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From her days with pink hair, braces and baggy clothing in No Doubt to her transformation into a dance-pop fashionista with iconic blond hair, couture gowns, and stylized makeup, Gwen Stefani has always been an original. During her time as the lead singer for the alternative ska-punk band No Doubt, from 1992 to 2001, the group sold 26 million records. The band's evolution, as well as Stefani's, went from garage to glamorous, and when Stefani released her solo debut in 2004, it sold seven million copies. With two clothing lines, including L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers, and with her sophomore album Sweet Escape in 2006 bouncing from genre to genre, Stefani has become a pop icon immortalized via her own pint-sized dolls (with different outfits to boot). "She's a pop goddess with a deluxe lifestyle but who experiences the traumas other women suffer too," wrote the Observer's Craig McLean. Stefani was never afraid to cry or let her most private feelings out in a song, both with No Doubt and on her solo albums.

Gwen Stefani grew up in Anaheim, California, in a modest, hard-working family. In high school Stefani was already designing and sewing her own clothes for theater productions. Through her older brother Eric, Stefani was introduced to ska and punk music while still in high school. Around 1986, Eric formed No Doubt with lead singer John Spence. Eric asked his sister to sing lead vocals with Spence, and soon after that, bass player Tony Kanal joined the group. A year into the band, Spence committed suicide, but No Doubt wanted to continue on. Gwen Stefani took over lead vocals and soon started what would be a seven-year romantic relationship with Kanal. In 1991 No Doubt signed a deal with Interscope, and one year later they released their eponymous debut. Beacon Street Collection followed in 1995, but then Eric decided to quit the band. The relationship between Kanal and Gwen fell apart as well. Stefani took her emotions and turned them into songs, keeping the band together. In 1995 No Doubt released Tragic Kingdom, a breakthrough album that went on to sell 16 million copies.

As a songwriter, Stefani wasn't afraid to sing of her personal relationships in popular hit singles like the bouncy "Just A Girl" and the number one ballad "Don't Speak," a track that was clearly about her broken relationship with Kanal. That same year, No Doubt went on tour with the British band Bush. Stefani soon started dating Bush's lead singer, Gavin Rossdale. The success of Tragic Kingdom allowed No Doubt to take more chances, and they continued their success with 2000's Return of Saturn and 2001's hip-hop influenced Rock Steady. Countless years of touring put No Doubt on hiatus after the tour of Rock Steady. During that time Stefani recorded outside the band for the first time when she sang on rapper Eve's Grammy-winning single "Let Me Blow Ya Mind." On September 14, 2002, Stefani and Rossdale were married.

Stefani was soon being noticed for being herself, rather than as just the lead singer of No Doubt. Her look became more elegant and refined, but was still distinctly her own. In February of 2003 she started the clothing line L.A.M.B., which began as a handbag line for LeSportsac but soon developed into a full line of clothing and accessories. She soon began working on a solo album with No Doubt's Kanal. She wanted to make an album that contained 1980s dance elements, but that meant bringing in other songwriters and producers, something she had never really done before. "I've never been a creative writer," she told MTV. "I've been a writer from the heart, whatever's happening at the time, usually a love thing. I wanted to be one of those writers who picks up a story or a theme. It doesn't come naturally, but it was one of the things I wanted to conquer."

One of the songwriters Stefani wanted to work with was hit songwriter Linda Perry. Moving out of her No Doubt comfort zone, Stefani at first had difficulty allowing herself to break free of her usual style and work with Perry and other songwriters and producers. But Perry pushed her into a song that became the infectious and autobiographical "What You Waiting For?," a song about Stefani pushing herself into making the record she wanted. Stefani also hunkered down with Kanal for months to write songs, with additional help from Dr. Dre, Outkast's Andre 3000, and the Neptunes. "What I learned is that you can get a lot done if you push yourself," Stefani admitted to MTV. "I made all my dreams come true of working with these people, even though I have so many insecurities. … The record is so spectacular, and I can say that without bragging because I worked with so many talented people."

In September of 2004, Stefani released her first solo single, the pulsing dance-pop "What You Waiting For?" Village Voice writer Amy Linden called the track "a new wave adrenaline rush disguised as a therapy session." The video was inspired by a fantasy world ala Alice in Wonderland, with appearances from four Asian dancers, who would come to be known as her Harajuku Girls. Two months after the single hit radio and TV, Interscope released Stefani's debut album, Love. Angel.Music.Baby. In its first two weeks, the album sold more than half a million copies in sales; and in two years, seven million. "While LAMB is adventurous and playful—with nary a ska-punk riddim to be found—it's when Gwen reaches back and goes totally '80s that the CD reverberates with unwavering charm," wrote Linden.

"You can try not to like this album, you can try real hard; but it will at least be your guilty pleasure," Stefani told MTV. "It's like the ABCs—you can't get them out of your brain. I wasn't trying to go for an art record or a deep record. I just wanted to make you feel good for a moment and forget everything else." LAMB's songs did just that. The followup singles included "Rich Man," a take on "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof, as well as the Neptunes-produced mega smash single "Hollaback Girl." With the song's marching band feel and catchy "B-a-n-a-n-a-s" chorus, "Hollaback Girl" was Stefani's biggest hit to date. It was the first single to sell one million digital downloads in the United States. As Rolling Stone writer Robb Sheffield wrote of the album, "It's an irresistible party: trashy, hedonistic and deeply weird."

Stefani's singles, especially "Hollaback Girl," were soon being played on both pop and hip-hop stations, as well as in dance clubs. The track was a true crossover with mass appeal. During LAMB's worldwide tour, Stefani discovered she was pregnant, but didn't let anyone outside her camp know. "It was hell on earth," she admitted to McLean, about touring while she was pregnant. "But to look out and see girls from the age of eight to 15 in the front row—who obviously didn't know that I was pregnant even though I was feeling like a big fat huge whale—they were looking at me like I was Cinderella. And it was so … amazing. So rewarding." Hitting theaters in December that year was a luxurious looking Stefani in the small role of Jean Harlow in the Martin Scorsese film The Aviator. Stefani's Harajuku Lovers' girls and accessories/clothing line raised as much profit as it did controversy for a while. While Stefani's Harajuku Girls were always by her side, they never spoke. Some critics took offense, feeling that Stefani was mocking the Japanese culture, while in fact she was honoring her love of Tokyo street fashion that was so popular in the Harajuku. Stefani made Harajuku Girls a worldwide phenom, and she herself was becoming an icon, earning comparisons to Madonna and Marilyn Monroe. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, Stefani received five nominations, but was not named a winner that night.

Work was already underway for Stefani's sophomore album. She chose to work again with Kanal and the Neptunes, as well as with hip-hop's Swizz Beatz and Akon and a few other outside songwriters. One of the more straight-laced pop songs, "Early Winter," was co-written with Tim Rice-Oxley of British band Keane. The catchy romp "Sweet Escape" was produced and sung with R&B/hip-hop's Akon.

Keeping up the 1980s theme with her solo material, for her sophomore album Stefani added a bit more reggae and hip-hop, and once again borrowed from a song from a musical ("Wind It Up" took the hook from The Sound of Music's "The Lonely Goatheard"). While working on her second album, Stefani gave birth to her son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, on May 26, 2006. Stefani finished up the album and in December released both the DVD Harajuku Lovers Live and her second record, The Sweet Escape. The first single to hit radio was the Neptunes-produced "Wind It Up," where Stefani combined new wave, reggae, dance, pop, and yodeling into a hit. "Overall, The Sweet Escape has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel," wrote Sia Michel in Entertainment Weekly. "On half of the CD, she abandons the cheerleader funk of 2004's smash Love.Angel.Music.Baby. for synth-heavy '80s fare that recalls the melancholy new wave of Berlin."

At 37, Stefani took her young son Kingston on tour with her full band, her Harajuku Girls, and break dancers for arena shows across the world. In early 2008 Stefani took home a People's Choice Award for Best Female Singer and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song "The Sweet Escape." "She's no longer the pouty, peppy, ska-powered feminist who sang "JustAGirl' with No Doubt," wrote the New York Times. "Now, she's a hitmaking star and a new mother who represents only herself."

Selected discography
(With No Doubt) No Doubt, Interscope, 1992.
(With No Doubt) Beacon Street Collection, Interscope, 1995
(With No Doubt) Tragic Kingdom, Interscope, 1995.
(With No Doubt) Return of Saturn, Interscope, 2000.
(With No Doubt) Rock Steady, Interscope, 2001.
Love.Angel.Music.Baby., Interscope, 2004.
The Sweet Escape, Interscope, 2006.

Sources
Periodicals
Entertainment Weekly, December 1, 2006.
New York Times, December 4, 2006.
Oberver (U.K.), August 5, 2007.
Rolling Stone, December 2004.
Village Voice, December 13, 2004.

Online
"Gwen Stefani," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com (January 28, 2008).
"Gwen Stefani: Scared Solo," MTV.com, http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/stefani_gwen/news_feature_112204 (January 28, 2008).
"The Sweet Escape," Entertinment Weekly, http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1564580,00.html (January 28, 2008).
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Before she discovered she could write songs, Gwen Stefani was looking forward to a life of marriage, children, and white picket fences. When her brother introduced her to ska and new wave music, it set off a chain of events that would eventually lead to millions of albums sold and a Madonna-sized public image that extended past music and into the worlds of film, fashion, and technology.

Born and raised in Fullerton, CA, Stefani had a musical epiphany at the age of 17. She had fallen in love with the Madness and Selecter records her brother, Eric Stefani, was playing constantly. Seeing Fishbone, the Untouchables, and other bands involved in Los Angeles' ska revival scene only reinforced her interest in music, so she was more than ready when her brother asked her to join a ska band he was forming with a friend named John Spence. Gwen originally shared lead vocals with Spence but in December of 1987 he committed suicide, leaving the band -- now called No Doubt -- with an uncertain future. According to numerous interviews with the bandmembers after their breakthrough, Gwen was the glue that held No Doubt together during these hard times, pushing the group to keep trying. She was also romantically involved with the band's bass player, Tony Kanal, by this time.

After playing numerous gigs and parties, No Doubt were signed to Interscope in 1991. The label considered their 1992 debut album a flop and refused to financially support a tour or further recordings, but the band refused to give up. The self-financed Beacon Street Collection appeared in 1994 and did well enough to make things nice with Interscope, but the band was once again going through a traumatic period behind the scenes. Eric Stefani left to become an animator for The Simpsons and Gwen and Tony's relationship had ended. Gwen wrote a collection of songs focused on heartbreak and rebirth that would become No Doubt's third album, Tragic Kingdom, and the rest, as they say, is history.

With the smash singles "Just a Girl," "Spiderwebs," and "Don't Speak," the album reached the number one spot in Billboard and garnered two Grammy nominations. The press began to focus on Stefani's role in the band. Voted one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," video and photo shoots focused on her and rumors spread that the other three members of the band were unhappy with the lack of attention they received. This topic of discussion continued as the band released Return of Saturn in 2000 and Rock Steady a year later, but it was overshadowed during this time by new gossip -- Stefani's romantic relationship with Bush's frontman, Gavin Rossdale. She also started doing some work outside the band, lending her vocals to the remix of electronica artist Moby's "Southside" and rapper Eve's "Let Me Blow Your Mind." In 2002, she arrived 45 minutes late for her wedding with Rossdale in London.

After Rock Steady, No Doubt took a break. Stefani approached Kanal about producing an off-the-cuff solo project that would be influenced by her non-ska favorites. Prince, the Time, Club Nouveau, and Madonna were the names thrown around and the idea was to make the project "fast and easy." Over time, the "fast and easy" record morphed into something much bigger. Old friend, former labelmate, and hit songwriter Linda Perry became involved and the project became much more polished, slick, and dance-oriented. A pile of high-profile collaborators -- Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Dallas Austin, Andre 3000, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis -- became involved. In September of 2004, the infectious and hyper dance single "What You Waiting For?" appeared with its accompanying video dominating MTV.

The album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby., hit the shelves in November with surreal artwork that introduced Stefani's four-woman "posse," the Harajuku Girls. The all-Asian Harajuku Girls were inspired by Stefani's fascination with the Harajuku girls of Japan, young club kids who have a flippant and fun attitude toward fashion. Appearing with Stefani live, in videos, and in photos, the Girls quickly drew criticism from the Asian community, angry about the rumor that they had to sign a contract to never speak English even though they could, and that Stefani's Girls looked nothing like the "real" Harajuku girls. Based on a dancehall cover of Fiddler on the Roof's "If I Were a Rich Man," "Rich Girl" became the next smash single with the anthem "Hollaback Girl" becoming success number three. While the singles were dominating pop and dance radio, Stefani appeared as Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. With music and movies checked off, Stefani moved into the world of fashion and introduced her clothing line L.A.M.B. Taking her influence to the world of tech, she designed the Harajuku Lovers' 4.1 MP Digital Camera for Hewlett-Packard. The camera was released in a limited edition with a Stefani-designed case and biographical DVD.

Late in 2005, Stefani discovered she was pregnant, but her schedule remained busy in 2006: along with working on L.A.M.B., she released a line of limited-edition Gwen Stefani fashion dolls complete with outfits from her videos and tours, and worked on her second solo album with producers including Akon, Swizz Beatz, and Nellee Hooper, as well as the Neptunes and Tony Kanal. That spring, Stefani gave birth to a boy, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. The Neptunes-produced "Wind It Up" arrived that fall and heralded the full-length The Sweet Escape, which was released on the same day as the live DVD Harajuku Lovers Live. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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Stefani at Bloomingdale's celebration for Fashion's Night Out in New York City on September 10, 2009
Background information
Birth name Gwen Renée Stefani
Born (1969-10-03) October 3, 1969 (age 42)
Fullerton, California, United States
Genres Pop, dance, rock, electronic, R&B
Occupations Singer-songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, dancer
Instruments Vocals, guitar[1]
Years active 1986–present
Labels Interscope
Associated acts No Doubt, Eve, The Neptunes, Sublime, Dr. Dre, Akon, Outkast
Website www.gwenstefani.com

Gwen Renée Stefani (play /stɛˈfɑːni/; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded Love. Angel. Music. Baby., her first solo album, in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s [2] and was a success with sales of over seven million copies.[3] The album's third single, "Hollaback Girl", was the first US digital download to sell one million copies.[4] Stefani's second solo album, The Sweet Escape (2006), yielded "Wind It Up", "4 in the Morning", and the highest-selling single "The Sweet Escape". Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than forty million albums worldwide.[5] She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005.

In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion. Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls dancers. She married British grunge musician Gavin Rossdale in 2002 and they have two sons: Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born May 26, 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, born August 20, 2008. Billboard magazine named Stefani the fifty-fourth artist and thirty-seventh Hot 100 artist of the 2000–09 decade.[6][7]

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Early life

Stefani was born and raised in Fullerton, California,[8] and grew up in a Roman Catholic household. She attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California.[9] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from The Four Tops' 1968 cover of The Left Banke's 1966 hit song "Walk Away Renée".[10] Her father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive.[11] Her mother, Patti (née Flynn), is of Irish and Scottish descent and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.[11][12] Gwen's parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.[9] She is the second oldest of four children: she has a younger sister, Jill Stefani, a younger brother, Todd, and an older brother, Eric.[9][12] Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt; he left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons on the Fox TV network.[8]

Many of the women in Stefani's family were seamstresses, and much of her clothing was made by them or her mother. As a child, Stefani's musical interests consisted of musicals such as The Sound of Music and Evita. After making a demo tape for her father, she was encouraged to take music lessons to train her "loopy, unpredictable" voice. Stefani made her onstage debut during a talent show at Loara High School, where she sang "I Have Confidence", from The Sound of Music, in a self-made tweed dress inspired by one from the film.[1][3] Stefani was on the Loara swim team in an attempt to lose weight.[13] She first worked at a Dairy Queen and later manned the MAC makeup counter of a department store.[14] After graduating from high school in 1987,[1] she began attending Fullerton College before transferring to California State University, Fullerton.[15]

Career

1986–2004: No Doubt

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Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and The Selecter, and in 1986 he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming.[8] Finally, in 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records. She also was a featured artist for Sublime on their song "Saw Red", notably before either No Doubt's breakthrough success in 1995 or Sublime's the following year. The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.[16] Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited Blondie singer Debbie Harry's combination of power and sex appeal as a major influence.[17] No Doubt's third album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), which followed the self-released The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took more than three years to make. Soon after Stefani joined No Doubt, she and bandmate Tony Kanal began dating.[15] Stefani stated that she was heavily invested in the relationship, commenting that "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him."[1] During this time, the band almost split up because of the failed romantic relationship between Stefani and Kanal.[18] Kanal ended the relationship.[19] Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of the album's songs, such as "Don't Speak", "Sunday Morning", and "Hey You", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship.[20] Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom and "Don't Speak" led 1996's US year-end airplay chart.[21] Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.[9] The album sold more than sixteen million copies worldwide,[9] and received several Grammy Award nominations.[22]

No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expands upon the New Wave influences of Tragic Kingdom.[23] Most of the lyrical content focuses on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her overall insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child.[24] The band's 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band's New Wave influences, and generally received positive reviews.[25] The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,[26] and "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992–2003, which includes a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", was released in 2003 to moderate sales. Before the mainstream success of both No Doubt and Sublime, Stefani contributed guest vocals to "Saw Red" on Sublime's 1994 album Robbin' the Hood. During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani has collaborated on the singles "South Side" and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Moby and Eve, respectively. In 2002 Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".[27] She also collaborated with The Brian Setzer Orchestra on a cover of "You're the Boss", originally performed by Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, for its 1998 album The Dirty Boogie.

Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which led to Stefani launching a fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004.[9] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.[28] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.[29][30] In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including a camera, mobile phone charms, and undergarments.[31][32] In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the various costumes that Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.[33] In late summer 2007, Stefani launched a perfume, L, as a part of her L.A.M.B. collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose.[34] In September 2008, Stefani released a fragrance line as a part of her Harajuku Lovers product line. There are five different fragrances based on the four Harajuku Girls and Stefani herself called Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby and G (Gwen).[35]

2004–06: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Following No Doubt's hiatus, Stefani sought out her former bandmate Tony Kanal to discuss the possibility of a solo career. The idea was to make a quick dance record, but this became a large collaboration with other artists, producers and various non-ska influences. The result was two successful albums. Currently, Stefani has two solo albums, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004), and The Sweet Escape (2006), with combined sales of nearly twenty million copies.[36]
"Hollaback Girl" (2005)
The song's beats and composition are based around a drum machine, piano and saxophone. It became Stefani's first US number-one single.
"Cool" (2005)
The song features a 1980s musical-style with new wave production. It topped the Canadian Singles Chart.
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Stefani performing "Hollaback Girl" in November 2005

Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was released in November 2004. The album features a large number of collaborations with producers and other artists, including Tony Kanal, Linda Perry, André 3000, Nellee Hooper, The Neptunes and New Order. Stefani created the album to modernize the music to which she listened when in high school, and L.A.M.B. takes influence from a variety of music styles of the 1980s and early 1990s such as New Wave and electro.[37] Stefani's decision to use her solo career as an opportunity to delve further into pop music instead of trying "to convince the world of [her] talent, depth and artistic worth" was considered unusual.[2] As a result, reviews of the album were mixed, and it was described as "fun as hell but [...] not exactly rife with subversive social commentary."[38] The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.[39] It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the United States,[11] the United Kingdom,[40] Australia,[41] and Canada.[42] At the 2005 Grammy Awards, Stefani was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "What You Waiting For?",[43] and at the next year's awards, Stefani received five nominations for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[44] The first single released from the album was "What You Waiting For?", which charted outside the US top forty,[45] but reached the top ten on most other charts.[46] The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career[47] as well as her desire to have a baby.[48] "Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single. A duet with rapper Eve, and produced by Dr. Dre, it is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou & Michie One, which itself is a cover of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. "Rich Girl" proved successful on several formats, and reached the US and UK top ten.[45][49]

L.A.M.B.'s third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it was less successful elsewhere.[45][50] The song was the first US digital download to sell more than one million copies legally, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.[4] The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, but failed to match its chart success, reaching the top twenty in US and UK.[45][49] The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed in Lake Como, Italy, depict Stefani's former relationship with Kanal.[51] "Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. "Crash" was released in early 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy.[52]

During mid-1995, No Doubt and rock band Goo Goo Dolls went on tour opening for alternative rock band Bush. Stefani met Bush guitarist and lead singer Gavin Rossdale.[17] They married on September 14, 2002, with a wedding in St Paul's, Covent Garden, London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later.[53] According to Stefani, it was held so that she could wear her custom-designed wedding dress by John Galliano twice.[54] A paternity test in 2004 revealed that Rossdale had a daughter, Daisy Lowe (who was fifteen years old then), from a previous relationship with model and designer Pearl Lowe. Stefani was "devastated and infuriated" at the discovery, leading to a rocky patch in her relationship with Rossdale.[55] Though Rossdale remains Daisy's godfather, he has severed all ties with the Lowes.[56][57] Stefani's song "Danger Zone" was widely believed to be about the discovery and its aftermath,[58] which has proven to be impossible because the song was written prior to the incident.[11]

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.[59] She made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004 and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture the following year.[60] Scorsese, whose daughter was a No Doubt fan, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003.[61][62] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched eighteen of Harlow's films.[9] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.[63] Stefani lent her voice to the title character of the 2004 video game Malice; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band members' voices.[64]
"Wind It Up" (2006)
The lead single was critically panned, in part because of its interpolation of "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music.
"The Sweet Escape" (2007)
The doowop-inspired title track performed well on the charts worldwide.
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2006-08: The Sweet Escape

Stefani performing "Wind It Up" in May 2007

Stefani's second solo album, The Sweet Escape, was recorded by Guy Charbonneau's Le Mobile Remote Recording Studio and released in December 2006.[65] Stefani recollaborated with Kanal, Perry, and The Neptunes, along with Akon and Tim Rice-Oxley from English rock band Keane. The album focuses more heavily on electronic and dance music for clubs than its predecessor.[11] Stefani commented that it differed from L.A.M.B. because "I just wasn't inspired to do another album and…I was a lot more relaxed making it."[66] Its release coincided with the DVD release of Stefani's first tour, entitled Harajuku Lovers Live. The album received mixed reviews by critics, who found that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel... [but] Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva"[67] and called the album a "hasty return" that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.[68]

"Wind It Up", the album's lead single, was panned by critics for its use of yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music,[69] but was moderately successful, reaching the top twenty in most markets.[70] The title track was well-received. To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. It became Stefani's most successful song of her solo career and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[71] In November 2006, the club single "Yummy" was released as a three-track maxi promo single and as a 12" vinyl single,[72][73] both featuring a radio edit, an instrumental and an a cappella version of the song. "4 in the Morning" was released as the album's third single. The album's fourth single was a hybrid version of "Now That You Got It" which featured Damian Marley. "Early Winter" was released in February 2008 with initial success on European charts. To promote the album, Stefani embarked a worldwide tour, The Sweet Escape Tour. The tour covered North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and part of Latin America. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on June 6, 2011, Stefani confirmed that she would no longer continue work as a solo artist, stating, "That was a moment in time [...] It went on a little longer than we all thought it would, because it was inspired and you have to go with wherever you're at in that time in your life... [But] everything works out how it should."[74]

In December 2005, Stefani and Rossdale announced that they were expecting their first child together. The pregnancy was first reported by Us Weekly, and Stefani confirmed the pregnancy by shouting, "I want you to sing so loud that the baby hears it!" during a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after her press agent stated that it was untrue.[52] On May 26, 2006, their son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born via Caesarean section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[75] Kingston weighed 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz).[76] In January 2008, it was confirmed by her father-in-law that Stefani would be expecting her second child.[77]

2008–present: Return to No Doubt

Stefani during No Doubt's 2009 summer reunion tour

With Stefani promoting her second solo album, No Doubt began initial work on a new album without her[78] and planned to complete it after Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour was finished.[79] In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008 stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was, at the time, pregnant with her second child.[80]

Manager Jim Guerinot said the yet-untitled album is being produced by Mark "Spike" Stent, who helped produce and mix Rock Steady. Between Stefani's pregnancy and recording, No Doubt did not tour in 2008, but Guerinot promised they plan to hit the road hard in 2009 for their first full-fledged band tour in nearly five years.[81]

The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008 for the video game Rock Band 2.[82] All members of No Doubt except for Stefani served as Scott Weiland's backing band on the album "Happy" in Galoshes. No Doubt announced on their official website they wanted to tour in 2009[83] while finishing their upcoming album, which was set for release 2010.[84] On November 24, 2008, it was announced that No Doubt would be headlining the Bamboozle 2009 festival in May, along with Fall Out Boy. The band completed a national tour in the summer of 2009.[85] On August 21, 2008, Stefani gave birth via cesarean section to her second son, Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, weighing 3.85 kg (8 lb 8 oz). A representative for Stefani said, "Mother, baby and family are all happy and healthy."[86]

As of January 2011, Stefani has become the spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris.[87]

Artistry

Vocal ability and influences

Stefani's unusual and dynamic vocals have been noted for their "deep vibrato"[88] and Stefani has been described as having a "unique vocal prowess".[89] In the single "Cool", her vocal range covers close to two octaves.[90] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times joked that as Stefani grew as a musician, she kicked her "addiction" to vibrato.[91] Stefani received five nominations at the 2006 Grammy Awards, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.[44]

Stefani has been influenced by and compared to pop singer Madonna. In 2007 she told Elle magazine, "A lot of my influence came from her early work, like directly, like a Xerox."[92] However, Madonna told a reporter that Stefani was a copycat and said that "[s]he ripped me off", to which Stefani responded, "Some people say that I copy her. But show me one girl my age who was not influenced by her."[93] She has been referred to as "the new Madonna" by publications such as The Hollywood Reporter and People.[94] Some critics also saw the 1980s music style of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. as another way which Stefani was imitating the singer.[94]

Image and Harajuku Girls

Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid 1990s after attending several family gatherings for Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.[95] During No Doubt's breakthrough, Stefani wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized the accessory in 1997.[96] First attracting attention in the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani is known for her midriff and frequently wears shirts that expose it.[97] Stefani's makeup design generally includes light face powder, bright red lipstick, and arched eyebrows; she wrote about the subject in a song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn, asking "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?".[9]

Stefani at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Stefani is a natural brunette, though her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade.[98] Since late 1994, she has had platinum blonde hair. Stefani discussed this in the song "Platinum Blonde Life" on Rock Steady and played original blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in the 2004 biopic The Aviator.[99] Stefani also dyed her hair blue in 1998[96] and pink in 2000,[100] appearing on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.

In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1983 film Scarface.[3] The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on a necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape.[32] Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She stated she lost the weight through diet and exercise but admitted to obsessing over her weight due to the size zero trend.[101] She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing, commenting, "It's an ongoing battle and it's a nightmare. But I like clothes too much, and I always wanted to wear the outfits I would make."[102] A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010.[103]

Stefani performing with the Harajuku Girls, dressed as nurses, on the Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005

The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan. Stefani treats the back-up dancers, who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion,[104] as a figment of her imagination. Stefani's clothing also took influence from Japanese fashion, in a style described as a combination between Christian Dior and Japan.[48] The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005.

Philanthropy

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.[105] Stefani also ran an auction on eBay from April 11 to April 25, 2011, allowing participants to bid on vintage clothing items from her personal wardrobe and custom T-shirts designed and signed by her, as well as on admission to a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her on June 7, 2011 at Los Angeles' first-ever Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort.[106][107] At the amfAR gala during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Stefani auctioned off the lacy black dress she wore at the event for charity, raising over $125,000.[108] The dress sparked controversy after a representative for designer Michael Angel—who helped Stefani with the design and worked as a stylist—alleged that it was Angel who created the gown, not Stefani.[108][109][110] In response, Angel released an statement confirming that the dress was designed by Stefani for L.A.M.B. to wear and be auctioned off at the amfAR gala, adding, "I'm disappointed that the focus has shifted away from what Gwen and I originally intended, which was to create a custom outfit for a great cause. We both were thrilled with the outcome and enjoyed the process. I have nothing but respect for her and look forward to working with her on more projects in the future."[111]

Discography

Main article: Gwen Stefani discography

Tours

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 King of the Hill Herself (with No Doubt) Episode "Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story" (5.20)
2001 Zoolander Herself Cameo
2004 The Aviator Jean Harlow Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2009 Gossip Girl Snowed Out lead singer (with No Doubt) Episode "Valley Girls" (2.24)

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