Gwen Stefani Picture Collection
by Abbey on Aug.03, 2010, under Artist, Band, Gallery, Singer, updates
Gwen Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter,multi-instrumentalist and fashion designer. She is the lead vocalist for the rock band No Doubt. With previous material ranging from punk rock to new wave music, their third wave ska oriented third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995) was a success, selling 16 million copies. It spawned the singles “Just a Girl”, “Spiderwebs”, and “Don’t Speak”. The band’s popularity went into decline with its fourth album, Return of Saturn (2000), but Rock Steady (2001) focused on dancehall production traits, and generally received positive reviews.
Gwen recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, and emerged a success with sales of seven million. The album’s third single “Hollaback Girl” was the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. Gwen’s second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded “Wind It Up”, a moderate success, and “The Sweet Escape”. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Gwen won the World’s Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005.
In 2003, Gwen 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.
Billboard magazine named Stefani thirty-seventh Hot 100 artist of the decade
Following No Doubt’s hiatus, Gwen sought out her former bandmate Tony Kanal to discuss the possibility of a solo career. The idea was to make a quick dance record, but this became a large collaboration with other artists, producers and various non-ska influences. The result was two successful albums. Currently, she has two solo albums, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004), and The Sweet Escape (2006), with combined sales of more than 18 million albums not including sales from singles released from both albums.
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