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Gwen Stefani
Stefani performing with No Doubt in 2015
Born	Gwen Renée Stefani October 3, 1969 (age 53) Fullerton, California, U.S.
Other names	Gwen Rossdale[1] Gwen Shelton[2]
Education	Fullerton College California State University, Fullerton
Occupations	Singer songwriter fashion designer actress
Years active	1986–present
Organization	L.A.M.B.
Spouses	Gavin Rossdale ​ ​ (m. ; div. )​ Blake Shelton ​ (m. )​
Partner	Tony Kanal (1987–1994)
Children	3
Relatives	Eric Stefani (brother)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop[3] R&B electronica ska new wave[4] rock[5]
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Interscope
Formerly of	No Doubt
Website	gwenstefani.com
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Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include «Just a Girl», «Spiderwebs», and «Don’t Speak», from their 1995 breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom, 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.^[6][7] 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.^[8] In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, The Sweet Escape. Among the singles were «Wind It Up» and «The Sweet Escape», the latter of which was number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007.^[9] 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 Blake Shelton, including «Nobody but You» (2020), which reached number 18 in the US.

Stefani has won three Grammy Awards. As a solo artist, she has received an American Music Award, a Brit Award, a World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. 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.^[10][11] VH1 ranked her 13th on their «100 Greatest Women in Music» list in 2012.^[12] Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.^[13]

Early life

Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California,^[14] and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim, California.^[15] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from the Four Tops’ 1968 version of the Left Banke’s 1966 song «Walk Away Renée».^[16] Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian-American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive.^[17] Her mother Patti (née Flynn^[18]) is Irish-American^[19] and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.^[17][20] Stefani’s parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.^[15] Stefani has two younger siblings, Jill and Todd, and an older brother, Eric.^[15][20] Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt before leaving the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons.^[14] She went to Loara High School, where she graduated in 1987.^[21] After high school, she went to Fullerton College,^[22] before transferring to California State University, Fullerton.^[23]

Career

1986–2004: Career beginnings and No Doubt

Her brother 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.^[14] In 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records.^[24] The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.^[25] 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.^[26] 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.^[27] Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.^[15] The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide by 2004.^[15][28][29] In late 2000, Rolling Stone magazine named her «the Queen of Confessional Pop».^[30]

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.^[31] 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.^[32] The band’s 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band’s new wave influences.^[33] The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,^[34] 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».^[35]

2004–2006: Solo debut and other ventures

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 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, synthpop, and electro.^[36] 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.^[6] The album was described as «fun as hell but … not exactly rife with subversive social commentary».^[37] The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.^[38] L.A.M.B. reached multi-platinum status in the United States,^[17] the United Kingdom,^[39] Australia,^[40] and Canada.^[41]

The first single from the album was «What You Waiting For?», which debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart, charted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100^[42] and reached the top ten on most other charts.^[43] The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career^[44] as well as her desire to have a baby.^[45] «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.^[42][46] The album’s third single «Hollaback Girl» became Stefani’s first US and second Australian number-one single; it reached top ten elsewhere.^[42][47] The song was the first US music download to sell more than one million copies, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.^[8] The fourth single «Cool» was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in US and UK.^[42][46] The song’s lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed on Lake Como, depict Stefani’s former relationship with Kanal.^[48] «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.^[49]

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.^[50] 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.^[51][52] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow’s films.^[15] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.^[53] 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.^[54]

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

Stefani’s second studio album, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 1, 2006.^[55] 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.^[17] 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»^[56] and Rob Sheffield called the album a «hasty return» that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.^[57]

«Wind It Up», the album’s lead single, used yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music,^[58] and peaked in the top 10 in the US and the UK.^[59] 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.^[60] 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.^[61]

With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape, No Doubt began work on a new album without her^[62] and planned to complete it after Stefani’s Sweet Escape Tour was finished.^[63] 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.^[64] The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008, for the video game Rock Band 2.^[65] 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.^[66]

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.^[67] «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.^[68] In January 2013, No Doubt make a cameo appearance in a hot air ballon for the third season of Portlandia.^[69]

2014–2017: The Voice, This Is What the Truth Feels Like and You Make It Feel Like Christmas

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».^[70] On April 29, it was officially confirmed that Stefani would join the seventh season of The Voice as a coach, replacing Christina Aguilera.^[71] Nine years after the previous time, she attended the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.^[72] 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,^[73] which was performed for the first time with Adam Levine and an orchestra at the 2015 Grammy Awards.^[74] Stefani also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the track «Together» from his album Motion.^[75]

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.^[76] Stefani released her comeback single «Baby Don’t Lie» on October 20, 2014, co-written with producers Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, and Noel Zancanella.^[77] Billboard announced that her third studio album was set to be released in December with Benny Blanco serving as executive producer.^[78] In late October, «Spark the Fire», a new track from Stefani’s third album, was released. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams.^[79] On November 23, the full song premiered online.^[80] 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.^[81] 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,^[82] and matched first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies.^[83]

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».^[84] 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.^[85] 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.^[86][87][88] The album’s second single, «Make Me Like You», was released on February 12, 2016.^[89] 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.^[90] To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in the United States.^[91] Stefani voiced DJ Suki in the animated film Trolls, which was released on November 4, 2016.^[92] She is also included on five songs from the film’s official soundtrack.^[93] 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.^[94][95]

Stefani was interviewed for the documentary series The Defiant Ones, which was released in July 2017.^[96] The same month, she announced plans to release new music by the end of the year.^[97] 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.^[98] The songwriting credits from the leaked tracks had Stefani collaborating with busbee, Blake Shelton, and Justin Tranter.^[99] The album, titled You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released on October 6, 2017.^[100] Its title track, featuring guest vocals from Shelton, was digitally distributed on September 22, 2017, as the lead single.^[101] 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.^[102]

2018–present: Las Vegas residency and The Voice

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.^[103] The show concluded on November 6, 2021.^[104] It was named after No Doubt’s song «Just a Girl».^[105] Proceeds from the show ($1 per ticket) were donated to the organization Cure4Kids.^[106] A deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas was released in October 2018,^[107] and was promoted through the single «Secret Santa».^[108][109] On June 22, 2019, Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park.^[110]

Stefani replaced Adam Levine as a coach for The Voice‘s 17th season after Levine left the show after 16 seasons.^[111] Stefani was replaced by first-time coach Nick Jonas for the 18th season.^[112] She returned for her fifth season of The Voice’s 19th season as a replacement for Jonas.^[113] 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.^[114] 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.^[115] In May 2022, it was announced that Stefani would return as a coach for the 22nd season, replacing Ariana Grande.^[116] In October 2022, it was announced that Stefani would depart the panel, once again, for the 23rd season.^[117]

On December 13, 2019, Stefani featured on Shelton’s single «Nobody but You» from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God’s Country.^[118] The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 49 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[119][120] On July 24, 2020, Stefani and Shelton released another single titled «Happy Anywhere» inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[121][122] Stefani was initially scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza’s 2020 festival, but it was postponed due to the pandemic.^[123] Lollapalooza was held as a four-day livestream in July and August 2020, but Stefani did not participate in it.^[124]

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).^[125] 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.^[126] To promote 2020 reissued edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani released a cover of «Sleigh Ride» as a single.^[127]

On December 7, 2020, Stefani released «Let Me Reintroduce Myself» as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album.^[128] She followed this with a second single «Slow Clap» on March 11, 2021,^[129][130] which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month.^[130] Stefani also teased other new music through her Instagram account, announcing she recorded two new tracks titled «When Loving Gets Old» and «Cry Happy».^[131][132] In 2022, she was a featured artist on Sean Paul’s single «Light My Fire», alongside Shenseea, and appeared in its music video.^[133]

Other ventures

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.^[15] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.^[134] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.^[13][135] 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.^[136][137] 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.^[138]

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.^[139] 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).^[140] As of January 2011, Stefani has become the spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris.^[141] In 2016, Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani.^[142] After needing to wear glasses, she began designing eyewear.^[143] In 2016, Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L.A.M.B.^[144] She also began releasing affordable eyewear under the label GX, with Tura Inc.^[145]

In 2014, Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls.^[146] Along with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids,^[147] 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.^[148] Mattel was the global toy licensee and the series itself, Kuu Kuu Harajuku was distributed worldwide by DHX Media.^[149]

In 2018, Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of «make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes»,^[150] and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty.^[151]

Personal life

Stefani began dating her bandmate Tony Kanal, soon after he joined the band. She stated that she was heavily invested in that relationship, and commented that «…all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him.»^[152] The band almost split up when Kanal ended the relationship.^[153][154] 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.^[155] Stefani co-wrote her song «Cool» about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.^[156]

Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995, when No Doubt and headlining band Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ.^[26] 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.^[157] Stefani has three sons with Rossdale, born in May 26, 2006^[158] August 21, 2008,^[159] and February 28, 2014.^[160] On August 3, 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing «irreconcilable differences».^[161] Their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016, in which Rossdale agreed to the «unequal split» of their assets.^[162]

Stefani announced her relationship with Blake Shelton, country music artist and The Voice co-star, in November 2015.^[163] 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.^[164] The duet was featured on Shelton’s 2016 album, «If I’m Honest».^[164] In 2020, their duets «Nobody But You» and «Happy Anywhere» both reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart.^[165] They also collaborated on the song «You Make It Feel Like Christmas,» featured on Stefani’s 2017 holiday album of the same name.^[166] The couple announced their engagement on October 27, 2020, and married at a chapel on July 3, 2021, at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch.^[167][168]

Stefani was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2020.^[169][170]

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 Latinx communities of Anaheim, California.»^[171] 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.^{[172][173][174]}

Artistry

AXS called Stefani a «powerhouse» vocalist with an «incredible» range.^[175] The New York Times considered Stefani’s vocals «mannered» and commended her for «kick[ing] her vibrato addiction».^[176] IGN described Stefani as having a «unique vocal prowess».^[177] The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a «brash alto».^[178]

Stefani’s debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. took influence from a variety of 1980s genres,^[179] which included electropop, new wave, dance-rock, hip hop, R&B, soul, and disco music.^{[180][181][182][183][184]} Stefani cited early Madonna, Lisa Lisa, Club Nouveau, Prince, New Order and the Cure as major influences for the album.^[182] Several of the album’s tracks were designed for clubs, and contained electro beats meant for dancing.^[185] 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.^[186] 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.^{[45][180][187][188][189]} It carried on the same themes developed in Love. Angel. Music. Baby., and was criticized for doing so.^[190]

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,^[191] disco,^[192] and dancehall,^[193] as well as the use of guitars.^[194] 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.^[195] The singer stated her album was more about forgiveness than revenge.^[196]

Public image

Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings with Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.^[197] 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.^[198] Since the 1995 music video for «Just a Girl», Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it.^[199] 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?».^[15] Stefani is a natural brunette, but her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade.^[200] 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.^[201] She dyed her hair blue in 1998^[198] and pink in 1999,^[202] when she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.^[203]

In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer’s character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface.^[7] 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.^[137] 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.^[204] A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010.^[205] 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,^[206] 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.^[45] 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.^[207]

Achievements and legacy

Throughout her career as a solo artist, Stefani has won several 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.^[208] Stefani received the Style Icon Award at the first People Magazine Awards in 2014.^[209] 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.^[210]

Stefani has been referred to as a «Pop Princess» by several contemporary music critics.^{[211][212][213]} In 2012, VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of «100 Greatest Women in Music».^[12] Stefani’s work has influenced artists and musicians including Hayley Williams of Paramore,^[214] Best Coast,^[215] Kim Petras,^[216] Teddy Sinclair,^[217] Katy Perry,^[218] Charli XCX,^[219] Kesha,^[220] Ava Max,^[221] Marina Diamandis,^[222] Rita Ora,^[223] Keke Palmer,^[224] Bebe Rexha,^[225] Dua Lipa,^[226] the Stunners,^[227] Kelly Clarkson,^[228] Sky Ferreira,^[229] Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix,^[230] Olivia Rodrigo,^[231] and Cover Drive.^[232] 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.^[232]

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.^[233][234] «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;^[8] it was certified platinum in both the United States and Australia,^[235][236] and peaked at number forty-one on Billboard‘s decade-end charts for 2000–09.^[237] Since its release in 2005, «Hollaback Girl» has been called Stefani’s «signature song» by Rolling Stone.^[238]

Philanthropy

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.^[239] 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.^[240][241]

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.^[242] 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.^[242][243] 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.^[244] Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer’s Beverly Hills home.^[245]

The singer-songwriter supports the LGBT 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.»^[246]

Discography

Solo discography

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

No Doubt discography

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

Tours

Headlining

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

Residency

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

Promotional

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

Festivals

• Machaca Fest (2019)

Filmography

Year	Title[247]	Role	Notes
1996–2016	Saturday Night Live	Musical guest	6 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	Malice	Malice (voice)	Video game
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	The Voice	Herself	Coach (seasons 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 22); advisor (seasons 8 and 10)
2015	Through the Eyes of Faith	Documentary
2016	Trolls	DJ Suki (voice)
2017	The Defiant Ones	Herself	Documentary

References

External links

• Official website
• Gwen Stefani at AllMusic
• Gwen Stefani at IMDb
• Gwen Stefani discography at MusicBrainz

Gwen Stefani
Stefani performing with No Doubt in 2015
Born	Gwen Renée Stefani October 3, 1969 (age 53) Fullerton, California, U.S.
Other names	Gwen Rossdale[1] Gwen Shelton[2]
Education	Fullerton College California State University, Fullerton
Occupations	Singer songwriter fashion designer actress
Years active	1986–present
Organization	L.A.M.B.
Spouses	Gavin Rossdale ​ ​ (m. ; div. )​ Blake Shelton ​ (m. )​
Partner	Tony Kanal (1987–1994)
Children	3
Relatives	Eric Stefani (brother)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop[3] R&B electronica ska new wave[4] rock[5]
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Interscope
Formerly of	No Doubt
Website	gwenstefani.com
Signature

Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include «Just a Girl», «Spiderwebs», and «Don’t Speak», from their 1995 breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom, 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.^[6][7] 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.^[8] In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, The Sweet Escape. Among the singles were «Wind It Up» and «The Sweet Escape», the latter of which was number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007.^[9] 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 Blake Shelton, including «Nobody but You» (2020), which reached number 18 in the US.

Stefani has won three Grammy Awards. As a solo artist, she has received an American Music Award, a Brit Award, a World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. 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.^[10][11] VH1 ranked her 13th on their «100 Greatest Women in Music» list in 2012.^[12] Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.^[13]

Early life

Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California,^[14] and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim, California.^[15] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from the Four Tops’ 1968 version of the Left Banke’s 1966 song «Walk Away Renée».^[16] Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian-American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive.^[17] Her mother Patti (née Flynn^[18]) is Irish-American^[19] and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.^[17][20] Stefani’s parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.^[15] Stefani has two younger siblings, Jill and Todd, and an older brother, Eric.^[15][20] Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt before leaving the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons.^[14] She went to Loara High School, where she graduated in 1987.^[21] After high school, she went to Fullerton College,^[22] before transferring to California State University, Fullerton.^[23]

Career

1986–2004: Career beginnings and No Doubt

Her brother 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.^[14] In 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records.^[24] The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.^[25] 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.^[26] 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.^[27] Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.^[15] The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide by 2004.^[15][28][29] In late 2000, Rolling Stone magazine named her «the Queen of Confessional Pop».^[30]

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.^[31] 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.^[32] The band’s 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band’s new wave influences.^[33] The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,^[34] 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».^[35]

2004–2006: Solo debut and other ventures

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 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, synthpop, and electro.^[36] 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.^[6] The album was described as «fun as hell but … not exactly rife with subversive social commentary».^[37] The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.^[38] L.A.M.B. reached multi-platinum status in the United States,^[17] the United Kingdom,^[39] Australia,^[40] and Canada.^[41]

The first single from the album was «What You Waiting For?», which debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart, charted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100^[42] and reached the top ten on most other charts.^[43] The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career^[44] as well as her desire to have a baby.^[45] «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.^[42][46] The album’s third single «Hollaback Girl» became Stefani’s first US and second Australian number-one single; it reached top ten elsewhere.^[42][47] The song was the first US music download to sell more than one million copies, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.^[8] The fourth single «Cool» was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in US and UK.^[42][46] The song’s lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed on Lake Como, depict Stefani’s former relationship with Kanal.^[48] «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.^[49]

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.^[50] 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.^[51][52] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow’s films.^[15] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.^[53] 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.^[54]

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

Stefani’s second studio album, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 1, 2006.^[55] 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.^[17] 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»^[56] and Rob Sheffield called the album a «hasty return» that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.^[57]

«Wind It Up», the album’s lead single, used yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music,^[58] and peaked in the top 10 in the US and the UK.^[59] 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.^[60] 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.^[61]

With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape, No Doubt began work on a new album without her^[62] and planned to complete it after Stefani’s Sweet Escape Tour was finished.^[63] 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.^[64] The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008, for the video game Rock Band 2.^[65] 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.^[66]

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.^[67] «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.^[68] In January 2013, No Doubt make a cameo appearance in a hot air ballon for the third season of Portlandia.^[69]

2014–2017: The Voice, This Is What the Truth Feels Like and You Make It Feel Like Christmas

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».^[70] On April 29, it was officially confirmed that Stefani would join the seventh season of The Voice as a coach, replacing Christina Aguilera.^[71] Nine years after the previous time, she attended the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.^[72] 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,^[73] which was performed for the first time with Adam Levine and an orchestra at the 2015 Grammy Awards.^[74] Stefani also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the track «Together» from his album Motion.^[75]

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.^[76] Stefani released her comeback single «Baby Don’t Lie» on October 20, 2014, co-written with producers Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, and Noel Zancanella.^[77] Billboard announced that her third studio album was set to be released in December with Benny Blanco serving as executive producer.^[78] In late October, «Spark the Fire», a new track from Stefani’s third album, was released. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams.^[79] On November 23, the full song premiered online.^[80] 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.^[81] 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,^[82] and matched first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies.^[83]

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».^[84] 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.^[85] 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.^[86][87][88] The album’s second single, «Make Me Like You», was released on February 12, 2016.^[89] 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.^[90] To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in the United States.^[91] Stefani voiced DJ Suki in the animated film Trolls, which was released on November 4, 2016.^[92] She is also included on five songs from the film’s official soundtrack.^[93] 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.^[94][95]

Stefani was interviewed for the documentary series The Defiant Ones, which was released in July 2017.^[96] The same month, she announced plans to release new music by the end of the year.^[97] 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.^[98] The songwriting credits from the leaked tracks had Stefani collaborating with busbee, Blake Shelton, and Justin Tranter.^[99] The album, titled You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released on October 6, 2017.^[100] Its title track, featuring guest vocals from Shelton, was digitally distributed on September 22, 2017, as the lead single.^[101] 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.^[102]

2018–present: Las Vegas residency and The Voice

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.^[103] The show concluded on November 6, 2021.^[104] It was named after No Doubt’s song «Just a Girl».^[105] Proceeds from the show ($1 per ticket) were donated to the organization Cure4Kids.^[106] A deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas was released in October 2018,^[107] and was promoted through the single «Secret Santa».^[108][109] On June 22, 2019, Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park.^[110]

Stefani replaced Adam Levine as a coach for The Voice‘s 17th season after Levine left the show after 16 seasons.^[111] Stefani was replaced by first-time coach Nick Jonas for the 18th season.^[112] She returned for her fifth season of The Voice’s 19th season as a replacement for Jonas.^[113] 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.^[114] 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.^[115] In May 2022, it was announced that Stefani would return as a coach for the 22nd season, replacing Ariana Grande.^[116] In October 2022, it was announced that Stefani would depart the panel, once again, for the 23rd season.^[117]

On December 13, 2019, Stefani featured on Shelton’s single «Nobody but You» from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God’s Country.^[118] The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 49 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[119][120] On July 24, 2020, Stefani and Shelton released another single titled «Happy Anywhere» inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[121][122] Stefani was initially scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza’s 2020 festival, but it was postponed due to the pandemic.^[123] Lollapalooza was held as a four-day livestream in July and August 2020, but Stefani did not participate in it.^[124]

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).^[125] 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.^[126] To promote 2020 reissued edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani released a cover of «Sleigh Ride» as a single.^[127]

On December 7, 2020, Stefani released «Let Me Reintroduce Myself» as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album.^[128] She followed this with a second single «Slow Clap» on March 11, 2021,^[129][130] which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month.^[130] Stefani also teased other new music through her Instagram account, announcing she recorded two new tracks titled «When Loving Gets Old» and «Cry Happy».^[131][132] In 2022, she was a featured artist on Sean Paul’s single «Light My Fire», alongside Shenseea, and appeared in its music video.^[133]

Other ventures

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.^[15] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.^[134] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.^[13][135] 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.^[136][137] 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.^[138]

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.^[139] 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).^[140] As of January 2011, Stefani has become the spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris.^[141] In 2016, Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani.^[142] After needing to wear glasses, she began designing eyewear.^[143] In 2016, Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L.A.M.B.^[144] She also began releasing affordable eyewear under the label GX, with Tura Inc.^[145]

In 2014, Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls.^[146] Along with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids,^[147] 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.^[148] Mattel was the global toy licensee and the series itself, Kuu Kuu Harajuku was distributed worldwide by DHX Media.^[149]

In 2018, Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of «make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes»,^[150] and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty.^[151]

Personal life

Stefani began dating her bandmate Tony Kanal, soon after he joined the band. She stated that she was heavily invested in that relationship, and commented that «…all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him.»^[152] The band almost split up when Kanal ended the relationship.^[153][154] 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.^[155] Stefani co-wrote her song «Cool» about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.^[156]

Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995, when No Doubt and headlining band Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ.^[26] 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.^[157] Stefani has three sons with Rossdale, born in May 26, 2006^[158] August 21, 2008,^[159] and February 28, 2014.^[160] On August 3, 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing «irreconcilable differences».^[161] Their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016, in which Rossdale agreed to the «unequal split» of their assets.^[162]

Stefani announced her relationship with Blake Shelton, country music artist and The Voice co-star, in November 2015.^[163] 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.^[164] The duet was featured on Shelton’s 2016 album, «If I’m Honest».^[164] In 2020, their duets «Nobody But You» and «Happy Anywhere» both reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart.^[165] They also collaborated on the song «You Make It Feel Like Christmas,» featured on Stefani’s 2017 holiday album of the same name.^[166] The couple announced their engagement on October 27, 2020, and married at a chapel on July 3, 2021, at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch.^[167][168]

Stefani was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2020.^[169][170]

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 Latinx communities of Anaheim, California.»^[171] 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.^{[172][173][174]}

Artistry

AXS called Stefani a «powerhouse» vocalist with an «incredible» range.^[175] The New York Times considered Stefani’s vocals «mannered» and commended her for «kick[ing] her vibrato addiction».^[176] IGN described Stefani as having a «unique vocal prowess».^[177] The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a «brash alto».^[178]

Stefani’s debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. took influence from a variety of 1980s genres,^[179] which included electropop, new wave, dance-rock, hip hop, R&B, soul, and disco music.^{[180][181][182][183][184]} Stefani cited early Madonna, Lisa Lisa, Club Nouveau, Prince, New Order and the Cure as major influences for the album.^[182] Several of the album’s tracks were designed for clubs, and contained electro beats meant for dancing.^[185] 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.^[186] 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.^{[45][180][187][188][189]} It carried on the same themes developed in Love. Angel. Music. Baby., and was criticized for doing so.^[190]

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,^[191] disco,^[192] and dancehall,^[193] as well as the use of guitars.^[194] 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.^[195] The singer stated her album was more about forgiveness than revenge.^[196]

Public image

Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings with Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.^[197] 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.^[198] Since the 1995 music video for «Just a Girl», Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it.^[199] 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?».^[15] Stefani is a natural brunette, but her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade.^[200] 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.^[201] She dyed her hair blue in 1998^[198] and pink in 1999,^[202] when she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.^[203]

In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer’s character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface.^[7] 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.^[137] 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.^[204] A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010.^[205] 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,^[206] 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.^[45] 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.^[207]

Achievements and legacy

Throughout her career as a solo artist, Stefani has won several 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.^[208] Stefani received the Style Icon Award at the first People Magazine Awards in 2014.^[209] 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.^[210]

Stefani has been referred to as a «Pop Princess» by several contemporary music critics.^{[211][212][213]} In 2012, VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of «100 Greatest Women in Music».^[12] Stefani’s work has influenced artists and musicians including Hayley Williams of Paramore,^[214] Best Coast,^[215] Kim Petras,^[216] Teddy Sinclair,^[217] Katy Perry,^[218] Charli XCX,^[219] Kesha,^[220] Ava Max,^[221] Marina Diamandis,^[222] Rita Ora,^[223] Keke Palmer,^[224] Bebe Rexha,^[225] Dua Lipa,^[226] the Stunners,^[227] Kelly Clarkson,^[228] Sky Ferreira,^[229] Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix,^[230] Olivia Rodrigo,^[231] and Cover Drive.^[232] 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.^[232]

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.^[233][234] «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;^[8] it was certified platinum in both the United States and Australia,^[235][236] and peaked at number forty-one on Billboard‘s decade-end charts for 2000–09.^[237] Since its release in 2005, «Hollaback Girl» has been called Stefani’s «signature song» by Rolling Stone.^[238]

Philanthropy

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.^[239] 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.^[240][241]

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.^[242] 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.^[242][243] 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.^[244] Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer’s Beverly Hills home.^[245]

The singer-songwriter supports the LGBT 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.»^[246]

Discography

Solo discography

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

No Doubt discography

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

Tours

Headlining

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

Residency

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

Promotional

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

Festivals

• Machaca Fest (2019)

Filmography

Year	Title[247]	Role	Notes
1996–2016	Saturday Night Live	Musical guest	6 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	Malice	Malice (voice)	Video game
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	The Voice	Herself	Coach (seasons 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 22); advisor (seasons 8 and 10)
2015	Through the Eyes of Faith	Documentary
2016	Trolls	DJ Suki (voice)
2017	The Defiant Ones	Herself	Documentary

References

External links

• Official website
• Gwen Stefani at AllMusic
• Gwen Stefani at IMDb
• Gwen Stefani discography at MusicBrainz

Гвен Стефани Gwen Stefani
Основная информация
Дата рождения	3 октября 1969 (43 года)
Место рождения	Анахайм, Калифорния, США
Годы активности	1986 — наст. время
Профессии	певица, автор песен, актриса, продюсер, дизайнер
Жанры	рок, ска, ска-панк, пост-гранж, панк-рок
Коллективы	No Doubt
Лейблы	Interscope (1992 — наст. время)
Официальный сайт

В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Стефани.

Гвен Рене́ Стефа́ни (англ. Gwen Renée Stefani; род. 3 октября 1969, Анахайм, Калифорния, США) — американская певица, автор песен, актриса, продюсер и дизайнер. Солистка музыкальной поп-рок группы No Doubt (с 1986 года).

Биография

Ранние годы

Гвен Рене Стефани родилась в Анахайме — городе неподалеку от Лос-Анджелеса. Отец будущей звезды — Дэнис Стефани — американец итальянского происхождения, а мать — Пэтти Флинн имеет ирландские и шотландские корни. У неё есть сестра, Джилл, и два брата Эрик и Тодд. Джилл снималась в клипе No Doubt на песню Just A Girl.

Стефани окончила Университет штата Калифорния в Фулертоне и Высшую школу Лоара (выпуск 1987), где она была одним из членов команды по плаванию. Первой работой Стефани было мытье полов в фастфуде Dairy Queen, также она работала в магазине.

Личная жизнь

С 14 сентября 2002 года Гвен Стефани замужем за Гэвином Росдэйлом, вокалистом и гитаристом британской рок-группы Bush. У супругов двое сыновей — Кингстон Джеймс МакГрегор (26.05.06) и Зума Неста Рок (20.08.08). Её падчерица — фотомодель Дэйзи Лоу (27.01.89).

Карьера

Начало карьеры

Гвен Стефани появилась в No Doubt, тогда ска-группе, в 1986 году — непосредственно в год основания коллектива. Она попала в группу благодаря старшему брату, Эрику, одному из основателей коллектива. Изначально Стефани была лишь со-вокалисткой No Doubt, но после самоубийства Джона Спенса, вокалиста группы, Стефани заняла позицию лидера.

Успех пришёл к группе не сразу: первые два альбома — No Doubt (1992) и The Beacon Street Collection (1995) не нашли широкого интереса у слушателей. Однако третий альбом Tragic Kingdom, во многом благодаря хитам Just a Girl и Don’t Speak, написанным при непосредственном участии Стефани, позволил No Doubt совершить огромный рывок вперёд.

В составе No Doubt Стефани приняла участие в записи последующих альбомов группы — Return of Saturn и Rock Steady. Во многом благодаря харизме Стефани No Doubt сумели превратиться во всемирно известную поп-группу.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Работать отдельно от группы певица начала в 2000 году, выпустив совместно с Моби сингл South Side, а в 2002 — совместно с Ив сингл Let Me Blow Ya Mind, что даже принесло ей «Грэмми».

Дебютный сольный альбом Стефани, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., был выпущен 22 ноября 2004 года в Европе и Азии и 23 ноября 2004 года в Северной Америке. Во время записи альбома певица сотрудничала с Линдой Перри, а также с Фарреллом Уильмсом, Андре 3000 и многими другими. Плод совместной работы музыкантов имел серьёзный успех: в первую неделю в США было продано 310 000 копий альбома, что больше чем объем продаж какого-либо альбома No Doubt в соответствующий период. Альбом поднялся до 5 строчки хит-парада Billboard Top 200, стал 5 в канадском чарте, четвертым — в британском и первым — в австралийском.

В музыкальном плане сольная работа Гвен Стефани заметно отличается от работ No Doubt. Для Love. Angel. Music. Baby. характерно звучание поп-музыки 1980-х. Многие критики отметили сходство музыкального материала с ранними работами Мадонны, более того, образ Стефани-блондинки явно напоминает «классическую» Мадонну.

С альбома Love. Angel. Music. Baby. было выпущено 6 синглов: What You Waiting For?, Rich Girl, Hollaback Girl, Cool, Luxurious и Crash. Наиболее коммерчески успешным стал третий, Hollaback Girl, который установил своеобразный рекорд: песня стала первой композицией, число загрузок которой в магазине iTunes превысило миллион раз, и самой часто загружаемой композицией в магазине iTunes в 2005 году. По итогам года журнал Billboard признал её самой продаваемой композицией на американском рынке. Помимо этого, эта песня была представлена к получению премии «Грэмми» в двух номинациях.

Кинокарьера

Гвен Стефани снялась в нескольких фильмах. Её самая заметная работа в кино роль голливудской актрисы и секс-символа 1930-х годов Джин Харлоу (1911—1937) в кинофильме Мартина Скорсезе «Авиатор» (2004). Партнёрами Гвен по съемочной площадке были такие известные актёры как Леонардо Ди Каприо, Кейт Бэкинсейл, Кейт Бланшетт и Алек Болдуин.

Интересные факты

• Создала успешную марку одежды «L.A.M.B», а также линию молодежной одежды Harajuku Lovers.
• Её прозвища — Sunshine и G-loc.
• Разработала дизайн камеры для Hewlett-Packard.
• Любимые группы: Sublime, 311, Blur, Radiohead, Madness и Jamiroquai.
• По нормам произношения итальянского языка ударение в фамилии Стефани ставится на втором слоге — Стефа́ни.
• Имя Анна было выбрано самой певицей в 14 лет для конфирмации, и оно не является официальным.

Дискография

• Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
• The Sweet Escape (2006)

История наград «Грэмми»

Год	Жанр	Работа	Категория	Результат
2002	Рэп	«Let Me Blow Ya Mind»	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Победа
2005	Поп	«What You Waiting For?»	Best Pop Female Vocal Performance	Номинация
2006	Поп	«Hollaback Girl»	Best Pop Female Vocal Performance	Номинация
2006	Общая	«Hollaback Girl»	Запись года	Номинация
2006	Поп	«Love.Angel.Music.Baby»	Лучший поп-альбом	Номинация
2006	Рэп	«Rich Girl»	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Номинация
2006	Общая	«Love.Angel.Music.Baby»	Альбом года	Номинация
2008	Поп	«The Sweet Escape»	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Номинация

Примечания

Ссылки

	Портал «Музыка»
	Портал «Кино»
	Category:Gwen Stefani на Викискладе?

• Официальный сайт
• Гвен Стефани  (англ.) на сайте Internet Movie Database
• Гвен Стефани на сайте Twitter

Гвен Стефани
Дискография · Награды и номинации
Альбомы	Love. Angel. Music. Baby. · The Sweet Escape
Синглы	«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»
Дуэты	«South Side» · «Let Me Blow Ya Mind» · «Can I Have It Like That»
Туры	«Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005» · «The Sweet Escape Tour»
Связанные статьи	No Doubt · L.A.M.B. · Harajuku Lovers · Harajuku Girls · Гэвин Россдэйл

No Doubt
Том Дюмонт • Тони Кэнел • Гвен Стефани • Эдриан Янг Джон Спенс • Эрик Стефани Touring band: Stephen Bradley • Gabrial McNair
Студийные альбомы	No Doubt • The Beacon Street Collection • Tragic Kingdom • Return of Saturn • Rock Steady • Push and Shove
Сборники	The Singles 1992–2003 • Boom Box • Everything in Time (B-sides, Rarities, Remixes)
Видеоальбомы	Live in the Tragic Kingdom • Rock Steady Live • The Videos 1992–2003
Синглы	«Trapped in a Box» • «Squeal» • «Doghouse» • «Just a Girl» • «Spiderwebs» • «Don’t Speak» • «Excuse Me Mr.» • «Happy Now?» • «Sunday Morning» • «Hey You!» • «New» • «Ex-Girlfriend» • «Simple Kind of Life» • «Bathwater» • «Hey Baby» • «Hella Good» • «Underneath It All» • «Running» • «It’s My Life» • «Bathwater (Invincible Overlord Remix)» • «Stand and Deliver» • «Settle Down» • «Push and Shove» • «Looking Hot»
Концертные туры	Tragic Kingdom World Tour • Rock Steady Tour • Summer Tour 2009
Статьи по теме	Дискография • Awards • Band Hero

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Гвен Рене Стефани (на английском языке [gwɛn stɛˈfɑːni] ), родившаяся3 октября 1969 г.в Фуллертоне в Калифорнии — певец , автор песен, исполнитель и американский дизайнер . Впервые она была известна как участница группы No Doubt с 1994 года как певица группы, дебютный альбом которой No Doubt был выпущен в 1992 году, за которым последовали The Beacon Street Collection и Tragic Kingdom, выпущенные в 1995 году , затем группа вернулась в 2000 году. с Return of Saturn, за которым в 2001 году последовал Rock Steady , в который вошла песня Hey Baby . В 2004 году Стефани начал сольную карьеру со своего первого альбома Love. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш. , за которым в 2006 году вышел альбом The Sweet Escape . В 2008 году Стефани присоединилась к реформированной группе No Doubt. В 2016 году, через десять лет после своего последнего сольного альбома, Стефани выпустил This Is What the Truth Feels Like . Она выходит воктябрь 2017альбом рождественских гимнов под названием You Make It Feel Like Christmas .

В 2003 году она начала создавать свою линию одежды LAMB, а в 2005 году расширила свою коллекцию линией Harajuku Lovers , вдохновленной модой и японской культурой . Когда Стефани выступает на концерте, ее сопровождают танцоры из Harajuku Girls . С 2002 по 2015 год она была замужем за гранж- музыкантом Гэвином Россдейлом , от которого воспитывает троих сыновей.

биография

Семья и молодежь

Гвен Стефани родилась 3 октября 1969 г.в Фуллертоне , Калифорния . Ее отец, Деннис Stefani, итало-американец , работает на Yamaha как маркетинговый менеджер , и ее мать, Patti Flynn, из ирландского и шотландского происхождения , был дипломированным бухгалтером , прежде чем стать пребывание-at домой мама . Ее родители, поклонники народной музыки , Боб Дилан и Эммилоу Харрис , частично повлияют на музыкальную карьеру дочери. Ее мать зовет ее Гвен в честь бортпроводника в романе Артура Хейли « Аэропорт» , выпущенном в 1968 году. Ее второе имя, Рене, происходит из кавер-версии песни Walk Away Renée группы The Four Tops , также датированной 1968 годом. Гвен Стефани выросла в семье из четырех детей: Эрик 1967 года рождения, Джилл 1972 года рождения и Тодд 1974 года рождения. Первый будет частью группы No Doubt со своей сестрой с момента ее создания в 1986 году. Дети Стефани получают награду. Католическое религиозное образование . Маленькая Гвен Стефани любит наряжаться в платья, которые шьет ее мама. Вместе с его братом Эриком они устраивают кукольные спектакли по соседству. Хотя она обожает школу, страдает дислексией и СДВГ , она признает, что «это настоящий вызов» для нее.

Нет сомнений (1986-2004)

Становление и начало группы

Гвен Стефани представлена ​​ее братом Эриком Стефани британскому лейблу 2 Tone , флагманскими группами которого являются Madness и The Selecter . В 1986 году, обнаружив, что у нее красивый голос, Эрик подталкивает ее присоединиться к No Doubt в качестве бэк-вокалистки — ска- группы, которую он только что сформировал. Но Гвен Стефани, которая в то время еще училась в старшей школе, не очень комфортно себя чувствует на сцене. Поэтому ее брат должен решительно настоять на том, чтобы она продолжила. В 1991 году группа подписала контракт с Interscope Records . Группа репетирует в гараже родителей Стефани два раза в неделю после уроков.

После окончания средней школы в 1987 году она поступила в Калифорнийский государственный университет в Фуллертоне на отделение косметики . Она позирует для фотографии, вдохновленной Мэрилин Монро, сделанной Хербом Риттсом для обложки Teen Vogue .

В Декабрь 1987 г., группа думает о прекращении своей деятельности из-за самоубийства одного из ее участников, певца Джона Спенса . Однако, Без сомнения, в конечном итоге решает реформироваться и продолжать, думая, что это то, что хотелось бы Джону. Гвен Стефани не хватает смелости взять на себя роль солистки; Таким образом, место Джона занимает трубач Алан Мид, а второй певицей остается Стефани. Однако через несколько месяцев он покинул группу, потому что его девушка была беременна, и он хотел работать. На этот раз Эрику Стефани удается убедить сестру стать солисткой группы. Тогда No Doubt получает новый импульс.

Значительная энергия, проявленная на сцене Гвен Стефани, обеспечила группе некоторый успех в их первоначальном состоянии, и они довольно быстро нашли аудиторию поклонников. Они подписали свой первый альбом No Doubt на Interscope в 1992 году  ; Это не большой успех, в моде гранж . Гвен Стефани не узнает себя ни в агрессивности гранж- певиц , ни в фолк-певцах, с другой стороны, певица Дебора Гарри, которая взорвалась на сцене и сыграла со своим сексуальным влечением, стала ее главным влиянием. Половина неудач No Doubt отпугнула продюсеров, и группа решила самостоятельно продюсировать свой второй альбом: The Beacon Street Collection был записан в ангаре в 1995 году .

Эрик Стефани устал от неудач и покидает группу за несколько месяцев до начала славы, чтобы полностью посвятить себя профессии мультипликатора мультсериала «Симпсоны» .

Первые успехи и посвящение группы

Несколько месяцев спустя Interscope наконец решает предоставить им дополнительный альбом; Таким образом группа реализует « Трагическое Королевство» , диск всемирного освящения. Из этого альбома был выпущен синглом трек Just a girl , который мы кратко рассмотрим, затем Don’t Speak , баллада, вдохновленная разрывом Стефани с Тони Каналом после 7 лет отношений, которая оставалась номером в течение шести месяцев. что рейтинги некоторых стран.

Группа выпустила альбом Return of Saturn в 2000 году , это значительный вклад в творчество Гвен Стефани. Ее отношения с будущим мужем Гэвином Россдейлом — главный источник вдохновения. Затем последовал альбом Rock Steady в 2001 году и лучший из в 2003 году (из которых крышка из Talk Talk это моя жизнь извлекается ). Стефани и No Doubt приглашены на альбом True Love группы Toots and the Maytals  ; Альбом получил премию Грэмми за лучший альбом в стиле регги в 2004 году.

Наряду с No Doubt, Стефани появлялась в песнях других исполнителей, таких как Let Me Blow Ya Mind Евы (2001) . После выхода 5- ^го альбома своей группы Rock Steady Стефани хочет начать сольную карьеру. Тем более что после концертного тура Rock Steady Tour участники No Doubt хотят сделать перерыв, чтобы насладиться своим окружением.

Первые шаги в кино

В 1997 году Гвен Стефани заручилась услугами художественного агента Дэвида Шиффа из United Talent Agency .

В 2004 году Гвен Стефани получил свою первую роль и придает ей особенности , чтобы Джин Харлоу , белокурая актриса 1930 — х годов, в Aviator для Мартина Скорсезе , наряду с Леонардо Ди Каприо и Кейт Бланшетт . Его участие в фильме связано с дочерью Скорсезе, фанатки группы No Doubt , которая заинтересована в кастинге фильма. Увидев фотографию Гвен рядом с автобусной остановкой, ее наняли. Чтобы подготовиться к этой роли, Гвен Стефани прочитала две биографии Харлоу и посмотрела восемнадцать фильмов. На второстепенную роль потребовалось всего пять дней съемок. Стефани описывает Харлоу как «красивую и сексуальную» с «чувством моды на светлые годы вне ее времени» . Во время съемок Стефани носит винтажные бриллианты на сумму более миллиона долларов. Один из критиков Harper `s Bazaar описывает Stefani , как будто «при рождении она носила бриллианты, белое атласное платье, и Леонардо ДиКаприо на ее руку .
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Впоследствии Стефани пройдет другие кастинги на такие фильмы, как «Черный георгин » Брайана де Пальмы или « Мистер и миссис». Смит по Дуг Лиман  ; не сдерживаясь.

Любовь. Ангел. Музыка. Малышка (2004-2006)

Первый сольный альбом Гвен Стефани вышел в ноябрь 2004 г.. Этот альбом называется Love. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш. ( LAMB ), прозвища четырех «  девушек Харадзюку  », четырех танцоров, которых она наняла в Харадзюку , районе Токио . Альбом объединяет большое количество коллабораций с продюсерами и артистами, такими как Линда Перри , Андре 3000 из OutKast и Фаррелл Уильямс из The Neptunes . Гвен Стефани хотела создать альбом, который она могла бы слушать, когда училась в старшей школе, и LAMB принимает на себя различные влияния, такие как RnB , хип-хоп или даже новая волна . После запуска альбом занял седьмое место в Billboard 200 с 309 000 проданными копиями. Первый сингл What You Waiting For? не встречает публику в Соединенных Штатах , достигая лишь сорок седьмого места в чартах, в то время как в других странах мира трек поднимается в топ-10 нескольких чартов. ВМарт 2005 г.Стефани выпустила трек Rich Girl, который является вторым дуэтом с рэпером Eve и спродюсирован доктором Дре , чья музыка представляет собой адаптацию песни If I Were a Rich Man из комедии Fiddler on the Roof .

В 2004 году на 47- ^й церемонии вручения премии «Грэмми» Стефани номинирована в категории «  Лучшая поп-певица  » за песню What You Waiting For? , но именно Нора Джонс получит награду за « Восход» . Она также номинирована в категории «  Лучшее вокальное поп-исполнение дуэта или группы  » без сомнения за кавер на песню It’s My Life . Затем, в 2005 году, Гвен Стефани была названа на 48- ^й церемонии вручения премии «Грэмми» в категории «  Лучшая поп-певица года  » за ее песню Hollaback Girl . На этой же церемонии она была названа в категориях «  Запись года  », «  Альбом года  », «Лучший поп-альбом года» и «  Рэп-коллаборация  ».

В Август 2005 г.выпустила Hollaback Girl с сильным рэпом и RnB- влиянием , третий сингл Гвен Стефани, в котором появляется музыкальное видео Фаррелла Уильямса . Этот титул занял первое место в США и Австралии , где он стал вторым номером один для Гвен Стефани. ВОктябрь 2005 г., по данным RIAA , название загружается более миллиона раз . Это был первый раз, когда название было скачано так много в Соединенных Штатах.

Cool , четвертый сингл с альбома, остается незамеченным во Франции (номер 32) по сравнению с успехом Rich Girl (номер 4), но, тем не менее, ему удается попасть в топ-20 в США и Великобритании (номер 11). Luxurious и Crash — пятое и шестое синглы соответственно. Гвен Стефани объявит о своей беременности на концерте во Флориде в рамках своего турне. В общем рейтинге 2005 года во Франции по версии Ifop титул What You Waiting For? заняла 61-е место и 76- ^е место в рейтинге Rich Girl .

Стефани запускает Harajuku Lovers Tour на16 октября 2005 г.. Сначала запланировано 19 концертов, но по сильным просьбам Стефани даст 42 концерта.

Сладкий побег (2006-2008)

Гвен Стефани беременна во время последних концертов своего мирового турне Harajuku Lovers Tour и ждет выхода своего второго студийного альбома. В конце тура она сказала журналу Billboard, что у нее достаточно записей, чтобы выпустить новую пластинку. Однако после родов Стефани планирует студийные занятия с такими музыкантами, как Тони Канал , Эйкон и продюсер Swizz Beatz . The Escape Сладкий альбом выпущен4 декабря 2006 г. в Европе и 5 декабря 2006 г. в США.

Согласно Nouvel Observateur , этот альбом «намного менее ретро, ​​чем первый» , уточняя, что он «окрашен танцевальными звуками, которые иногда напоминают звуки 80-х» . Для Metro первый сингл Wind it up — это «прикосновение безумия» с его застежкой-молнией, альбом «разнообразен: двенадцать треков, двенадцать разных стилей». Гвен не боится экспериментировать и смешивать свои любимые звуки: поп 80-х, регги, хип-хоп, электро в японском стиле. Это мелодично, в стиле фанк, и она более уверена в себе, чем когда-либо. « .

Первый сингл с альбома — Wind It Up — вышел на22 января 2007 г.. Эта песня была отточена в предыдущем туре. Трек содержит образец из Zipline «лежал эи ОЛЗ лежал эи ОЛЗ лежал х ого — го! «Из « Мелодии счастья » . Этот сингл входит в пятерку лучших в 4 странах: № 1 в Новой Зеландии в течение 2 недель, № 3 в Великобритании в течение недели, № 4 в Нидерландах в течение 2 недель и № 5 в Австралии в течение недели.

В апреле 2007 года вышел второй сингл с альбома The Sweet Escape (Сладкий побег) feat. Akon занимал первое место в мире в течение 8 недель, однако титул оставался в рейтинге в течение 34 недель. Этот сингл вошел в топ-5 из 9 стран: номер 1 в Новой Зеландии в течение недели, номер 2 в Австралии в течение 6 недель, в Billboard Hot 100 в течение недели, в Великобритании в течение 2 недель, номер 4 и в течение недели. неделя во Франции и Португалии , и 2 недели в Ирландии , и, наконец, номер 5 в Нидерландах на 2 недели.

Стефани неоднократно становилась музой брендов в октябрь 2007, производитель компьютеров Hewlett-Packard , запускает глобальную рекламную кампанию стоимостью 300 миллионов долларов, которая включает Стефани, предоставляя эксклюзивный контент, а затемянварь 2011, она становится рекламным лицом французского бренда L’Oréal .

В 12 апреля 2007 г.Во время концерта Акон приглашает 14-летнюю девушку танцевать с ним, за исключением того, что это наводящий на размышления танец. Видео с места происшествия можно найти в Интернете, и власти расследуют дело. Чтобы получить прощение, он пишет песню, в которой просит «обвинить его в том, что произошло», а затем обращается к Стефани с такими словами: «Извини за смущение, которое я тебе причинил». Эйкон обвиняет отца девочки в том, что ему разрешили ходить в клуб только для взрослых. По сюжету, спонсор тура Стефани, Verizon приостановил свой контракт на турне.

В поддержку альбома началось мировое турне «Sweet Escape Tour» по американскому континенту в г. апрель 2007 г.и продолжился в Европе в сентябре и октябре 2007 года . Во время азиатской части тура вИюль 2007 г.малазийская консервативная мусульманская ассоциация обвиняет Гвен Стефани в оскорблении мусульманских убеждений, причем один из представителей заявил, что «ее клипы непристойны. Мы хотим, чтобы организаторы отменили его концерт и вмешались власти. « . Концерт в Куала-Лумпуре, тем не менее, сохраняется, и он соблюдает местные обычаи, Стефани была одета в черное светлое тело.

В июле 2007 года по радио был выпущен третий сингл « 4 утра» , физический сингл вышел на радио.17 сентября 2007 г.во Франции, то есть в тот же день, что и его концерт во Франции. Его мировой рейтинг занимает девятое место, титул занимает лишь 54- ^е место в Billboard Hot 100.17 сентябряЧетвертый сингл Стефани Now That You Got It также выпущен в США . В декабре 2007 года выпущен 5- ^й сингл Early Winter , в соавторстве с Тимом Райсом-Оксли , пианистом Кином . В январе 2008 года Стефани получила награду People’s Choice Awards как певица года . В общем рейтинге 2007 года во Франции по версии Ifop , название The Sweet Escape с участием Akon занимает 40- ^{е место} .

Вернись без сомнений (2008-2013)

Продвигая свой второй альбом The Sweet Escape , группа No Doubt вместе со Стефани начинает писать работу для нового альбома группы. Имея это в виду, запись альбома должна быть произведена после того , как тур The Sweet Escape Tour , тур Стефани закончится. ВМарт 2008 г., Беременность Стефани тормозит продвижение проекта.

Группа объявляет тур на лето 2009 года. Шестой альбом Push and Shove наконец-то выходит всентябрь 2012. Группа объявила об этом выпуске в статье на своем веб-сайте и раскрыла название своего альбома и свой дебютный сингл Settle Down . Режиссером клипа на песню являются Софи Мюллер, с которой группа работала ранее, а также Гвен Стефани. После выхода « Push and Shove» в целом был хорошо принят критиками. Агрегатор рейтингов Metacritic на основании 12 обзоров присваивает рейтинг 66/100 с пометкой «в целом положительный отзыв» . После выпуска видеоклипа на песню Looking Hot группа получила жалобы на изображение коренных американцев . Группа приносит свои извинения и удаляет видео из Интернета. Группа, анонсировавшая тур, в итоге отменила его вФевраль 2013и объявляет сосредоточиться на записи нового. ВНоябрь 2013, группа объявляет о перерыве.

Голос США, это то, что кажется истиной (2014-2017)

В 12 апреля 2014 г.Стефани неожиданно появляется на фестивале Coachella , присоединившись к Фарреллу Уильямсу на сцене. Они играют Hollaback Girl . Всентябрь 2014Гвен Стефани заменит Шакиру на посту тренера в седьмом сезоне The Voice в США. В жюри она находит Фарелла Уильямса, одного из продюсеров Адама Левина и Блейка Шелтона. В том же месяце она участвовала в песнях My Heart Is Open , с Левином в альбоме V из Maroon 5 и Вместе с Кэлвином Харрисом в альбоме Motion .

В 8 сентября 2014 г.Стефани объявила MTV News во время Недели моды в Нью-Йорке, что она работает над новым альбомом No Doubt и над своим третьим сольным альбомом; она уточняет, что снова работает с Фарреллом Уильямсом . В22 октября 2014 г.Гвен Стефани представляет сингл Baby Don’t Lie, написанный в соавторстве с Райаном Теддером , Бенни Бланко и Ноэлем Занканеллой. В следующем месяце анонсируется фильм « Искра огня», продюсера Фаррелла Уильямса . Однако последние два сингла в итоге не вошли в его сольный проект 3 ^e . Billboard объявил, что ^выйдет 3- ^й студийный альбом.декабрь 2014с исполнительным продюсером Бенни Бланко .

В январь 2015Стефани и Уильямс записывают песню Shine для саундтрека к фильму Паддингтон . Стефани и Сиа Ферлер вместе работают над балладой « Начало войны»  ; название, которое не сохранилось в окончательной версии его 3 ^{электронного} альбомаиюль 2015, рэпер Эминем и Стефани совместно работают над названием Kings Never Die , вторым синглом из саундтрека к фильму La Rage au belly .

В 17 октября 2015 г.Стефани дает серию концертов MasterCard «Бесценные сюрпризы » в бальном зале Hammerstein в Нью-Йорке . По этому случаю впервые исполняется песня Used To Love You ; Гвен Стефани рассказывает о своем разводе с Гэвином Россдейлом . Ролик выходит через несколько часов в тот же день. Это первый сингл с ее 3- ^го студийного альбома This Is What the Truth Feels Like, над которым Стефани работала с лета 2015 года. Стефани объясняет, что у нее были записи, датируемые 2014 годом, но они выглядят «вынужденными и недостоверными». » , Противоположное тому, что она хотела сделать.

Второй сингл Make Me Like You вышел на13 февраля 2016 г.; за ним следует клип на16 февраля 2016 г.исполнена Софи Мюллер вживую во время рекламной паузы во время церемонии вручения премии Грэмми 2016 года и выпущена через несколько минут. Съемка клипа заняла 4 минуты. После двух лет работы Стефани выпустила18 марта 2016 г.его третий сольный альбом This Is What The Truth Feels Like  ; он становится первым альбомом Стефани, занявшим первое место в чарте Billboard 200 . Чтобы продвинуть свой альбом, Стефани отправляется в тур по США в рамках тура This Is What The Truth Feels Like Tour с рэпером Eve .

Певец исполняет двойную роль ди-джея Суки в мультфильме « Тролли» (2016). Также она исполняет песню из саундтрека к фильму.

You Make It Feel Like Christmas и проживание в Лас-Вегасе (с 2017 г.)

В июль 2017Стефани объявляет, что работает в студии и планирует выпустить новые записи до конца того же года. В августе несколько названий песен из сессий записи Стефани публикуются на веб-сайте GEMA , компании по управлению авторскими правами в Германии. Судя по названиям, это запись рождественских гимнов . Утечка кредитов объявляет, что Стефани сотрудничает с Басби, Блейком Шелтоном и Джастином Трантером . В22 сентябрявыпустил сингл You Make It Feel Like Christmas со своим спутником Блейком Шелтоном . Воктябрь 2017, Гвен Стефани предлагает рождественский альбом под названием You Make It Feel Like Christmas . Стремясь продвигать свой альбом, NBC попросила Стефани провести рождественский выпуск, который транслировался на12 декабря 2017 г. ; Программа называется «Ты чувствуешь себя как Рождество» Гвен Стефани .

В 2018 году Стефани подписала контракт на проведение 25-дневного шоу в театре Zappos в Лас-Вегасе  ; она начинает27 июня 2018 г. и даты запланированы до 16 марта 2019 г.,. Резиденция под названием Just a Girl отсылает к песне No Doubt Just a Girl .

Частная жизнь

Гвен Стефани влюбляется в Тони Канала, когда он присоединяется к No Doubt, но он предпочитает отталкивать ее, потому что, по его словам, присутствие его брата в группе, похоже, устанавливает негласное правило, запрещающее каждому участнику флиртовать с ней. Однако они начали встречаться и стали неразлучны в начале 1990-х годов. Гвен объясняет, что приложила много усилий для развития этих отношений: «Все, что я когда-либо делала, это смотрела на Тони и молилась об этом Богу». ребенок от него » . После 7 лет отношений Канал заканчивает любовную историю, объясняя, что ему нужно пространство .

В эпоху No Doubt они гастролировали с Reel Big Fish , ска- группой , для которой американский ведущий Аарон Барретт позже написал песню She’s Famous Now (на альбоме 1998 года Why Do They Rock So Hard? ). Песня обычно интерпретируется как намек на отношения между ними и последующий успех Гвен с No Doubt. Однако позже Барретт сказал, что он «просто пытался пустить слух» ( «  просто пытался пустить слух  » ).

В декабре 1995 года Стефани встретила Гэвина Россдейла , гитариста и певца группы Bush на концерте No Doubt, и двое молодых людей начали отношения на расстоянии. Пара решает хранить подробности своих отношений в тайне, избегая разговоров с журналистами вместе . Они поженились в 2002 году в церкви Святого Павла в Ковент-Гардене в Лондоне . Вторая свадьба состоится в Лос-Анджелесе через две недели. По словам Гвен Стефани, для нее было организовано сшитое на заказ свадебное платье, созданное британским дизайнером Джоном Гальяно .

После теста на отцовство пара узнала в 2004 году, что у Россдейла была внебрачная дочь Дейзи (1989 г.р.) от предыдущего романа с моделью Перл Лоу. Гвен опустошена и разъярена этим открытием, которое представляет собой серьезную проблему, которую необходимо преодолеть в ее отношениях с Россдейлом. У нее нет контактов с Дейзи, хотя ее муж — крестный отец девушки. Многие считают, что песня Гвен Стефани Danger Zone об этом открытии и ее последствиях была написана до инцидента.

Гвен Стефани объявляет о своей беременности 21 декабря 2005 г.в Форт-Лодердейле, Флорида . В26 мая 2006 г.их сын, Кингстон Джеймс МакГрегор Россдейл, родился в результате кесарева сечения в медицинском центре Cedars-Sinai в Лос-Анджелесе и весит 3,4  кг . Однако ее беременность далась нелегко, и она заявляет, что «серьезно плакала перед выходом на место происшествия». Я не знал, чем закончу тур. « . Тем не менее, мы учимсяЯнварь 2008 г. что Гвен Стефани снова беременна, она родила второго мальчика по имени Зума Неста Рок Россдейл на 21 августа 2008 г.в Лос-Анджелесе . ВСентябрь 2013, мы узнаем, что певица снова беременна. В28 февраля 2014 г., она рожает своего третьего ребенка, мальчика по имени Аполло Боуи Флинн Россдейл. После 13 лет брака Гвен Стефани и Гэвин Россдейл объявляют о разводе вавгуст 2015 г.. Последнее было объявлено25 октября 2015 г..

В 4 ноября 2015 г.Гвен Стефани подтверждает, что состоит в отношениях с американским певцом кантри Блейком Шелтоном . 3 июля 2021 года Гвен Стефани объявляет о своем браке с Блейком Шелтоном , размещая фотографии в своих социальных сетях.

Художественная среда

Голос и музыкальный стиль

Стефани — меццо-сопрано , ее голос охватывает три октавы. У Стефани глубокое вибрато . Музыка Гвен Стефани принадлежит к разным музыкальным стилям, включая поп , новую волну и регги, а также синти-поп , жевательную попу , танцевальный панк , хип-хоп и RnB . Его личная работа частично связана с продолжением его дискографии с No Doubt. Его первый альбом Love. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш. поп-музыка с влиянием музыки 80-х . Его второй альбом The Sweet Escape напоминает первый альбом, но включает в себя новые музыкальные жанры.

Влияния и наследие

Стефани цитирует New Club , Depeche Mode , Лизу Лизу  (in) , Prince , New Order , The Cure и раннюю Мадонну как источники, повлиявшие на эти альбомы.

Влияние любви. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш. можно будет почувствовать в последующих выпусках в 2006 году, судя по нескольким обзорам прессы. В частности, когда Rolling Stone сожалеет в обзоре альбома Нелли Фуртадо Луз, что «это альбом в том же стиле, что и у Гвен Стефани, но без Гвен» . Альбом RnB певицы Ферги The Dutchess (2006) также находится под влиянием альбома Гвен Стефани; Согласно Timeout.com , «Ферги взяла лучшее из современной поп-музыки из альбома Гвен» . Для обозревателей Timeout.com дебютный сингл Ферги Лондон Бридж можно сравнить с песней Hollaback Girl из того альбома. В 2005 году Rolling Stone назвал ее «единственной настоящей рок-звездой, оставшейся на радио или MTV» , когда она была на обложке журнала.

Работа Стефани оказала влияние на нескольких артистов, включая Best Coast , Рианну , Кэти Перри , Марину и бриллианты , Cover Drive , Sky Ferreira или Rita Ora .

Публичный имидж

Гвен Стефани с начала карьеры носит оригинальные наряды. Она начала носить бинди , знак, который большинство индусов носит на лбу , в 1990-х годах после встречи с семьей Тони Канала , имеющей индийское происхождение. Мы можем увидеть ее в бинди в видеоклипе на песню Don’t Speak . Во время подъема No Doubt Стефани создает декорации для нескольких музыкальных клипов группы. Ее первое выступление происходит в видеоклипе « Просто девушка» в 1995 году. Гвен, как известно, носит не только свитера, но и топы. Ее макияж включает слегка припудренное лицо, сияющую помаду и изогнутые брови ; Она написала об этом песню под названием Magic’s in the Make up for No Doubt’s Return of Saturn , в которой она задалась вопросом: «Если волшебство в макияже, то кто я?» « (« Если волшебство в макияже, то кто я? »).

Гвен Стефани от природы брюнетка, но у нее больше не было этого цвета с третьего класса, из которого она стала платиновой блондинкой. Гвен говорит об этом в песне Платина Blonde Life на Steady Rock альбом , выпущенный в 2001 году она сделала два исключения, один в 1998 году , когда она покрасила ее синие волосы , а другой в 2000 году , когда она появилась с розовыми волосами. На обложке Возвращение альбома Сатурн .

В 2006 году Гвен Стефани изменила свой имидж, вдохновившись Эльвирой Хэнкок, наркоманкой-гангстером, которую сыграла Мишель Пфайффер в фильме 1983 года « Лицо со шрамом» . Таким образом, ее образ был заново изобретен, он включает логотип, состоящий из двух букв G, расположенных спиной к спине, который появляется на инкрустированном бриллиантами ключе, который она носит на ожерелье, и который становится мотивом для продвижения альбома The Sweet Escape . Вянварь 2007СМИ обеспокоены стремительной потерей веса Гвен после беременности. Она худеет с помощью диеты и упражнений, но признает, что одержима тонкой талией. Некоторое время спустя она заявляет, что это продолжающаяся битва и настоящий кошмар . Но она любит одежду и всегда хочет носить ее.

В сентябрь 2007 г.Журнал People называет Стефани законодательницей моды. Действительно, она входит в список самых одетых женских личностей среди Мадонны , Бейонсе и Дженнифер Лопес .

Коллекции

В средствах массовой информации Гвен Стефани известна как модный новатор, когда дело касается одежды. В 2003 году она запустила свою линию одежды LAMB, а в 2005 году она расширила свою коллекцию новой линией под названием Harajuku Lovers, вдохновленной японской культурой .

Его компания LAMB выпустила несколько ароматов L (2007), Love , Lil ‘Angel , Music , Baby и G , а также парфюмированную воду и средства для ухода за телом. Стефани представляет в рамках недели моды коллекцию своей линии одежды весна-лето 2008.

Девушки Харадзюку

Выпуск дебютного альбома Гвен Стефани знаменует появление четырех танцовщиц, Harajuku Girls , чье имя происходит от модного района Токио , Харадзюку . На танцоров Стефани, похоже, повлиял стиль готической лолиты, который очень распространен в Японии . Линия одежды Стефани также находится под влиянием японской моды. Танцоры представлены в музыкальных клипах Стефани, на обложках прессы и на обложке альбома Love. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш. , им посвящена одноименная песня. Они также принимают участие в туре Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005 .

Стефани обвиняет в расизме актриса Маргарет Чо . Она сравнивает «Девушек Харадзюку» с «  шоу менестрелей  » . Чо объясняет, что Стефани усиливает этнические стереотипы азиатских женщин .

Благотворительность

Чтобы собрать средства для Детского фонда Оринджа и Детской больницы округа Ориндж, Гвен Стефани продавала костюмы и предметы, представленные в ее туре The Sweet Escape Tour .

Дискография

• 2004  : Любовь. Ангел. Музыка. Малыш.
• 2006  : Сладкий побег
• 2016  : Вот что такое правда
• 2017  : Ты чувствуешь, как Рождество

Фильмография

• 2001  : Zoolander — сама
• 2004  : Авиатор — Джин Харлоу
• 2009  : Сплетница (1 эпизод)
• 2014: Голос США, сезон 7: Сама
• 2015: Голос США, сезон 9: Сама
• 2016  : Les Trolls ( Тролли ): DJ Suki (оригинальный голос)
• 2017  : Непокорные (музыкальный документальный сериал) Аллена Хьюза  : сама
• 2017: Голос США, сезон 12: Сама
• 2019: Голос США 17 сезон: Сама
• 2020: Голос США 19 сезон: Сама

Награды

За свою карьеру сольного исполнителя Стефани выиграл несколько музыкальных наград, в том числе Грэмми соло и две со своей группой No Doubt , четыре премии MTV Video Music Awards , American Music Award , Brit Awards и две премии Billboard Music Awards . В 2014 году на первой церемонии People Magazine Awards Стефани получила награду Style Icon Award . В 2016 году певец был удостоен на Radio Disney Music Awards с премии героя , учитывая художников на основе их личного вклада в различные благотворительные организации .

Примечания и ссылки

• (fr) Эта статья частично или полностью взята из английской статьи в Википедии под названием «  Гвен Стефани  » ( см. список авторов ) .

Библиография

 : документ, использованный в качестве источника для этой статьи.

• (ru) Кэтрин Крон , биография Гвен Стефани , книга двадцать первого века,2007 г., 112  с. , твердая обложка ( ISBN  9780822571575 , читать онлайн ). 
• Флоренс Раджон , Гвен Стефани от А до Я , L’Express,2006 г., 116  с. ( ISBN  2-84343-378-9 )

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