Sky Blu

Biography

Skyler Austen Gordy (born August 23, 1986), better known by his stage name Sky Blu (stylized as 8ky 6lu), is an American singer, rapper, record producer, DJ, and dancer. He is known as part of the EDM duo LMFAO, which he formed with his half-uncle Redfoo in 2006. The duo are best known for their 2011 singles "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It," both of which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. They released two studio albums, Party Rock (2009) and Sorry for Party Rocking (2011), before disbanding in 2012. As a solo act, Gordy has released the albums Rebel Music×Rebel Music2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Oh My - []V[] Edit2Wildcat3Salud4HMDT! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT5HMDT!6I Want To Party7Pop Bottles8Imagination9Shine (2013) and Fxck Yeah: Chaos To Consciousness×Fxck Yeah: Chaos to Consciousness30 September 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks1Underdog3:372Nasty3:533Fortune 5003:344Oh No4:095Diamonds3:536Knock Knock1:377Fxck Yeah2:168Automatic2:079Certified3:1810Bon Appetit3:1011Telepathy2:5912Naked3:3613World Wide3:3214Cocaina2:4915Grip Grain4:0416Mixed Up4:0417Zillions4:3918Dreamin’4:3119Grown3:3520Never Givin’ Up3:2221Gwon3:5722Chem Trails2:5823Money4:2224Fall in Line4:0425Consciousness2:2726Be and Become3:0227Infinite2:2028Follow the Light4:2029Synchronicity2:3730Sorcery2:28 (2016).

Career

In 2006, Gordy, under the stage name Sky Blu, teamed up with his uncle Redfoo to form LMFAO. The band started in Miami, Florida, and released rap songs over electronic beats. They are known for their hit songs "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It," which were released in 2011. "Party Rock Anthem" became the most successful song of their career, peaking at number one in over ten countries, including France, the UK, the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, and Australia. Redfoo announced that LMFAO would go on hiatus in 2012. Earlier that year, LMFAO performed alongside Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime. Gordy later claimed in a Facebook post in 2016 that Redfoo had tried to claim all of the band's royalties for himself and that the latter had announced LMFAO's hiatus a year after not speaking with Gordy, who had suffered a serious back injury.
In October 2010, Gordy and his girlfriend Chelsea Korka created BIG BAD out of their Hollywood home which is an entertainment company consisting of musicians, artists, producers, DJs, inventors, creators, and had successful tours in America, Dominican Republic, South America, Asia, and parts of Europe. Gordy also created Big Bad University ("the first university for dreamers"), a collective of artists, which was mainly composed of rapper Shwayze, Korka, and producer/singer/songwriter Mark Rosas.
In 2013, Sky released his two first singles "Pop Bottles×Pop Bottles29 January 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pop Bottles3:14" and "Salud×Salud28 May 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Salud3:33". That year he also released his 9-track first album Rebel Music×Rebel Music2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Oh My - []V[] Edit2Wildcat3Salud4HMDT! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT5HMDT!6I Want To Party7Pop Bottles8Imagination9Shine, and a second album We Evolve Everyday as free downloads. In 2014, Gordy introduced to the world his alter ego The Party President and a new stylization of his name 8ky 6lu, followed by the release his single "Go On Girl×Go On Girl9 June 2014 · Single · SoundtrackSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Go On Girl2:51". Gordy explained that the numbers 86 represented his birth year. In December that year, Gordy was invited to the Miss World ceremony to perform his single "We Love Girls" with KG Superstar. Sky released an album, Chaos to Consciousness under his new artist name 8ky 6ordy (pronounced Sky Gordy) in 2016.

Personal life

Gordy was born in Los Angeles to Berry Gordy IV (the eldest son of Motown founder Berry Gordy) and Valerie Robeson. He is the brother of Mahogany Lox. Singer-songwriters Rockwell and Rhonda Ross Kendrick are his half-uncle and half-aunt via his grandfather Berry Gordy III, respectively. Other relatives include his half-uncle (and former LMFAO bandmate) Redfoo; as well as second cousin twice removed Jimmy Carter, second cousin Bianca Lawson, and fourth cousin Jason Carter.
According to Gordy, he attended 12 different schools growing up; he ultimately dropped out of high school without taking the GED.
In January 2009, Interscope Records arranged a studio session for Paradiso Girls with LMFAO. Gordy began a relationship with Paradiso Girls member Chelsea Korka, who featured as his love interest in some music videos.

Albums

Solo
Rebel Music (2013)
Fxck Yeah: Chaos to Consciousness (2016)
With LMFAO
Party Rock (2009)
Sorry for Party Rocking (2011)
As W.E.E.D.
We Evolve Every Day (2012)

As featured artist

Drunk Off Your Love – Shwayze and Cisco featuring Sky Blu
I Need A Girl – BLAC featuring Sky Blu
Uh Oh (Came Here To Party) – Leaf featuring Sky Blu
Tonight (I'm F***in' You) (Hyper Crush Remix) – Enrique Iglesias featuring Hyper Crush and Sky Blu
All Of The Time – Mark Rosas featuring Sky Blu and Shwayze
Small Potatoes – Mark Rosas featuring Sky Blu and Shwayze
Alcohol (Remix) – The Cataracs featuring Sky Blu
Bolt – Shwayze featuring Sky Blu
Perfect Gentleman – Shwayze featuring Sky Blu
Maldito Jumo – Juan Magan featuring Sky Blu, Sensato, Victor Magan and Reek Rude
Esta Noche Esta De Fiesta (Electronic Version) – J King & Maximam ft 3Ball MTY & Sky Blu
Feel Alive - TELYKast featuring Sky Blu
GASLiGHT - Mahogany Lox featuring Sky Blu

Remixes

Dirty Horn (Talk Dirty Remix) – Jason Derulo featuring Sky Blu
Draft Day (8ky 6lu Remix) – Drake featuring Sky Blu
We Dem Boyz (8ky 6lu Remix) - Wiz Khalifa featuring Sky Blu
Happy (8ky 6lu Remix) – Pharrell Williams featuring Sky Blu
I Won't Go (Big Bad Remix) – Adele featuring Shwayze, Sky Blu & Mark Rosas
Partition (8ky 6lu Remix) – Beyoncé featuring Sky Blu

Music video appearances

Love Is Overrated – Shwayze
Reaction – Mark Rosas featuring Chelsea Korka
Boom – Mahogany Lox