Gwen Stefani
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Birth Name: Gwendolyn Renee Stefani
Birth Date: October 3, 1969
Birth Place: Anaheim, California, USA
Height: 5′ 6″
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Profession: Actress, Musician
Education: Cal State Fullerton
Relationship: Tony Kanal (No Doubts band mate; born on August 27, 1970; dated for eight years)
Husband/Wife: Gavin McGregor Rossdale (lead singer of the band Bush; born on October 30, 1967; met in 1996; engaged on January 1, 2002; married on September 14, 2002 at St. Paul’s Church in London)
Father: Dennis Stefani
Sister: Jill Stefani
Brother: Eric Matthew Stefani (aka. Eric Stefani, former member of No Doubt; born on June 17, 1967), Todd Stefani
Grand Mother: Patti Flynn
Son: Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale (born on August 21, 2008), Kingston James McGregor Rossdale (born on Friday, May 26, 2006; by Caesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; weighed 7 1/2 pounds)
Step daughter: Daisy Lowe (born on January 27, 1989; father: Gavin Rossdale; mother: Pearl Lowe)
Claim to fame: Lead singer of the band No Doubt
Short Biography
Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock band No Doubt. With previous material ranging from punk rock to new wave music, their third wave ska oriented third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995) was a success, selling 16 million copies. It spawned the singles “Just a Girl”, “Spiderwebs”, and “Don’t Speak”. The band’s popularity went into decline with its fourth album, Return of Saturn (2000), but Rock Steady (2001) focused on dancehall production traits, and generally received positive reviews.
Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, and emerged a success with sales of seven million. The album’s third single “Hollaback Girl” was the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. Stefani’s second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded “Wind It Up”, a moderate success, and “The Sweet Escape”. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. 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, who was born May 26, 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, who was born August 20, 2008. Billboard magazine named Stefani thirty-seventh Hot 100 artist of the decade.
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