Gwen Stefani

American singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Gwen Stefani

Stefani in 2016

Born|

Gwen Renée Stefani

(1969-10-03) October 3, 1969 (age 55)

Fullerton, California, U.S.

Other names|

* Gwen Rossdale[1]
* Gwen Shelton[2]

Education| California State University, Fullerton
Occupations|

* Singer-songwriter
* record producer
* fashion designer
* actress

Years active| 1986–present
Organization| L.A.M.B.
Spouses|

Gavin Rossdale

(m. 2002; div. 2016)​

Blake Shelton

(m. 2021)​

Partner| Tony Kanal (1987–1994)
Children| 3
Relatives| Eric Stefani (brother)
Awards| Full list
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop[3]
* pop rock[4]
* ska punk[5]
* alternative rock[6]
* R&B[6]
* electro[6]
* ska[7]
* new wave[6]

Instruments| Vocals
Labels|

* Interscope
* Polydor[8]

Member of| No Doubt
Website| gwenstefani.com

Musical artist

Signature

Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton (/stəˈfɑːni/ stə-FAH-nee; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani rose to fame as a member and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose hit singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak" from their studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995), as well as "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life" from later albums. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success.[9][10] It spawned six singles, including "What You Waiting For?", "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl", and "Cool". "Hollaback Girl" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies.[11]

Stefani's second studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006), yielded the singles "Wind It Up" and the title track, the latter of which was number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007.[12] Her third solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016), was her first solo album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Her fourth solo album and first full-length Christmas album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released in 2017 and charted 19 tracks on Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States. Stefani has released several singles with husband Blake Shelton, including "Nobody but You" (2020), which reached number 18 in the US. In 2024, she released her fifth studio album Bouquet.

Stefani's accolades include three Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Brit Award, a World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line inspired by Japanese culture and fashion. Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000–2009 decade.[13][14] VH1 ranked her 13th on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012.[15]

## Early life and education

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Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California,[16] and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim.[17] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from the Four Tops' 1967 version of the Left Banke's 1966 song "Walk Away Renée".[18] Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive.[19] Her mother Patti (née Flynn[20]) is Irish-American[21] and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.[19][22] Stefani's parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.[17] Stefani has two younger siblings, Jill and Todd, and an older brother, Eric.[17][22] Before leaving No Doubt to pursue an animation career on The Simpsons, Eric was the band's keyboardist.[16]

She attended Loara High School, where she graduated in 1987.[23] After high school, she attended Fullerton College and Cypress College.[24][25] She then transferred to California State University, Fullerton, but dropped out to pursue her music career.[26]

## Career

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### 1986–2004: Career beginnings and No Doubt

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Main article: No Doubt

Her brother Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and the Selector. Eric and Gwen had originally started a band named Applecore. Then in 1986, he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming. She later became the sole lead singer when the other singer, John Spence, took his own life in December 1987.[16] In 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records.[27] The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.[28] 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. 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.[29] 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. Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom, including "Don't Speak", which led the Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart of 1997.[30] Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.[17] The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide by 2004.[17][31][32] In late 2000, Rolling Stone magazine named her "the Queen of Confessional Pop".[33]

During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani collaborated on the singles "You're the Boss" with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, "South Side" with Moby, and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Eve. No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expanded upon the new wave influences of Tragic Kingdom.[34] Most of the lyrical content focused on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child.[35] The band's 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band's new wave influences.[36] The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,[37] 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. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".[38]

### 2004–2006: Solo debut and other ventures

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Stefani performing "What You Waiting For?" during the Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005

Stefani's debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., was released on November 12, 2004. The album features several collaborations with producers and other artists, including Tony Kanal, Tom Rothrock, Linda Perry, André 3000, Nellee Hooper, the Neptunes and New Order. Stefani created the album to modernize the music she had listened to 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, synthpop, and electro.[39] 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.[9] The album was described as "fun as hell but ... not exactly rife with subversive social commentary".[40] The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.[41] L.A.M.B. reached multi-platinum status in the United States,[19] the United Kingdom,[42] Australia,[43] and Canada.[44]

The first single from the album "What You Waiting For?", co-written by Linda Perry, debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart, charted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100[45] and 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 very loose cover lyrically but closer melodically of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. "Rich Girl" reached the US and UK top ten.[45][49] The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it reached top ten elsewhere.[45][50] The song was the first US music download to sell more than one million copies, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.[11] The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in US and UK.[45][49] The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed on Lake Como, 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 January 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy.[52]

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.[53] She made her film debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004. 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.[54][55] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow's films.[17] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.[56] Stefani lent her voice to the title character of the 2004 video game Malice, but the company opted not to use No Doubt band members' voices.[57]

### 2006–2013: The Sweet Escape and return to No Doubt

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Stefani performing "Wind It Up" during The Sweet Escape Tour in 2007

Stefani's second studio album, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 1, 2006.[58] Stefani continued working 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.[19] Its release coincided with the DVD release of Stefani's first tour, entitled Harajuku Lovers Live. Sia Michel wrote that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel ... but Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva"[59] and Rob Sheffield called the album a "hasty return" that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.[60]

"Wind It Up", the album's lead single, used yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music,[61] and peaked in the top 10 in the US and the UK.[62] The title track reached the top 10 in over 15 nations, including number two peaks in the US, Australia and the UK. To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[63] Three more singles were released from the album; "4 in the Morning", "Now That You Got It" which featured Damian Marley and "Early Winter". To promote the album, Stefani embarked on a worldwide tour, The Sweet Escape Tour, which covered North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and part of Latin America. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on June 6, 2011, Stefani stated that she had no plans to continue work as a solo artist.[64]

With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape, No Doubt began work on a new album without her[65] and planned to complete it after Stefani's Sweet Escape Tour was finished.[66] 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 pregnant with her second child.[67] The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008, for the video game Rock Band 2.[68] Adrian Young played drums on Scott Weiland's album "Happy" in Galoshes. No Doubt headlined the Bamboozle 2009 festival in May 2009, along with Fall Out Boy. The band completed a national tour in mid-2009.[69]

The new album Push and Shove was released on September 25, preceded by the first single, "Settle Down", on July 16. The music video for "Settle Down" was directed by Sophie Muller (who has previously directed numerous music videos for No Doubt). Also around this time No Doubt were guest mentors for the UK version of The X-Factor.[70] "Settle Down" peaked at 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200\. On November 3, 2012, the band pulled its music video "Looking Hot" from the Internet after receiving complaints that it was insensitive towards Native Americans.[71] In January 2013, No Doubt make a cameo appearance in a hot air ballon for the third season of Portlandia.[72]

### 2014–2017: Comeback with This Is What the Truth Feels Like

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Stefani in 2014

On April 12, 2014, Stefani made a surprise appearance at the Coachella festival, where she joined Pharrell Williams onstage during his set to perform "Hollaback Girl".[73] On April 29, it was officially confirmed that Stefani would join the seventh season of The Voice as a coach, replacing Christina Aguilera, who was originally going to replace Shakira after season 6, but couldn't due to her pregnancy.[74] Nine years after the previous time, she attended the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[75] Stefani appears as a featured artist on Maroon 5's song "My Heart Is Open", co-written by Sia, from the band's album V,[76] which was performed for the first time with Adam Levine and an orchestra at the 2015 Grammy Awards.[77] Stefani also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the track "Together" from his album Motion.[78]

On September 8, 2014, Stefani told MTV News during New York Fashion Week that she was working on both a No Doubt album and a solo album, and that she was working with Williams.[79] Stefani released her comeback single "Baby Don't Lie" on October 20, 2014, co-written with producers Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, and Noel Zancanella.[80] Billboard announced that her third studio album was set to be released in December with Benny Blanco serving as executive producer.[81] In late October, "Spark the Fire", a new track from Stefani's third album, was released. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams.[82] On November 23, the full song premiered online.[83] Both "Baby Don't Lie" and "Spark the Fire" were later scrapped from Stefani's third album. On January 13, 2015, Stefani and Williams also recorded a song titled "Shine", for the Paddington soundtrack. Stefani and Sia worked together on a ballad, called "Start a War" which was expected to be released on Stefani's third studio album as well, but it was not included on the final cut.[84] On July 10, 2015, American rapper Eminem featured Stefani on his single "Kings Never Die", from the Southpaw film soundtrack. The track debuted and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[85] and matched first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies.[86]

On October 17, 2015, Stefani performed a concert as part of her MasterCard Priceless Surprises tour series at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where she performed a new song about her breakup with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, titled "Used to Love You".[87] It was released as a download on October 20, 2015. The video was released the same day. The song was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on October 27, 2015.[88] The track is the first official single off her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like, which she began working on in mid-2015. Stefani said much of the previous material she worked on in 2014 felt forced and inauthentic, the opposite of what she had originally wanted.[89][90][91] The album's second single, "Make Me Like You", was released on February 12, 2016.[92] This Is What the Truth Feels Like was released on March 18, 2016, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 84,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week, earning Stefani her first number-one album on the U.S. chart as a solo artist.[93] To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in the United States.[94] Stefani voiced DJ Suki in the animated film Trolls, which was released on November 4, 2016.[95] She is also included on five songs from the film's official soundtrack.[96] Stefani twice performed as part of the "Final Shows" at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on October 29–30, before the venue's closure due to The Irvine Company not renewing the venue's land lease.[97][98]

Stefani was interviewed for the documentary series The Defiant Ones, which was released in July 2017.[99] The same month, she announced plans to release new music by the end of the year.[100] In August, several song titles from the singer's sessions were published on GEMA's official website, suggesting that she may be recording a holiday album.[101] The songwriting credits from the leaked tracks had Stefani collaborating with busbee, Blake Shelton, and Justin Tranter.[102] The album, titled You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released on October 6, 2017.[103] Its title track, featuring guest vocals from Shelton, was digitally distributed on September 22, 2017, as the lead single.[104] To promote the record, Stefani hosted Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas, an NBC Christmas television special that aired on December 12, 2017.[105]

### 2018–present: Las Vegas residency, The Voice and Bouquet

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Stefani at Las Vegas's residency concert in 2019

Stefani's first concert residency, titled Just a Girl: Las Vegas, began on June 27, 2018, at the Zappos Theater in Las Vegas. It was originally scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020, but the final eight shows were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106] The show concluded on November 6, 2021.[107] It was named after No Doubt's song "Just a Girl".[108] Proceeds from the show ($1 per ticket) were donated to the organization Cure4Kids.[109] A deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas was released in October 2018,[110] and was promoted through the single "Secret Santa".[111][112] On June 22, 2019, Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park.[113]

Stefani replaced Adam Levine as a coach for The Voice's 17th season after Levine left the show after 16 seasons.[114] Stefani was replaced by first-time coach Nick Jonas for the 18th season.[115] She returned for her fifth season of The Voice's 19th season as a replacement for Jonas.[116] Her finalist Carter Rubin was named the winner, giving her the first victory as a coach after her fifth attempt, and the ninth coach (and fourth female after Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, and Kelly Clarkson) to do so.[117] In November 2020, while the 19th season was still airing, it was announced Jonas would once again replace Stefani as a judge for season 20.[118] In May 2022, it was announced that Stefani would return as a coach for the 22nd season, replacing Ariana Grande.[119] In October 2022, it was announced that Stefani would depart the panel, once again, for the 23rd season.[120] In May 2023, it was announced that Stefani would return to The Voice for the 24th season, replacing Kelly Clarkson.[121] Stefani again departed the panel for the 25th season, being replaced by Dan + Shay.[122] In May 2024, it was announced that Stefani would return to the panel for the 26th season, replacing Dan + Shay and became the show's senior coach following John Legend's 2024 departure.[123] In 2025, for the 27th season, Stefani departed the panel once more, being replaced by Kelsea Ballerini.[124]

On December 13, 2019, Stefani featured on Shelton's single "Nobody but You" from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God's Country.[125] The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 49 on the Canadian Hot 100.[126][127] On July 24, 2020, Stefani and Shelton released another single titled "Happy Anywhere" inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.[128][129] Stefani was initially scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza's 2020 festival, but it was postponed due to the pandemic.[130] Lollapalooza was held as a four-day livestream in July and August 2020, but Stefani did not participate in it.[131]

Stefani was featured on a Mark Ronson remix of Dua Lipa's "Physical", which is included on Lipa's remix album Club Future Nostalgia (2020).[132] Stefani was initially approached to clear a "Hollaback Girl" sample for the Mr Fingers' remix of Lipa's "Hallucinate", and then asked to be a part of the "Physical" remix.[133] To promote 2020 reissued edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani released a cover of "Sleigh Ride" as a single.[134] On December 7, 2020, Stefani released her comeback solo single "Let Me Reintroduce Myself".[135] She followed this with a second single "Slow Clap" on March 11, 2021,[136][137] which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month. Both singles were expected to appear on her fifth studio album, but were ultimately scrapped off the album.[137] Stefani also teased other new music through her Instagram account, announcing she recorded two new tracks titled "When Loving Gets Old" and "Cry Happy".[138][139] In 2022, she was a featured artist on Sean Paul's single "Light My Fire", alongside Shenseea, and appeared in its music video.[140] In June 2023, she announced her first new solo single in over two years, "True Babe", which was released on June 23.[141]

On February 9, 2024, Stefani together with Blake Shelton released their duet, "Purple Irises", which appears on her fifth studio album Bouquet.[142] On July 25, she and Anderson Paak released the single "Hello World" as the song of the Olympics sponsored by Coca-Cola.[143] "Somebody Else's" was released as Bouquet's lead single on September 20, 2024.[144] "Swallow My Tears" was released as the album's next single on October 25.[145] The album was released on November 15.[146][147] In March 2025, a deluxe edition of Bouquet was released. It contains the single "Still Gonna Love You" and eleven acoustic versions of the album's tracks.[148]

On April 13, 2024 Stefani reunited with No Doubt for an appearance at Coachella. This was the first time the band had played together since 2015.[149]

At the end of January 2025, Stefani reunited with her No Doubt band members to perform a set for FireAid Benefit concert to support the Southern California communities devastated by wildfires. The event was broadcast and streamed live on Netflix Tudum, as well as Apple Music and the Apple TV app, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Paramount+, Prime Video and the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, SiriusXM (exclusively on "LIFE with John Mayer") Spotify, SoundCloud, Veeps, YouTube, and at select AMC Theatre locations in 70 US markets.[150]

## Other ventures

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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.[17] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.[151] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.[152][153] 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.[154][155] In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the clothes Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.[156]

In late 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.[157] 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).[158] As of January 2011[update], Stefani has become the spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris.[159] In 2016, Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani.[160] After needing to wear glasses, she began designing eyewear.[161] In 2016, Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L.A.M.B.[162] She also began releasing affordable eyewear under the label GX, with Tura Inc.[163]

In 2014, Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls.[164] Along with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids,[165] Stefani has helped create the show which features herself, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby as the band, HJ5, who fight evil whilst trying to pursue their music career.[166] Mattel was the global toy licensee and the series itself, Kuu Kuu Harajuku was distributed worldwide by DHX Media.[167]

In 2018, Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of "make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes",[168] and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty.[169][170]

## Artistry

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AXS called Stefani a "powerhouse" vocalist with an "incredible" range.[171] The New York Times considered Stefani's vocals "mannered" and commended her for "kick[ing] her vibrato addiction".[172] IGN described Stefani as having a "unique vocal prowess".[173] The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a "brash alto".[174]

Stefani's debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. took influence from a variety of 1980s genres,[175] which included electropop, new wave, dance-rock, hip hop, R&B, soul, and disco music.[176][177][178][179][180] Stefani cited early Madonna, Lisa Lisa, Club Nouveau, Prince, New Order and the Cure as major influences for the album.[178] Several of the album's tracks were designed for clubs, and contained electro beats meant for dancing.[181] Referencing fashion and wealth in the album, the singer name-drops several designers who she considered inspirations in her personal career, such as John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood.[182] Her second studio album The Sweet Escape resembles musically its predecessor while exploring more modern pop sounds, dabbling heavily into genres such as dance-pop and rap.[48][176][183][184][185] It carried on the same themes developed in Love. Angel. Music. Baby., and was criticized for doing so.[186]

This Is What the Truth Feels Like, the singer's third album, continued Stefani's endeavors with the pop genre, while incorporating music from a variety of other genres including reggae,[187] disco,[188] and dancehall,[189] as well as the use of guitars.[190] Stefani's lyrics shifted towards events that had recently occurred in her personal life, such as her divorce from Rossdale, and new relationship with Shelton.[191] The singer stated her album was more about forgiveness than revenge.[192]

## Public image

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Stefani performing "The Real Thing" during the Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005

Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings with Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.[193] During No Doubt's breakthrough, she wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized it as an accessory.[194] Since the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it.[195] Her makeup design generally includes light face powder, bright red lipstick, and arched eyebrows; she wrote about the subject in the song "Magic's in the Makeup" on the album Return of Saturn.[17] Stefani is a natural brunette, but her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade.[196] Since late 1994, she has usually 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.[197] She dyed her hair blue in 1998[194] and pink in 1999; she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.[198][199]

In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer's character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface.[10] 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.[155] Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing.[200] A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010.[201] The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion,[202] and are named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo. 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. Forbes magazine reported that Stefani earned $27 million between June 2007 to June 2008 for her tour, fashion line and commercials, making her the world's 10th highest paid music personality at the time.[203]

## Achievements and legacy

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Main articles: List of awards and nominations received by Gwen Stefani and List of Gwen Stefani tribute albums

Gwen Stefani's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Throughout her career as a solo artist, Stefani has won various music awards, including one Grammy Award, four MTV Video Music Awards, one American Music Award, one Brit Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. With No Doubt, she has won two Grammy Awards. In 2005, Rolling Stone called her "the only true female rock star left on radio or MTV" and featured her on the magazine's cover.[204] Stefani received the Style Icon Award at the first People Magazine Awards in 2014.[205] In 2016, the singer was honored at the Radio Disney Music Awards with a Hero Award, which is given to artists based on their personal contributions to various charitable works.[206] In 2023, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[207] In 2023, she was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame.[208]

Stefani has been referred to as a "Pop Princess" by music critics from The Blade, Hello!, and Billboard.[209][210][211] In 2012, VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of "100 Greatest Women in Music".[15] Billboard ranked her as a soloist at number 32 on its 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list and as part of No Doubt, which was listed at number 59.[212] Stefani's work has influenced artists and musicians including Hayley Williams of Paramore,[213] Best Coast,[214] Kim Petras,[215] Teddy Sinclair,[216] Katy Perry,[217] Charli XCX,[218] Kesha,[219] Ava Max,[220] Marina Diamandis,[221] Rita Ora,[222] Keke Palmer,[223] Bebe Rexha,[224] Dua Lipa,[225] the Stunners,[226] Kelly Clarkson,[227] Sky Ferreira,[228] Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix,[229] and Cover Drive.[230] The latter group, a quartet of Barbados musicians, claimed that both Stefani and No Doubt had helped influence their music, to which the lead singer of the group, Amanda Reifer, said that she would "pass out" if she ever met Stefani.[230]

The lead single from Love. Angel. Music. Baby., "What You Waiting For?", was considered by Pitchfork to be one of Stefani's best singles, and would later place it at number sixteen on their "Top 50 Singles of 2004" list.[231][232] "Hollaback Girl" from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. would go on to be the first song to digitally sell an excess of one million copies in the United States;[11] it was certified platinum in both the United States and Australia,[233][234] and peaked at number forty-one on Billboard's decade-end charts for 2000–2009.[235] Since its release in 2005, "Hollaback Girl" has been called Stefani's "signature song" by Rolling Stone.[236]

## Philanthropy

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Barack Obama and Stefani in 2016

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.[237] Stefani also ran an auction on eBay from April 11 to 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 an admission to a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her on June 7, 2011, at Los Angeles' first Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort.[238][239]

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.[240] A representative for designer Michael Angel, who helped Stefani with the design and worked as a stylist, said that Angel created the gown, not Stefani.[240][241] In response, Angel released a statement confirming that the dress was designed by Stefani for L.A.M.B. to wear and be auctioned off at the amfAR gala.[242] Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer's Beverly Hills home.[243]

The singer-songwriter supports the LGBTQ community. When asked in a 2019 Pride Source interview about how she would react if one of her children came out as gay, Stefani stated "I would be blessed with a gay son; [...] I just want my boys to be healthy and happy. And I just ask God to guide me to be a good mother, which is not an easy thing at all."[244]

## Personal life

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Stefani began dating her bandmate Tony Kanal soon after he joined the band. She stated that she was heavily invested in that relationship, saying in 2005, "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him."[245] The band almost split up when Kanal ended the relationship.[246][247] Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of Tragic Kingdom's songs, such as "Don't Speak", "Sunday Morning", and "Hey You!", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship.[248] Stefani co-wrote her song "Cool" about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.[249]

Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995 when No Doubt and Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ.[29] They married on September 14, 2002, at St Paul's, Covent Garden in London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later.[250] Stefani has three sons with Rossdale, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale born on May 26, 2006,[251] Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale born on August 21, 2008,[252] and Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale on February 28, 2014.[253] On August 3, 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing "irreconcilable differences".[254] Their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016, in which Rossdale agreed to the "unequal split" of their assets.[255]

Stefani and Blake Shelton in 2016

Stefani announced her relationship with Blake Shelton, country music artist and The Voice co-star, in November 2015.[256] Stefani and Shelton have collaborated on music numerous times since becoming a couple. In 2015, the musicians co-wrote the song "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" as they navigated the beginning of their relationship.[257] The duet was featured on Shelton's 2016 album, "If I'm Honest".[257] In 2020, their duets "Nobody But You" and "Happy Anywhere" both reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart.[258] They also collaborated on the song "You Make It Feel Like Christmas", featured on Stefani's 2017 holiday album of the same name.[259] The couple announced their engagement on October 27, 2020, and married at a chapel on July 3, 2021, at Shelton's Oklahoma ranch.[260][261]

Stefani was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2020.[262][263]

In a 2023 interview with Allure magazine, Stefani stated that her father's job had him frequently traveling between California and Japan for 18 years. Speaking about her relationship with Japanese culture, she explained that "That was my Japanese influence and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline and it was fascinating to me". She had visited Harajuku as an adult and referred to herself as a "super fan" of Japanese culture. In the same interview, Stefani commented that she was Japanese and "identifies not just with Japan's culture, but also with the Hispanic and Latin communities of Anaheim, California."[264] Her comments have garnered criticism of cultural appropriation, with interviewers and writers clarifying that Stefani, who is Irish-American and Italian-American, is not Japanese.[265][266][267]

Stefani identifies as a Roman Catholic.[268][269]

## Discography

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Main articles: Gwen Stefani discography and List of songs recorded by Gwen Stefani

See also: No Doubt discography

### Solo discography

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* Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
* The Sweet Escape (2006)
* This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016)
* You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017)
* Bouquet (2024)

### No Doubt discography

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* No Doubt (1992)
* The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
* Tragic Kingdom (1995)
* Return of Saturn (2000)
* Rock Steady (2001)
* Push and Shove (2012)

## Tours

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### Headlining

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* Harajuku Lovers Tour (2005)
* The Sweet Escape Tour (2007)
* This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour (2016)

### Residency

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* Gwen Stefani – Just a Girl (2018–2021)

### Promotional

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* MasterCard Priceless Surprises Presents Gwen Stefani (2015–2016)
* Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Final Shows (2016)

## Filmography

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Year  | Title[270] | Role  | Notes

|
|
|

1996–2016  | Saturday Night Live | Musical guest  | 6 episodes
2000–01  | Behind the Music | Herself  | 2 episodes
2001  | King of the Hill | Herself (with No Doubt)  | Episode: "Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story"
Zoolander | Herself  | Cameo
2002  | Dawson's Creek | Herself (with No Doubt)  | Episode: "Spiderwebs"
2004  | The Aviator | Jean Harlow | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2005  | Fashion Rocks | Herself  | Documentary
Brain Fart
2009  | Gossip Girl | Snowed Out lead singer  | Episode: "Valley Girls"; cameo
2011  | Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | Herself  | Documentary
2013  | Portlandia | Herself (with No Doubt)  | Episode: "Nina's Birthday"
2014–15; 2017; 2019–20; 2022–24  | The Voice | Herself  | Coach (seasons 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26); advisor (seasons 8 and 10)
2015  | Through the Eyes of Faith | Documentary
2016  | Trolls | DJ Suki (voice)  |
2017  | The Defiant Ones | Herself  | Documentary
2024  | Piece by Piece | Herself (voice)  | Documentary

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* Awards
* Discography
* Songs
* Tribute albums

Studio albums|

* Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
* The Sweet Escape
* This Is What the Truth Feels Like
* You Make It Feel Like Christmas
* Bouquet

Video albums|

* Harajuku Lovers Live

Singles|

* "What You Waiting For?"
* "Rich Girl"
* "Hollaback Girl"
* "Cool"
* "Luxurious"
* "Crash"
* "Wind It Up"
* "The Sweet Escape"
* "4 in the Morning"
* "Now That You Got It"
* "Early Winter"
* "Baby Don't Lie"
* "Spark the Fire"
* "Used to Love You"
* "Make Me Like You"
* "Misery"
* "You Make It Feel Like Christmas"
* "Santa Baby"
* "Secret Santa"
* "Nobody but You"
* "Here This Christmas"
* "Let Me Reintroduce Myself"
* "Slow Clap"
* "True Babe"
* "Purple Irises"
* "Somebody Else's"
* "Swallow My Tears"

Featured singles|

* "South Side"
* "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
* "What's Going On"
* "Can I Have It Like That"
* "Glycerine"
* "Kings Never Die"
* "Hands"
* "Happy Anywhere"
* "Light My Fire"

Promotional singles|

* "The Real Thing"
* "Yummy"
* "Shine"
* "Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
* "Sleigh Ride"
* "Love Is Alive"

Other songs|

* "Almost Blue"
* "Serious"
* "Long Way to Go"
* "Start a War"
* "Leather and Lace"
* "Asking 4 It"
* "Rare"
* "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
* "What U Workin' With?"
* "My Gift Is You"
* "Under the Christmas Lights"
* "White Christmas"
* "Christmas Eve"
* "Physical (Remix)"
* "Boa"

Concerts and tours|

* Harajuku Lovers Tour
* The Sweet Escape Tour
* MasterCard Priceless Surprises Presents Gwen Stefani
* This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour
* Just a Girl

Television|

* Kuu Kuu Harajuku
* Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas

Related articles|

* No Doubt
* No Doubt discography
* Harajuku Girls
* L.A.M.B.
* Eric Stefani
* Gavin Rossdale
* Blake Shelton
* Tony Kanal

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Awards for Gwen Stefani

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American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

* Helen Reddy (1974)
* Olivia Newton-John (1975)
* Olivia Newton-John (1976)
* Olivia Newton-John (1977)
* Linda Ronstadt (1978)
* Linda Ronstadt (1979)
* Donna Summer (1980)
* Barbra Streisand (1981)
* Pat Benatar (1982)
* Olivia Newton-John (1983)
* Pat Benatar (1984)
* Cyndi Lauper (1985)
* Tina Turner (1986)
* Whitney Houston (1987)
* Whitney Houston (1988)
* Whitney Houston (1989)
* Paula Abdul (1990)
* Janet Jackson (1991)
* Paula Abdul (1992)
* Mariah Carey (1993)
* Whitney Houston (1994)
* Mariah Carey (1995)
* Mariah Carey (1996)
* Alanis Morissette (1997)
* Celine Dion (1998)
* Celine Dion (1999)
* Shania Twain (2000)
* Faith Hill (2001)
* Janet Jackson (2002)
* Sheryl Crow (2003)
* Jennifer Lopez (2003)
* Sheryl Crow (2004)
* Gwen Stefani (2005)
* Kelly Clarkson (2006)
* Fergie (2007)
* Rihanna (2008)
* Taylor Swift (2009)
* Lady Gaga (2010)
* Adele (2011)
* Katy Perry (2012)
* Taylor Swift (2013)
* Katy Perry (2014)
* Ariana Grande (2015)
* Selena Gomez (2016)
* Lady Gaga (2017)
* Taylor Swift (2018)
* Taylor Swift (2019)
* Taylor Swift (2020)
* Taylor Swift (2021)
* Taylor Swift (2022)
* Billie Eilish (2025)

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Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist

* Tracy Chapman (1989)
* Sinéad O'Connor (1991)
* Björk  (1994)
* K.d. lang (1995)
* Björk (1996)
* Sheryl Crow (1997)
* Björk (1998)
* Natalie Imbruglia (1999)
* Macy Gray (2000)
* Madonna (2001)
* Kylie Minogue (2002)
* Pink (2003)
* Beyoncé (2004)
* Gwen Stefani (2005)
* Madonna (2006)
* Nelly Furtado (2007)
* Kylie Minogue (2008)
* Katy Perry (2009)
* Lady Gaga (2010)
* Rihanna (2011)
* Rihanna (2012)
* Lana Del Rey (2013)
* Lorde (2014)
* Taylor Swift (2015)
* Björk (2016)
* Beyoncé (2017)
* Lorde (2018)
* Ariana Grande (2019)
* Billie Eilish (2020)
* Billie Eilish (2021)

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Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance

2000s|

* "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (2002)
* "Dilemma" – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2003)
* "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2004)
* "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon (2005)
* "Numb/Encore" – Linkin Park and Jay-Z (2006)
* "My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (2007)
* "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2008)
* "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West (2009)

2010s|

* "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (2010)
* "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (2011)
* "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (2012)
* "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream (2013)
* "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake (2014)
* "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (2015)
* "These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat (2016)
* "Hotline Bling" – Drake (2017)
* "LOYALTY." – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (2018)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)

2020s|

* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend (2020)
* "Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak (2021)
* "Hurricane" – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby (2022)
* "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems (2023)
* "All My Life" – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole (2024)
* "3:AM" – Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu (2025)

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No Doubt

* Gwen Stefani
* Tony Kanal
* Tom Dumont
* Adrian Young

* Eric Stefani

Studio albums|

* No Doubt
* The Beacon Street Collection
* Tragic Kingdom
* Return of Saturn
* Rock Steady
* Push and Shove

Compilations|

* The Singles 1992–2003
* Boom Box
* Everything in Time

Video albums|

* Live in the Tragic Kingdom
* Rock Steady Live
* The Videos 1992–2003

Singles|

* "Trapped in a Box"
* "Squeal"
* "Doghouse"
* "Just a Girl"
* "Spiderwebs"
* "Don't Speak"
* "Excuse Me Mr."
* "Sunday Morning"
* "Happy Now?"
* "Hey You!"
* "New"
* "Ex-Girlfriend"
* "Simple Kind of Life"
* "Bathwater"
* "Hey Baby"
* "Hella Good"
* "Underneath It All"
* "Running"
* "It's My Life"
* "Settle Down"
* "Looking Hot"

Promotional singles|

* "Making Out"
* "Stand and Deliver"
* "Push and Shove"

Concert tours|

* Summer Tour 2004
* 2009 Summer Tour
* Seven Night Stand

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