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Hot-Lifestyle-News: The best source for quality free celebrity photos, news, biographies and wallpapers presents Gwen Stefani. Gwen Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, fashion designer, and actress; and is the frontwoman of the pop/ska/rock band No Doubt. She first experienced mainstream success with the release of No Doubt's 1995 album Tragic Kingdom, which shipped over 10 million copies in the US and spawned the hit singles ... read full biography

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Gwen Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, fashion designer, and actress; and is the frontwoman of the pop/ska/rock band No Doubt. She first experienced mainstream success with the release of No Doubt's 1995 album Tragic Kingdom, which shipped over 10 million copies in the US and spawned the hit singles "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak."

Gwen Stefani was born in Fullerton, California, but grew up in Anaheim. Her father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian American, and her mother Patti Flynn is of Irish and Scottish descent. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. Jill appeared in No Doubt's "Just a Girl" music video. Stefani attended California State University, Fullerton, and Loara High School (class of 1987), where she was on the swim team. Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. Her brother Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt, but eventually left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons. Other members of the group include Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young.

The band's third album Tragic Kingdom, which followed their eponymous debut No Doubt (1992) and The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took three years to make. During this time, the band almost split up due to the break up of Kanal and Stefani. However, this was to become a major inspiration for Stefani lyrically. The album, released in 1995, was certified diamond in the US for shipping over 10 million copies and sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Following the success of Tragic Kingdom, Stefani became highly popular and recognizable. The tension this produced with the other members of the band was touched upon in their video for the song "Don't Speak". Stefani met Bush and now Institute frontman Gavin Rossdale in 1995 at a concert in which she was performing to promote Tragic Kingdom. The release of The Singles 1992-2003, a CD with the band's best hits, and Everything in Time: B-sides, Remixes and Rarities prompted media speculation about a break-up, which the band denied in later interviews.

Outside of No Doubt Gwen Stefani has collaborated with other artists, most notably for 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."

Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was released in November 2004 across the world. It was yielded by the first single "What You Waiting For?", which was a top twenty success in Asia and Europe. The album made its debut on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number seven, selling more than 310,000 copies in its first week. In early 2005 it reached a peak position of number five in the U.S. and number three in Canada. Love. Angel. Music. Baby. topped the albums chart in Australia. Stefani had collaborated with singer-songwriter Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes on the album, along with The Neptunes, OutKast's Andre 3000, and Dallas Austin among others. "Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single from the album; a duet with rapper Eve, and produced by Dr. Dre, it is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou and Michie, which itself is a cover of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, written by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. "Rich Girl" proved successful on several formats, and reached the UK and U.S. top ten.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'s third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first U.S. and second Australian number-one single; it peaked at number eight in the UK and at number twelve in Canada. It was also the first U.S. digital download to surpass sales of one million, and its brass-driven instrumentation remained popular throughout 2005.

The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the success of its predecessor, but failed to match its chart success, reaching the U.S. top ten and the UK top twenty. However, "Cool" was Stefani's first Canadian number-one single. The song's music video, filmed in Lake Como, Italy, depicts Stefani's former relationship with No Doubt bass guitarist Tony Kanal, and it received strong rotation on Canada's MuchMusic.

"Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. The sixth single "Crash" was released in early 2006 in lieu of the production of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy. Stefani received five Grammy Award nominations on December 8, 2005. She was nominated in the following categories: Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Stefani did not receive any awards at the Grammys on February 8, 2006.

While Stefani had an extremely successful solo career with Love. Angel. Music. Baby., she plans on recording with No Doubt in 2006. The other members of No Doubt have returned to the studio and it is claimed that bandmate Tony Kanal has already wrote new songs. The upcoming album is expected to be released in 2007.

Stefani met Bush and now Institute frontman Gavin Rossdale in 1995 at a concert in which she was performing to promote Tragic Kingdom. On September 14, 2002 Stefani and Rossdale married, and they have homes in California and the Primrose Hill district of London .

In December 2005 they announced that they were expecting their first child together, the pregnancy being announced during a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During an August 8, 2005 appearance on the radio show Loveline, Rossdale said that he and Stefani preferred to keep their relationship entirely out of the media. He also said that he grew up in a chaotic home, and stated that having a stable environment for his family was important to him. On May 26, 2006, they welcomed a son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kingston weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces (3.4 kilograms)and was born by caesarean section due to breech presentation.

In between bites of a Cobb salad at New York's Tribeca Grand Hotel, Gwen Stefani is explaining why No Doubt is going on tour for the first time in five years without a new album to promote.

Matthews, Hudson, No Doubt in `Today' concerts 07 Apr 2009

Jennifer Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Dave Matthews all have early wake-up calls for "Today" show concerts over the warm weather months.

Rapper Lady Sovereign pieces together 'Jigsaw' 07 Mar 2009

In the fall of 2006, the U.K. rapper Lady Sovereign was riding high. She'd signed with Def Jam, secured an opening slot on Gwen Stefani's tour and had a hit with "Love Me or Hate Me."

No Doubt giving catalog away with some tickets 04 Mar 2009

Fans who buy premium seats online to No Doubt's upcoming concerts will get a little something extra with their tickets a download of the group's entire catalog, plus a new song from the reunited band.

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