Gwen Stefani

Born:: October 3, 1969, she's 42 and American.
Birthname:: Gwen Renée Stefani.
One Liner:: American singer-songwriter and fashion designer.
Snapshot:: An Artist with 15 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited 12 times on others' music. 4 collaborations and 3 musical relatives.

Pop singer Gwen Stefani formed the band No Doubt, and then went on to have her own successful solo career, including the No.1 single "Hollaback Girl".

Stefani joined her brother Eric to form the ska/new wave band No Doubt in 1986. The band hit the big time with their third album release, Tragic Kingdom in 1995. The album sold over 16 million copies and went on to be placed in the top 500 of Rolling Stone magazine's Greatest Albums of All Time list. Stefani also won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" which she performed with Eve.

In 2004 No Doubt took a break and Stefani recorded her debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby.. Her move towards a more dance-orientated sound proved popular with fans and the album sold seven million copies, promoted by the chart-topping "Hollaback Girl". The follow-up, The Sweet Escape, released in 2006, was slightly less successful, but the title track was another big hit. In 2007 No Doubt reformed to start work on their next album - without Stefani.

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Genres

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The Sweet Escape 2006 (Play) Buy mp3

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. 2004 (Play) Buy mp3

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Gwen Stefani

Has worked with

Moby
- on: South Side - performer
Sublime
- on: Robbin' the Hood - other

Elan
- on: Together As One - performer
Bush
- on: The Science of Things - performer

Has been in these groups

No Doubt

current & founder member
- lead vocals:
  - 1986-

Has this family

Eric Stefani
- sibling
Gavin Rossdale
- married
  - 2002-
Tony Kanal
- involved with

Gwen Stefani

Aug, 22 2008

In keeping with the entertaining pop star tradition of saddling children with bizarre, bully-provoking names, ex-Bush singer Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani have named their second child, born Thursday afternoon, Zuma Nesta Rock. That's not quite as hilariously kooky as Zowie Bowie or Moon Unit Zappa, but it still begs the question - what could Zuma Nesta Rock possibly mean? Are Gavin and Gwen both big fans of Neil Young's 1975 album Zuma, Italian international soccer player Alessandro Nesta, and loud guitar-based rock'n'roll-derived music? It's the only explanation we can think of.