mention and appearance in the Blondie song, Rapture. Will.i.am mentions Chuck D and 2Pac as examples of two artists he may mix the styles of during battle rapping. As a producer, will.i.am suggests that he only gives input if a song needs it, he likes to come up with choruses before verses, he comes up with rhythms first and words later, and that the same amount of care goes into each song, regardless of the subject matter.