HOT GALLERY: Get to Know 2012’s Teen Choice Awards Before They Were Stars
Who took home this year’s coveted surfboards at the awards show by teens, for teens? Get to know some past choicest nominees and winners—teens and non-teens alike (hey, grownups can be choice, too!). By Nina Hämmerling SmithIt may seem that LMFAO’s Redfoo and SkyBlu emerged from nowhere to take over the world with addictive songs like “Party Rock Anthem” and “Sexy and I Know It.” But in fact, Stefan Kendal Gordy (that would be Redfoo) and Skyler Austen Gordy (SkyBlu) were born into the biz: Redfoo’s father (and SkyBlu’s grandfather) is none other than legendary Motown founder Berry Gordy (Redfoo is SkyBlu’s uncle, for those keeping track). The Choice Music Group nominees have claimed that their band name stands for “Loving My Friends and Others” and not that other more typical abbreviation, but there’s no denying that their whole vibe (wardrobe and pseudo-supernatural videos included) is decidedly irreverent. Plus, they throw down some crazy party beats. And how’s this for unexpected—Redfoo used to be a day trader and still gets involved in investing his earnings.