Biography
With her heartfelt music, enviable fashion sense, and humanitarian efforts, Gwen Stefani embodied the ultimate glam girl who also just happened to be a Grammy Award-winning rock star. As the former lead singer of the pop-ska band, No Doubt, Stefani was the voice behind the smash hits "Don't Speak," "Spiderwebs," and the anthemic "Just a Girl" from the band's album, Tragic Kingdom," which reigned over the charts in 1995. Stefani's inimitable …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Released second solo album The Sweet Escape; earned a Grammy nomination in 2007 for her collaboration with Akon on "The Sweet Escape" |
2004 | Released first solo album Love, Angel, Music, Baby; earned four Grammy nominations in 2005, including Album of the Year |
2004 | Made acting debut portraying Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator |
2003 | Released The Singles 1992-2003, the band's first retrospective album featuring all their singles; also released "Rock Steady Live DVD" a live concert DVD filmed at two shows in Long Beach during the 2002 Rock Steady Tour |
2003 | Founded and designed for the L.A.M.B. fashion label |
2001 | Released Rock Steady which topped the charts with the single "Hey Baby" |
2001 | Appears as the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" with Eve for a performance of the rap singer's track "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"; the duo later recorded the single together |
2000 | Along with the band, tapes voice overs for Fox's animated series "King of the Hill" playing themselves |
2000 | Released Return of Saturn, which spawned hits "Ex-Girlfriend" and "Simple Kind of Life" |
1995 | Released third and most successful album Tragic Kingdom, which topped the charts with its debut single, "Just A Girl"; Eric Stefani left the band to become an animator on "The Simpsons" (Fox) |
1995 | Released second album The Beacon Street Collection |
1992 | Released their self-titled debut, but the album was far from a commercial success |
1990 | Signed with Interscope Records, after Flea, the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a demo for the band |
1987 | Began singing as lead vocalist, when John Spence committed suicide; opened for The Untouchables and Fishbone |
1987 | Formed band "No Dought" with brother Eric his friend John Spence, as a co-vocalist with Spence |
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Aviator |
2003 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
2002 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
2001 | Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |