Gwen Stefani made her debut in 1992 as the front-woman of the band No Doubt. The release of the group's third album Tragic Kingdom (1995) propelled them to stardom and sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide.
With the smash singles "Just a Girl," "Spiderwebs," and "Don't Speak," the album reached the number one spot in Billboard and garnered two Grammy nominations. The band released Return of Saturn in 2000 and Rock Steady a year later. Stefani also started doing some work outside the band, lending her vocals to the remix of Moby's "Southside" and rapper Eve's "Let Me Blow Your Mind." Rock Steady generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States, and "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992-2003was released in 2003.
Stefani recorded her first solo album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, in 2004. The first single released from the album was "What You Waiting For?", which was a big hit. "Rich Girl" became the next smash single, with the anthem "Hollaback Girl" becoming success number three. While the singles were dominating pop and dance radio, Stefani also appeared as Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's film, The Aviator. For her album, she was nominated in five categories for the Grammy Awards: "Album of the Year", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", "Best Pop Vocal Album", "Record of the Year" and "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration".
Gwen Stefani is also known as a fashion trendsetter. She introduced her clothing line L.A.M.B. in 2003. She has announced a worldwide tour beginning in April 2007. |
