Publisher's Synopsis
Gwen Renee Stefani (pron.: /st??f??ni/; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. Stefani is the co-founder and lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded Love. Angel. Music. Baby., her first solo album, in 2004. Inspired by music of the 1980s, the album was a success with sales of over seven million copies. The album's third single, "Hollaback Girl", was the first US digital download to sell one million copies. Stefani's second and final solo studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006), yielded "Wind It Up", "4 in the Morning", and the highest-selling single "The Sweet Escape". Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than forty million albums worldwide. She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion. Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls dancers. She married British musician Gavin Rossdale in 2002 and they have two sons: Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born May 26, 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, born August 20, 2008. Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the fifty-fourth most successful artist and thirty-seventh most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000-09 decade. This book is your ultimate resource for Gwen Stefani. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Gwen Stefani's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Gwen Stefani, 4 in the Morning, Akon, American Idol (season 6), Anaheim, California, Andr 3000, Australian Recording Industry Association, Bathwater, Bindi (decoration), Boom Box (album), Can I Have It Like That, Cool (Gwen Stefani song), Crash (Gwen Stefani song), Damian Marley, Don't Speak, Dr. Dre, Early Winter, Eric Stefani, Eve (entertainer), Everything in Time (B-sides, Rarities, Remixes), Ex-Girlfriend (song), Excuse Me Mr., Fiddler on the Roof, Fullerton, California, Fullerton College, Gabrial McNair, Gavin Rossdale, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Gwen Stefani discographyand more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.