Sometimes a Pea needs to break away from her pod. This year, Stacey Ferguson, a.k.a. Fergie, went from being the hot-girl garnish on urban hitmakers' the Black Eyed Peas' plate to finding her own stardom, as she watched her late-2006 debut solo album, The Dutchess, spin off five top-10 Billboard singles (and counting). The singer and former child actor (Kids Incorporated) got on the phone with EW to discuss the year that was.

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